3. The Washington Post
Although it was founded by newspaper reporter and publisher Stilson Hutchins in 1877, the paper struggled both financially and editorially, finding itself bought and sold many times in its early years. After almost falling to bankruptcy in 1933, financier Eugene Meyer stepped in to save not only the paper but to rebuild its reputation. That reputation would go into overdrive when Meyer’s daughter and son-in-law, Katharine and Phil Graham, took the reigns and lead the way in the opposition to the Vietnam War, and their reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein brought down Richard Nixon.
When in October 2013, the Graham family sold the newspaper to Jeff Bezo owned company Nash Holdings, the Post hugely increased national and international reach, especially in the digital realm. Woodward and Bernstein might be their most famous reporting duo, but the paper has had a long reputation for hiring the best and brightest reporters.
