Facts
POLITICO is a global news and information company at the intersection of politics and policy. With publications based in Washington, D.C., New York and Brussels - and continued expansion into various state capitals in the United States - POLITICO has one of the most robust and rapidly expanding roster of journalists covering politics and policy in the world. Since its launch in 2007, POLITICO has delivered journalism about politics and policy making that is more authoritative in its sophistication and nonpartisan perspective than any competitor; that is more useful to people with a professional interest in public affairs; and that is more fun to read for a community of people who love the drama and sheer sport of politics. The central mission of POLITICO, from birth to our current period of growth, has been to help sustain and vastly expand nonpartisan political and policy journalism. We all believe informing readers and holding leaders accountable is and will forever be essential to smart governance, regardless of shifts in technology and consumption habits.
FAST FACTS AS OF JANUARY 2016:
- Since its launch in 2007, POLITICO has grown from approximately 60 employees to nearly 500. We now have nearly 300 reporters, editors and producers in Washington, Brussels, London, Berlin, Paris, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois and California. In 2015 alone, POLITICO added nearly 150 people to our team globally.
- We pump out roughly 3,000 stories, 2,000 pushed news alerts for subscribers and 1,000 reported morning newsletters in an average month. Soon, we will have more people producing political and policy journalism in Washington, Europe and state capitals than any other news outlet in the world.
- POLITICO distributes 30,000 copies of our Washington newspaper on each publishing day (more than 150 print days in 2015, with fluctuation due to the legislative calendar) and 29,000 copies of POLITICO Europe’s newspaper. POLITICO Magazine has a circulation of 33,000 and publishes 6 times a year. In addition, POLITICO averages 12 million unique visitors per month to our U.S. website and more than 1.5 million unique visitors on average to POLITICO.EU.
- There are more than 100,000 subscribers for Anna Palmer & Jake Sherman’s Playbook alone. We have launched additional Playbooks in Massachusetts, Florida, Illinois, California, New Jersey and New York.
- POLITICO renovated and moved into a new 72,000 square foot office space in Rosslyn, VA.
- POLITICOs make appearances on national, local and international television and radio more than 500 times a month. Some notable programs include: MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” CBS’s "Face the Nation," PBS’s “Charlie Rose,” CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” NPR's "The Diane Rehm Show," and WTOP-FM.
- We produce approximately 100 newsmaker events per year. And have held events in the following cities: Berlin, Germany - Brussels, Belgium - Boston, MA - Chicago, IL - Danville, KY - Denver, CO - Des Moines, IA - Houston, TX - Los Angeles, CA - Manchester, NH - Newark, NJ - New Orleans, LA -