Objectives

Democracy Dies in Darkness.

A nearly nonstop news year, 2017 brought a special counsel investigation into a presidential campaign, a series of catastrophic natural disasters, an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and a cascade of sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men.

The Post approached 2017 as it does every year: to cover those biggest stories with the lone goal of uncovering the truth.

Strategy and Execution

The Washington Post's growing team of journalists led the way on the world's biggest stories in 2017, from the Russia investigation to the opioid crisis.

The Post committed to delivering news in formats and locations where it would be most impactful. Reader consumed our news on Apple News, our own apps, Reddit, authored e-mail newsletters, a sea of breaking news push alerts and across social networks.

Results

The Washington Post broke story after story in 2017, including:

• Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador
• Woman says Roy Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32
• Eight women say Charlie Rose sexually harassed them — with nudity, groping and lewd calls
• A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.

The Post also continued to experiment on non-traditional news platforms, like Reddit, to connect with new communities.

In 2017, readers responded by subscribing to The Post in record numbers, with digital subscriptions more than doubling.

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