The Washington Sun is creating The Washington Sun Magazine, a monthly print publication featuring some of the most compelling journalism produced by The Sun’s newsroom, with an emphasis on longform storytelling, essays and local news. The magazine will also feature The Sun’s Hill reporting, D.C. sports and culture coverage, and opinion columnists.
The magazine, which will run for six editions, is being edited by Richard Just, who is also the editor of The Washington Sun’s Perspectives section and is the former editor of The Washington Post Magazine. The magazine’s deputy editor is Alexa McMahon, formerly of the Post Magazine, and the assistant editor is Anusha Mathur. The magazine is being designed by Erin Aulov, a former visuals editor and art director at Politico and National Journal. Reporters and editors from across The Sun’s newsroom contributed to creating the publication.
“The Washington Sun produces such incredible journalism, and we are proud to present that journalism in the form of a beautifully designed magazine,” Just said. “The magazine is both a great introduction to The Washington Sun as a whole and a D.C. magazine that, we hope, does what the best magazines do: offers people a thoughtful, entertaining, enlightening reading experience and a window onto the world around them.”
The magazine will be distributed across D.C., including to every Capitol Hill office. The first three issues will be distributed in partnership with Washingtonian to their subscribers.
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“As we grow our team and expand our reach, we can’t think of a better partner than Washingtonian, which is truly a D.C. institution. We are proud to complement their lifestyle and service journalism with our news, politics and local coverage,” said The Washington Sun’s CEO Arielle Elliott.
The first issue features three longform stories (“Was a National Civics Competition Rigged?” “No ID, No Money, No Escape: One Man’s Deportation Nightmare,” and “The Era of the MAGA Waist”), plus columns by Dana Milbank and Matt K. Lewis; Tom Sietsema on Ned’s Club; excerpts from interviews with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Sarah McBride, and Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed; a profile of a Nats player who never actually played; a statistical investigation of whether Marylanders are really the worst drivers in the DMV; and much more.
For press inquiries about The Washington Sun, email communications manager Thuy Lan Nguyen at thuylannguyen@washsun.com.
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