NOTUS Rebrands as The Washington Sun, Launching $9.99 Monthly Paywall
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 8
NOTUS Rebrands as The Washington Sun, Launching $9.99 Monthly Paywall
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 8
Summary
The nonprofit politics outlet founded in 2023 by Robert Allbritton will become The Washington Sun on Wednesday and add a $9.99-a-month paywall later this month.
A trademark lawsuit derailed its earlier plan to rename the site The Star, pushing the newsroom to adopt a new brand centered on Washington.
Editor in chief Tim Grieve said the new name is meant to signal broader coverage of both political Washington and local Washington, including sports and metro news.
That expansion follows staff cuts at The Washington Post earlier this year, which NOTUS saw as an opening to fill gaps in local coverage while keeping its newsletters free.