Politico

Politico
IndustryNews
FoundedJanuary 23, 2007 (2007-01-23) (as The Politico)
Headquarters
Key people
  • Goli Sheikholeslami (Chief Executive Officer)[1]
  • Dari Gessner (Chief Operating Officer)[1]
  • John Harris (editor-in-chief)[2][1]
Products
  • Politico (newspaper)
  • Politico.com (website)
  • Politico Europe (newspaper)
  • Politico.EU (website)
  • POLITICOPro.com (subscription service)
  • POLITICOPro.EU (Subscription service)
OwnerAxel Springer SE
Number of employees
1100 as of January, 2024 (700+ in North America, 375 in Europe)[3]
Websitewww.politico.com

Politico (stylized in all caps), known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007.[4] It covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others. Primarily providing distributed news, analysis and opinion online, it also produces printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts. Its coverage focuses on topics such as the federal government, lobbying and the media.[5]

In 2021, Politico was acquired for reportedly over US$1 billion by Axel Springer SE, a German news publisher and media company that owns a rich portfolio of news outlets in 40 countries and has been stitching together a global network of digital news operations..[6]

  1. ^ a b c "About Politico: Leadership". Politico. Archived from the original on February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ^ Mullin, Benjamin; Robertson, Katie (July 17, 2023). "John Harris Named Top Editor at Politico". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "About POLITICO". Politico. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Politico LLC – Company Profile". Bloomberg Markets. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Mission Statement". Politico. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "German publisher Axel Springer to acquire U.S. news website Politico for over $1 billion". www.reuters.com. August 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2024.