The Politico

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The Politico

Type Periodical newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner Allbritton Communications
Editor-in-Chief John F. Harris
Founded January 23, 2007
Political allegiance Nonpartisan
Price Free [1]
Headquarters Arlington, VA
Circulation Approximately 25,000
Website: http://www.politico.com/

The Politico is a Washington, D.C.-based political journalism organization that distributes its content via television, the internet, newspaper, and radio. Its coverage includes Congress, Washington lobbying, and the 2008 presidential election.[1]

John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei left The Washington Post to become The Politico's editor in chief and executive editor, respectively. The Politico is financed by Robert Allbritton, chairman and chief executive of Allbritton Communications, which owns television stations in Washington and elsewhere.

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[edit] Distribution and content

The newspaper has a circulation of approximately 25,000, distributed for free on Capitol Hill and elsewhere in Washington, D.C.[1] The newspaper prints three issues a week while Congress is in session, and sometimes publishes one issue a week when Congress is in recess. [2]

The Politico is a partner with several news outlets who co-report and distribute its video, print, and audio content. Partners include CBS News,[3] Allbritton Communications's ABC stations WJLA and KTUL,[4], and radio station WTOP.[5]

Politico journalists covering political campaigns plan to carry a video camera with them to every assignment,[4] and journalists are encouraged to promote their work elsewhere.[5] Though The Politico seeks to break the traditional journalism mold, it expects to initially make much of its money from Washington D.C.-focused newspaper advertising.[6]

[edit] Criticism

On March 22, 2007, Politico writer Ben Smith erroneously reported via blog[7] that John Edwards would suspend his presidential campaign in the wake of his wife's cancer recurrence, a claim that was headlined by the Drudge Report and cable news channels including MSNBC.[8] Smith later apologized for relying on a single anonymous source for the story.[9]

The Politico has also been accused by some, especially those in the left-wing blogosphere, of a right-wing or pro-Republican bias. [10] According to Media Matters for America, The Drudge Report linked to The Politico 45 times in The Politico's first 58 days.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b The Politico's Mission Statement
  2. ^ Editor sees room for Politico coverage. The Washington Times (2007-01-22).
  3. ^ The Politico Roundtable; New Political News Site Will Partner With CBS News. CBS News (2007-01-21).
  4. ^ a b Politico Hopes To Rock Washington Media. Washingtonian (2007-01-22).
  5. ^ a b For journalists, it's not politics as usual. International Herald Tribune (2007-01-08).
  6. ^ Politico Mojo. American Journalism Review (2007-01).
  7. ^ Ben Smith. "CORRECTION: Edwards Campaign Goes On", The Politico, March 22, 2007. Retrieved on March 22, 2007.
  8. ^ Ina Fried. "Web helps MSNBC get the story--wrong", CNet, March 22, 2007. Retrieved on March 22, 2007.
  9. ^ Ben Smith. "How Politico Got It Wrong", Politico, March 22, 2007. Retrieved on March 22, 2007.
  10. ^ http://mediamatters.org/columns/200703270005
  11. ^ "BREAKING: Drudge links to Politico 45 times during its two-month existence"

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