The Express was a free daily newspaper, distributed in the Washington metropolitan area. It was a publication of The Washington Post. , it had the second highest circulation in the District of Columbia after The Washington Post, and was read by 239,500 people every day. The final issue was published on September 12, 2019, after losing money and readers. History and operations The Express has been published every weekday in a tabloid format since it started publication on August 4, 2003. It is distributed by hawkers at Washington Metro stations and in newspaper racks at other locations throughout the Washington metropolitan area. It was owned and printed by the Washington Post Company, owner of The Washington Post, which is itself owned by Jeff Bezos through a holding company called Nash Holdings LLC. , it had a daily print circulation of 180,000. The Express is published by Express Publications Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Washington Post Company. Express was written and edited from the Washington Post's office on Franklin Square in Washington, D.C. Prior to 2010, it was produced from an office in Arlington, Virginia. Printing the newspaper required over 700 tons of newsprint annually. Express was written and edited by a staff of 23, up from 13 in 2003. The Post announced that its final edition of Express would be dated September 12, 2019. Content Although it had the same owner as The Washington Post, few of the hard-news stories were written by Post staff. Express relied on syndicated content and wire services—particularly the Associated Press and Getty images—for most of its content. In general, Express' content tended to be lighter than the Post's—it included sections like "People" (celebrity gossip), "Trending" (social media and Internet culture), and "page three" and "eyeopeners" (highlighting uplifting or humorous stories)—and tended to emphasize local and sports news more than the Post. The cover story of Express was often a sports story, for instance. Express always included a special section, which was different each weekday. These sections were: Screens (Monday), a TV and movies section. Fit (Tuesday), a health and fitness section, which also includes an advice column, "Baggage Check," written by licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Andrea Bonior. Federal Workforce (Wednesday), a page with articles about issues relevant to civilian federal government employees. Also typically includes a promotion for the Post's Can he do that? podcast, which covers the Trump presidency. Weekend