JMU has a school-sponsored subscription (or campus license) to the Washington Post. All students, faculty and staff can create accounts for unlimited access to the Washington Post on a web browser or on mobile/tablet apps.
To activate your JMU Washington Post account, follow the steps below. If you're off-campus when activating your account, you need to connect to JMU's SSL VPN first.
Once your JMU account is activated, you will not need to be on campus or connected to the SSL VPN to access Washington Post content. If you currently pay for a personal subscription, please find special instructions at the bottom of this page.*
How to sign up for your Washington Post account:
1.Visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/subscribe/signup/
2. Enter your JMU email address, agree to the Terms of Service, and select Next
3. Choose a password and select Create an Account (this will not change your JMU password and it should be different from your JMU password). Select Continue.
4. Check your JMU email for a message from The Washington Post, and select the Verify email button.
*How to activate the free digital access provided by James Madison University, if you currently pay for a subscription:
1. Turn off your paid subscription directly via the Washington Post.
2. Visit your Account Settings page through this link. Use your JMU email to log in.
3. Select your username in the top-right corner of the screen.
4. Select the Account Settings option.
5. Make sure your email address is Verified. If not, select Unverified to be sent a verification email.
6. Select Subscription & Billing
7. Select Activate free digital access
Note: JMU also has access to content in the Washington Post via databases. View our FAQ on how to use Factiva, one of our databases, to browse, search, or share articles from the Washington Post.
Find more newspapers on our Virtual Newsrack page.