The Lily (Washington Post)

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The Lily was a publication of The Washington Post targeting millennial women launched on June 12, 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2017/06/12/the-washington-post-unveils-the-lily/|title=The Washington Post unveils The Lily|date=12 June 2017|work=The Washington Post|access-date=5 March 2018}}

The publication was purposefully multiplatform, with a presence on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and the Web. The platform also included a semi-weekly email newsletter, Lily Lines. The web publication initially utilized the Medium platform.{{Cite web|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/06/the-washington-posts-the-lily-is-building-its-instagram-aesthetic-and-sharing-news-with-millennial-women-in-the-process/|title=The Washington Post{{'}}s The Lily is building its Instagram aesthetic and sharing news with millennial women in the process |publisher=Nieman Lab|access-date=2019-03-06}} In February 2018, the publication transitioned from Medium to the Post{{'}}s suite of publishing tools, Arc. In February 2022, the web presence moved to the Washington Post website.{{Cite web |last=Guaglione |first=Sara |date=2022-02-04 |title=Why The Washington Post folded The Lily into its gender and identity coverage |url=https://digiday.com/media/why-the-washington-post-folded-the-lily-into-its-gender-and-identity-coverage/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Digiday |language=en-US}} In 2022, the Washington Post folded the publication into its general coverage and reassigned the team to other editorial desks, and in 2023 retired its social media accounts.{{cite news |last1=Gomez |first1=Dessi |title=The Washington Post Halts ‘The Lily’ Instagram Production, Reroutes Site |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-washington-post-halts-the-lily-instagram/ |access-date=23 October 2023 |publisher=The Wrap |date=20 September 2023}}

The Lily team at The Washington Post included Amy King (editor in chief and creative director), Neema Roshania Patel (deputy editor), Ross May (art director), Maria Alconada Brooks (art director), Nneka McGuire (multiplatform editor), Lena Felton (multiplatform editor), Maya Sugarman (video editor) and Rachel Orr (comics editor).{{Cite web |url=https://www.thelily.com/meet-team-lily/ |title=The Lily—Meet Team Lily |website=The Lily |language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-06}}

The Lily was named as an homage to The Lily, an American newspaper published for women between 1849 and 1853.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thelily.com/welcome-to-the-lily/ |title=The Lily—Welcome to The Lily |last=King |first=Amy |website=The Lily |language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-06}}