Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is part of a privately owned publishing company called CQ Roll Call that produces several publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress. CQ was acquired by the Economist Group and combined with Roll Call to form CQ Roll Call in 2009; CQ ceased to exist as a separate entity, and in July 2018, a deal was announced for the company to be acquired by FiscalNote.[1]
Thomas N. Schroth, who had been managing editor of The Brooklyn Eagle, was elected in October 1955 as executive editor and vice president.[2] Schroth built the publication's impartial coverage, with annual revenue growth from $150,000 when he started to $1.8 million. In addition to adding a book division, Schroth added many staff members who achieved future journalistic success, including David S. Broder, Neal R. Peirce, and Elizabeth Drew. He was fired from Congressional Quarterly in 1969 after festering disagreements with Poynter over editorial policy at the publication, and Schroth's efforts to advocate "more imaginative ways of doing things" reached a boil.[3]
In 1965, Poynter summed up his reasons for founding CQ: "The federal government will never set up an adequate agency to check on itself, and a foundation is too timid for that. So it had to be a private enterprise beholden to its clients." Despite its name, CQ was published quarterly for only one year. Demand drove more frequent updates, first weekly, then daily. CQ was also an early leader in delivering information on a real-time basis, starting with a dial-up service in 1984. Its website dominates the online legislative tracking information market and has been nominated for several awards. In recent years, CQ has launched several web-only newsletters with a greater focus on particular areas, including CQ Homeland Security, CQ BudgetTracker, and CQ HealthBeat.
In 2005, CQ's flagship publication, the Weekly Report, was relaunched as CQ Weekly with a wider focus, including "government, commerce, and politics." A daily publication, CQ Today, also is available every day when Congress is in session. CQ Today's main print competition is Atlantic Media's CongressDaily.
In May 2008, CQ Press was purchased by SAGE Publications in its entirety.[4] Although it retains the name "CQ Press" (a trademark of Congressional Quarterly), CQ Press is no longer an affiliate of Congressional Quarterly.
Until 2009, CQ was owned by the Times Publishing Company of St. Petersburg, Fla., publisher of the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times) and other publications. The Times Publishing Company is, in turn, owned by the Poynter Institute, a school for journalists founded by Nelson Poynter. The Economist Group acquired CQ; the deal terms were not disclosed.[5]
AwardsEdit
Ten CQ reporters have won the "Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress" from the National Press Foundation: Alan Ehrenhalt in 1983, Joan Biskupic in 1991, Janet Hook in 1992, George Hager in 1996, Jackie Koszczuk in 1997, Sue Kirchhoff in 2000, John Cochran in 2003, Jonathan Allen in 2008, Matt Fuller in 2015 and John M. Donnelly in 2018.[6]
congressional, quarterly, part, privately, owned, publishing, company, called, roll, call, that, produces, several, publications, reporting, primarily, united, states, congress, acquired, economist, group, combined, with, roll, call, form, roll, call, 2009, ce. Congressional Quarterly Inc or CQ is part of a privately owned publishing company called CQ Roll Call that produces several publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress CQ was acquired by the Economist Group and combined with Roll Call to form CQ Roll Call in 2009 CQ ceased to exist as a separate entity and in July 2018 a deal was announced for the company to be acquired by FiscalNote 1 Congressional QuarterlyTypeSubsidiaryIndustryCongressional servicesFounded1945 78 years ago 1945 FoundersNelson PoynterHenrietta PoynterParentFiscalNoteWebsiteinfo wbr cq wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Since April 2011 the merged CQ Roll Call has been located in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington D C CQ was founded in 1945 by Nelson Poynter and his wife Henrietta Poynter to provide a link between local newspapers and the complex politics within Washington D C Thomas N Schroth who had been managing editor of The Brooklyn Eagle was elected in October 1955 as executive editor and vice president 2 Schroth built the publication s impartial coverage with annual revenue growth from 150 000 when he started to 1 8 million In addition to adding a book division Schroth added many staff members who achieved future journalistic success including David S Broder Neal R Peirce and Elizabeth Drew He was fired from Congressional Quarterly in 1969 after festering disagreements with Poynter over editorial policy at the publication and Schroth s efforts to advocate more imaginative ways of doing things reached a boil 3 In 1965 Poynter summed up his reasons for founding CQ The federal government will never set up an adequate agency to check on itself and a foundation is too timid for that So it had to be a private enterprise beholden to its clients Despite its name CQ was published quarterly for only one year Demand drove more frequent updates first weekly then daily CQ was also an early leader in delivering information on a real time basis starting with a dial up service in 1984 Its website dominates the online legislative tracking information market and has been nominated for several awards In recent years CQ has launched several web only newsletters with a greater focus on particular areas including CQ Homeland Security CQ BudgetTracker and CQ HealthBeat In 2005 CQ s flagship publication the Weekly Report was relaunched as CQ Weekly with a wider focus including government commerce and politics A daily publication CQ Today also is available every day when Congress is in session CQ Today s main print competition is Atlantic Media s CongressDaily In May 2008 CQ Press was purchased by SAGE Publications in its entirety 4 Although it retains the name CQ Press a trademark of Congressional Quarterly CQ Press is no longer an affiliate of Congressional Quarterly Until 2009 CQ was owned by the Times Publishing Company of St Petersburg Fla publisher of the Tampa Bay Times formerly the St Petersburg Times and other publications The Times Publishing Company is in turn owned by the Poynter Institute a school for journalists founded by Nelson Poynter The Economist Group acquired CQ the deal terms were not disclosed 5 Awards EditTen CQ reporters have won the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress from the National Press Foundation Alan Ehrenhalt in 1983 Joan Biskupic in 1991 Janet Hook in 1992 George Hager in 1996 Jackie Koszczuk in 1997 Sue Kirchhoff in 2000 John Cochran in 2003 Jonathan Allen in 2008 Matt Fuller in 2015 and John M Donnelly in 2018 6 See also EditThe EconomistReferences Edit Calderone Michael 25 July 2018 Economist Group to sell CQ Roll Call to FiscalNote Politico Archived from the original on 25 July 2018 Via United Press International Schroth Heads Quarterly The New York Times October 30 1955 Accessed August 5 2009 Weber Bruce Thomas N Schroth Influential Washington Editor Is Dead at 88 The New York Times August 4 2009 Accessed August 5 2009 SAGE acquires CQ Press Book Publishing Unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc PDF SAGE Publications May 30 2008 The Guardian The Economist Group Buys Congressional Quarterly July 22 2009 Everett McKinley Dirksen Awards for Distinguished Reporting of Congress Past Winners 1980 2008 National Press Foundation Archived from the original on 2009 01 27 External links EditCQ Roll Call corporate website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Congressional Quarterly amp oldid 1175276206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
