ABOUT POLITICO USA

Politico is a political journalism organization based in Arlington County Virginia, that covers the issues, ideas and personalities behind politics and policy in the United States and in the global arena. Its content is distributed via television, the Internet, newspaper and radio. Its coverage includes the U.S. Congress, lobbying, media and the Presidency. Its content, targeted to politicians and general readers alike, includes news reports, as well as commentary and focused segments such as Politico 44, which provides daily coverage of the Obama Administration (Obama is the 44th US President). Politico is available nationally in print and online, it also offers select content in video and other multi-media formats.

Robert L. Allbritton is the Founder and Publisher of Politico and the owner of Capitol New Company, Politico’s parent company. John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei left the Washington Post to become Politico’s editor-in-chief and executive editor, respectively, launching the newspaper on January 23, 2007. In October 2013, Jim VandeHei took over as CEO and President.

The newspaper has a circulation of approximately 40,000, distributed for free in Washington, D.C., and Manhattan. The newspaper prints up to five issues a week while Congress is in session and sometimes publishes one issue a week when Congress is in recess. It carries advertising, including full-page ads from trade associations and a large help-wanted section listing Washington political jobs.

Politico is a partner with several news outlets that co-report and distribute its video, print and audio content. Partners include CBS News, Allbritton Communications, radio station WTOP-FM and Yahoo! News election coverage.

In September 2014, Politico formed a joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer to launch its European edition, based in Brussels. In December 2014, the joint venture announced its acquisition of Development Institute International, a leading French events content provider, and European Voice, the European political newspaper, to be re-launched under the Politico brand. Former Wall Street Journal editorial board editor Matthew Kaminski editor is the executive editor of its European edition. Politico Europe debuted in print on April 23, 2015. Politico will be distributed around the EU institutions, as well as in hotels and fitness clubs.