National Journal

National Journal was founded in 1969 as the Government Research Corporation,{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/06/business/magazine-s-grasp-of-government-gives-it-clout.html?pagewanted=all |title=Magazine's Grasp Of Government Gives It Clout |first=David |last=Shribman |date=June 6, 1982 |work=The New York Times}} a premium research service and journalism company, and was published for many years by the Times Mirror Corporation, which also owned the Los Angeles Times at the time.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=190181 |title=Company Overview of Times Mirror Company |publisher=Bloomberg}}

Anthony C. Stout owned the magazine from 1975 to 1989. David G. Bradley, who founded the Advisory Board Company and Corporate Executive Board,{{cite web|url=http://www.cfr.org/staff/b15452 |title=David G. Bradley |publisher=Council on Foreign Relations}} purchased National Journal and The Hotline 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 magazine soon after in 1999.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-09/28/002r-092899-idx.html |title=Zuckerman Sells Prized Magazine; National Journal Exec Buys Atlantic Monthly |first=Howard |last=Kurtz |date=September 28, 1999 |newspaper=The Washington Post}} Bradley later consolidated the properties to form Atlantic Media. In 2005, Bradley centralized all of his publications at Atlantic Media's headquarters in the Watergate Building in Washington, D. C.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D6103EF936A25757C0A9639C8B63 |title=Atlantic Monthly Leaving Boston in Move to Washington |first1=Katharine Q. |last1=Seelye |first2=David |last2=Carr |date=April 15, 2005 |work=The New York Times}}

Atlantic Media now publishes several prominent news magazines and digital publications including The Atlantic, Government Executive, and Defense One, in addition to National Journal Hotline and National Journal Daily, which are published under the National Journal brand.{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanticmedia.com/brands/ |title=Brands |work=National Journal}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-story-behind-atlantic-owner-david-bradleys-biggest-business-failure/2017/03/31/f612fe5c-13c2-11e7-833c-503e1f6394c9_story.html|title=The story behind Atlantic owner David Bradley's 'biggest business failure'|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2017-06-14}} 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.

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.{{cite news|last1=Barone|first1=Michael|title=Read Almanac of American Politics 2014 introduction online|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/read-almanac-of-american-politics-2014-introduction-online/article/2534310|access-date=10 August 2015|work=Washington Examiner|date=August 15, 2013}} In 2015, Columbia Books & Information Services 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.{{cite news|last1=Grinapol|first1=Corinne|title=Richard Cohen Will Pen National Journal's 2016 Politics Almanac|url=http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/richard-cohen-will-pen-national-journals-2016-politics-almanac/145890|access-date=10 August 2015|work=FishBowl DC|date=June 9, 2015}}

Some of its best known current and former contributors have been:

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• Marc Ambinder
• Richard E. Cohen
• George Condon, Jr.
• Charlie Cook
• Matthew Cooper{{cite web|last=Taylor |first=Mike |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/yet-another-hire-at-national-journal-matthew-cooper-joins-as-managing-editor_b16035|title=Yet Another Hire at National Journal: Matthew Cooper Joins as Managing Editor |work=FishbowlNY|date=August 24, 2010 |access-date=December 23, 2012}}
• Clive Crook
• Susan Davis
• Tom DeFrank
• Yochi Dreazen{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/nj-hires-yochi-dreazen-from-wsj_b19955 |title=NJ Hires Yochi Dreazen from WSJ |last=Rothstein |first=Betsy |date=July 12, 2010|work=FishbowlDC|access-date=November 4, 2011}}
• Ron Fournier
• Major Garrett{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0810/Major_Garrett_leaving_Fox_News.html|title=Major Garrett leaving Fox News for National Journal |first=Keach |last=Hagey |date=August 25, 2010 |work=Politico}}
• Shane Harris
• Kasie Hunt
• Fawn Johnson{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/reporters/bio/44 |title=Fawn Johnson |work=National Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804175547/http://www.nationaljournal.com/reporters/bio/44 |archive-date=August 4, 2015}}
• Josh Kraushaar
• Neal R. Peirce
• Patrick Pexton
• William Powers
• Jonathan Rauch{{cite web|url=http://www.brookings.edu/experts/rauchj.aspx|title=Jonathan Rauch|work=Brookings Institution|access-date=December 23, 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115024910/http://www.brookings.edu/experts/rauchj.aspx|archive-date=January 15, 2013}}
• Richard Rockefeller-Silvia
• Chuck Todd
• Murray Waas{{cite web|last=Rosen|first=Jay|url=http://archive.pressthink.org/2006/04/09/waas_now.html|title=Murray Waas is Our Woodward Now |work=PressThink|date=April 9, 2006 |access-date=December 23, 2012}}
• Amy Walter
• Kirk Bado

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{{cite web|url=http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2008/06.05/30-burns.html|title=Precocious pundit Alexander Burns is off to D.C.|last=Gewertz|first=Ken|date=2008-06-05|work=Harvard News Gazette|publisher=The President and Fellows of Harvard College|access-date=2008-10-26}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.weta.org/about/press/releases/36503|title='Washington Week' Forges Editorial Partnership with 'National Journal'|date=April 26, 2005|publisher=WETA.org|access-date=October 26, 2008|archive-date=October 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013151844/http://www.weta.org/about/press/releases/36503|url-status=dead}}

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