A decade or so ago, the Washington press corps included bureaus from far-flung newspapers. In the digital age, most bureaus are defunct or depopulated. But there are more reporters than ever covering Washington. The Post remains the largest news operation, with a newsroom staff of just over 600, hundreds fewer than a decade ago. NPR, also based here, has 283. Here are the top ten other news organizations (excluding TV) and the size of their editorial staffs.
313Bloomberg/BGov
225Associated Press
202CQ Roll Call
148Politico
137Thomson Reuters
100National Journal Group
75Wall Street Journal
70New York Times
40McClatchy
40Tribune/Los Angeles Times
This article appears in the February 2012 issue of The Washingtonian.







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