''National Journal'' is an advisory services company based in
Washington, D.C.
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, offering services in government affairs, advocacy communications, stakeholder mapping, and policy brands research for government and business leaders. It publishes daily journalism covering politics and public policy and is led by president Kevin Turpin, ''National Journal Daily'' editor-in-chief Jeff Dufour, and ''
The Hotline
''The Hotline'' is a daily political briefing published by Atlantic Media from its headquarters at The Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.. Founded in 1987, It is currently edited by Kyle Trygstad. and published independently until its acqui ...
'' editor-in-chief Kirk Bado.
Initially popularized by its weekly magazine, which closed in December 2015 after 46 years of publication, ''National Journal'' shifted to a paid membership model in 2011 and began providing strategic research and analysis through its suite of products for government affairs and public policy professionals. ''National Journal'' now serves over 1,000 members from both the public and private sectors.
History and profile
''National Journal'' was founded in 1969 as the Government Research Corporation, a premium research service and journalism company, and was published for many years by the
Times Mirror
The Times Mirror Company was an American newspaper and print media publisher from 1884 until 2000.
History
It had its roots in the Mirror Printing and Binding House, a commercial printing company founded in 1873, and the ''Los Angeles Times'' ...
Corporation, which also owned the ''
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...
'' at the time.
Anthony C. Stout owned the magazine from 1975 - 1989.
David G. Bradley
David G. Bradley (born 1953) is partner in The Atlantic and Atlantic Media and the owner of the National Journal Group. Before his career as a publisher, Bradley founded the Advisory Board Company and Corporate Executive Board, two Washington-ba ...
Corporate Executive Board
CEB, now a part of Gartner, was a company providing best practice research, benchmarks, and decision support tools to business leaders in HR, Finance, IT, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Strategy, R&D, Procurement, Legal, and Compliance funct ...
, purchased ''National Journal'' and ''
The Hotline
''The Hotline'' is a daily political briefing published by Atlantic Media from its headquarters at The Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.. Founded in 1987, It is currently edited by Kyle Trygstad. and published independently until its acqui ...
'' from Times Mirror in 1997 to form the National Journal Group. Bradley also acquired Government Executive in his deal for ''National Journal'', and added ''
The Atlantic
''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science.
It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...
'' magazine soon after in 1999. Bradley later consolidated the properties to form
Atlantic Media
Atlantic Media is an American print and online media company owned by David G. Bradley and based in the Watergate in Washington, D.C. It publishes '' The Atlantic,'' a print and online publication that also holds themed events; and offers busines ...
. In 2005, Bradley centralized all of his publications at Atlantic Media's headquarters in the Watergate Building in Washington, D. C.
Atlantic Media now publishes several prominent news magazines and digital publications including ''The Atlantic'', '' Government Executive'', and ''Defense One'', in addition to ''The Hotline'' and ''National Journal Daily'', which are published under the National Journal brand.
Services and products
Its core membership package includes access to daily journalism including ''NJ Daily'' and ''The Hotline'', research and syndicated content from Presentation Center, Washington Briefing, and '' The Almanac of American Politics'', strategic support resources, and events. National Journal also provides research and advisory services. Launched in 2017, Network Science Initiative, a product by National Journal, helps members achieve their advocacy and strategic goals by identifying key influencer networks surrounding specific policy areas and issues. In August 2020, National Journal launched Vignette, a database of in-depth profiles of influencers and policymakers at the federal, state, and local level as well as key international players. Members leverage this information to prepare for meetings and build stronger relationships in Washington.
Journalism
''National Journal''s editorial products include:
* NationalJournal.com: NationalJournal.com covers politics and policy in Washington, D.C., including the following issue areas: White House, Congress, politics, energy, environment, health care, defense, and technology and cybersecurity.
* National Journal Daily: Originally known as ''Congress Daily'', and rebranded in 2010 as ''National Journal Daily'', the publication focuses on the legislative landscape and the inner workings on and off of Capitol Hill.
* National Journal Hotline: Hotline is a digest of the day's political events relating to upcoming national elections. Published daily, ''Hotline'' condenses newspaper, magazine and digital political coverage from the previous 24 hours. ''Hotline'' "Wake-Up Call" releases daily coverage of the morning's political headlines; ''Hotline'' "Latest Edition" assembles election and campaign news across the country. ''Hotline'' reporters contribute to ''National Journal''s overall political coverage.
* ''The Almanac of American Politics'': ''The Almanac of American Politics'' is a reference work that was published biennially by the National Journal Group from 1984 through 2014. In 2015,
Columbia Books & Information Services
Columbia Books & Information Services (CBIS) is an American company that serves as a publisher of reference works, online databases, and mailing lists. It was founded in 1974 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland. CBIS provides users with compliance ...
became the publisher of ''The Almanac of American Politics''. ''The Almanac'' aims to provide a detailed look at the politics of the United States through an approach of profiling individual leaders and areas of the country.
Contributors
Some of its best known current and former contributors have been:
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Marc Ambinder
Marc Ambinder (; born ) is an American university professor, journalist, and television producer. He is a former politics editor at ''The Atlantic'', a White House Correspondent for ''National Journal'', contributing editor for '' GQ'', and was edi ...
Yochi Dreazen
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Ron Fournier Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
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Major Garrett
Major Elliott Garrett (born August 24, 1962) is an American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News. Garrett is the host of ''The Takeout'' podcast and was a correspondent for ''National Journal''. Prior to joining ''Nation ...
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Shane Harris
Shane Harris is an American journalist and author. He is a senior national security writer at the ''Washington Post''. He specializes in coverage of America's intelligence agencies. He is author of the books '' The Watchers: The Rise of Americ ...
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Kasie Hunt
Kasie Sue Hunt (born May 24, 1985) is an American political correspondent for CNN. From 2013 to 2021, she was NBC News' Capitol Hill correspondent, covering Congress across all NBC News and MSNBC platforms, and was the host of MSNBC's ''Way Too ...
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Fawn Johnson
Fawn Johnson is an American journalist. She is a correspondent for '' National Journal'' and writes from the national perspective on domestic policy issues. She appears occasionally on PBS with the Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and occasional ...
* Josh Kraushaar
* Neal R. Peirce
* Patrick Pexton
* William Powers
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Jonathan Rauch
Jonathan Charles Rauch (; born April 26, 1960) is an American author, journalist, and activist. After graduating from Yale University, Rauch worked at the ''Winston-Salem Journal'' in North Carolina, for ''National Journal'', and later for ''The ...
* Richard Rockefeller-Silvia
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Chuck Todd
Charles David Todd (born April 8, 1972) is an American television journalist who is the 12th and current moderator of NBC's ''Meet the Press''. He also hosts ''Meet the Press Now'', its daily edition on NBC News Now and is the Political Directo ...
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Murray Waas
Murray S. Waas is an American independent investigative journalist known most recently for his coverage of the White House planning for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and ensuing controversies and American political scandals such as the Plame affair ...
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Amy Walter
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