About CQ: Mission

Congressional Quarterly Inc. has been the nation's leader in political journalism since 1945. Over that time the company has built a peerless reputation for objective, non-partisan and authoritative reporting on Congress and politics, and today stands on the leading edge of information companies publishing in both print and online platforms.

CQ has the largest news team covering Capitol Hill. More than 125 reporters, editors and researchers keep subscribers informed on weekly, daily and real-time news cycles. Its publications include the CQ Weekly newsmagazine; CQ Today, the legislative news-daily; and a number of specialty e-newsletters, such as CQ Homeland Security and the CQ Midday Update. Its award-winning legislative tracking service, CQ.com, is built on a state-of-the-art database platform with more than two dozen databases of in-depth information on Congress and government.

CQ is primarily a subscription-based publisher whose clients include 95 percent of the members of Congress, top academic and media outlets, and leaders in business, nonprofit organizations, government affairs and the executive branch. At the same time, the nation's leading corporations, trade associations and advocacy organizations are regular advertisers in CQ publications.

The company's book division, CQ Press, produces some of the most respected library reference books, college textbooks and professional directories on the market. A sister publication, Governing magazine, has become the publication of choice for leaders and administrators in state and local government.

Congressional Quarterly is a unique company in a world of media conglomerates and newspaper chains. As a private, for-profit organization, CQ is a wholly owned affiliate of the Times Publishing Co., which publishes the St. Petersburg Times of Florida. The stock of the TPC is owned by the Poynter Institute, a non-profit school for journalists in St. Petersburg named in honor of CQ's founder, Nelson Poynter. An important mission of CQ is to advance the quality of reporting about government, helping elected officials and citizens alike understand and improve democracy in the United States.

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