Which newspaper is at the center of Spielberg's The Post?

The newspaper at the center of Spielberg’s The Post is The Washington Post.

The 2017 political thriller dramatizes the paper’s 1971 decision to publish the Pentagon Papers, a classified study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam and earlier French Indochina conflicts. Meryl Streep plays publisher Katharine Graham, while Tom Hanks portrays executive editor Ben Bradlee.

A common mix-up is that The New York Times first published excerpts from the Pentagon Papers. The Post entered the story after reporter Ben Bagdikian obtained a larger portion of the documents, creating a parallel legal and journalistic crisis. Both newspapers ultimately joined the landmark Supreme Court case, which ruled in favor of the press in a 6–3 decision.

The film closes with a fictionalized transition toward the Watergate scandal. It was nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress at the 90th Academy Awards.