Excellent weekly -- don't compare it to dailies

Readers who seek a daily newspaper will be disappointed with the Washington Post Weekly Edition. Readers who are seeking a weekly news journal with great journalism and analysis will like it. It is much better for political journalism than Time, Newsweek, etc. I consider the content to have many of the same stellar qualities as the Christian Science Monitor (a small daily newspaper, but since it comes through the US Postal Service, you get it late, which is a significant disadvantage): really good analysis and really good writing, covering both the mainstream topics that lead the daily newspaper stories as well as good feature articles. It also has the same fine coverage of Washington politics found in the WP daily newspaper. (Not surprising, of course, but worth a mention.)

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.

A Perfect Choice For The Time-Challenged

Some time ago it occurred to me that I simply don't have the time to read an entire newspaper every day; and I was really sick and tired of all the newsprint blackening my fingers, clothes, dog, furniture and wife. Furthermore, my circumstances allow me to see a lot of what passes for news on CNN and Fox each day anyway. Now that I've lived with this subscription for the better part of a year, I can say in all honesty that I'm tremendously impressed and happy with it. I can almost always find a fascinating article to read of some kind, never quite finish all of it anyway, and have found my overall knowledge of important issues and events growing and being enriched by the fine journalists of the Washington Post. I also find many unusual and quirky topics to pique my interest within each issue, as well as provocative editorials and excellent book reviews. And finally, I have made it a point to assimilate the beltway's unique jargon and lexicon which adorn the pages, and have grown in this sense by leaps and bounds over the course of my readings. Gets my highest recommendation!

Excellent analysis

I read this religiously. It puts other celebrity-centered newsweeklies like Newsweek and Time to shame. In depth articles of events and good feature stories.