Washington Post Weekly-National Edition

The WP Weekly contains some articles that are digested from the daily Washington Post. Some of its content is unique to the WP Weekly. The result is a nice mix. Absent are what we used to call "death toll" articles when I did high school forensics -- the stories that give you an update, but do not focus on analysis. For some who seek daily news, this is a disadvantage. If you are looking for a good weekly overview, however, with high quality, at a reasonable price, I highly recommend the WP Weekly. It is a tremendous step up from the most weekly news magazines in the U.S.


Not Worth its Money   October 26, 2001
Douglas Heimburger (Seattle, WA USA)
19 out of 27 found this review helpful

If you're interested in a decent summary of weekly events, the Washington Post Weekly-National Edition will fit the bill. However, given that it's a weekly, it's often times very dated by the time it arrives.

The WPW-NE features selected stories from the daily Washington Post, which is one of the country's finest newspapers. However, these stories appear, for the most part, unedited from their daily edition. Thus the Weekly lacks the analysis and depth of other newsweeklies.

In the day of the Internet, one would be better off to skim each day's Washington Post than to subscribe to the Weekly.


Very Convenient   August 6, 2004
C Baker (Washington, DC)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful

The Washington Post is an excellent newspaper and this condensed weekly edition essentially allows one to read the highlights and the best or most important of the week's news. This is especially handy for people who do not live in the DC area who want access to one of the nation's most well respected papers without having to wade through the daily edition. I frequently travel so I often pick up a copy if I'm out of town for a week to catch up on the news.


Exceptional writing from the Capitol   October 18, 2003
Michael K Bassett (Scottsdale, Arizona United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

This weekly edition is perfect for those of us that don't want to shell out the several hundreds of dollars a year it would cost to get the daily print edition (those of us in Arizona). I subscribe to the daily internet version and this one, which gives you a good wrap-up of the prior week with the best of the best. Some people have complained about the time factor with when you receive it. To those people, I would like to introduce you to the internet. Strange as it may seem, you can access news that you need right away. Anyways, this is a great WRAP-UP of the previous week (something to remember) and is highly recommended to all that are considering subscriptions.


Post Weekly Edition a must for ex-pats!   November 16, 2002
7 out of 19 found this review helpful

I've subscribed to the Weekly Edition of the Washington Post since leaving Washington ten years ago. Best way for ex-pats to get truly "fair and balanced news." I do note, however, that the [Amazon.com] price is far better than my annual subscription, especially with the conversion rate. Next year, [Amazon.com] gets my renewal!