C . ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - ▁and ▁ 1 9 th - cent uries . ▁▁ ▁While ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁newsp apers ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁before ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁a ▁few ▁surv ived ▁till ▁the ▁ 2 0 th - century , ▁including ▁the ▁notable ▁Washington ▁Post ▁and ▁Even ing ▁Star ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁The ▁newsp apers ▁included ▁mostly ▁English - language ▁( a ▁few ▁German ▁and ▁one ▁French ) ▁daily , ▁week ly , ▁and ▁month ly ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁District , ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁newsp apers ▁reported ▁on ▁news ▁of ▁national ▁government ▁affairs , ▁since ▁the ▁District ▁is ▁the ▁capital ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁helping ▁to ▁establish ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁Congress ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁newsp apers ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁Ge or get own , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁original ▁community ▁that ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th - century . ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁some ▁newsp apers ▁were ▁founded ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁military ▁cam ps ▁and ▁hosp it als ▁within ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁including ▁Brook land , ▁Ten ley town , ▁Car ver ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁Fin ley ▁General