0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 8 ▁newsp apers ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁newsp apers ▁ceased ▁printing ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁▁ 1 8 3 0 1 8 5 9 ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 4 3 ▁newsp apers ▁founded ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Daily ▁Even ing ▁Star , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁continued ▁publication ▁under ▁several ▁different ▁names ▁until ▁it ▁ceased ▁publication ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁as ▁the ▁Washington ▁Star . ▁▁ 1 8 6 0 1 8 9 9 ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 8 4 ▁newsp apers ▁founded ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁This ▁included ▁newsp apers ▁found ▁at ▁Union ▁military ▁cam ps ▁and ▁hosp it als ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁newspaper ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st - century . ▁ ▁Several ▁African ▁American ▁owned ▁newsp apers ▁were ▁founded ▁during ▁reconst ruction ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁including ▁Th ▁National ▁Sav ings ▁Bank ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁National ▁Era ▁and ▁New ▁Era ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0