Washington Examiner

The Washington Examiner is a conservative news organization founded in 2005 in the United States by Philip Anschutz's Clarity Media Group as a free daily print newspaper competing with The Washington Post, initially focusing on local DC news before shifting to national politics and policy in 2013 when it ceased daily printing and became a weekly magazine with a strong online presence. It is a civilian, for-profit media outlet known for right-leaning journalism, breaking news, enterprise reporting, and holding government accountable, led by Editor-in-Chief Hugo Gurdon since 2014, who expanded output from 40 to 120 daily stories. Notable achievements include becoming a high-traffic conservative media site emphasizing SEO and policy coverage. No specific involvement in UAP/UFO research or government programs is documented in available sources; its focus remains federal politics. It operates actively today with a 120-person newsroom.