# National Journal

> National Journal is a Washington, D.C. research and information-services company that combines nonpartisan political journalism with enterprise tools, editable policy visuals, election data, policymaker profiles, events, and custom advisory work for government-affairs teams. Its distinctive move was to stop treating readers only as an audience and start serving their daily workflow - a reinvention that brought the business surprisingly close to its 1969 roots as Government Research Corporation.

- **Founded:** 1969
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Randy Smith (Co-founder), Anthony C. Stout (Co-founder), Thomas N. Schroth (Founding editor)
- **Products:** National Journal Membership, Presentation Center, Presentation Center Concierge, National Journal Daily, Hotline
- **Notable:** Reached its 50th anniversary in 2019 after being founded in 1969., Built Presentation Center to more than 11,000 editable slides and now adds more than 250 each week., Serves more than 1,000 government and business leaders and organizations.

## Products & services

- **National Journal Membership** — An enterprise membership combining journalism, policy and election tools, customizable content, events, and advisory support for government-affairs teams.
- **Presentation Center** — A library of more than 11,000 white-label, editable policy and politics slides, with more than 250 new slides published each week.
- **Presentation Center Concierge** — On-demand branded decks, newsletters, one-pagers, annual reports, briefing books, data visualizations, and other custom collateral.
- **National Journal Daily** — Digital analysis of Congress, the White House, and policy, published Monday through Thursday evening and in a print-ready PDF when Congress is in session.
- **Hotline** — Daily elections intelligence, including Wake-Up Call, Latest Edition, and monthly Hotline Live webinars; an individual offer is currently advertised at $475 per year.
- **Race Tracker** — Interactive election dashboards with polling, campaign-finance, ratings, candidate, and historical race data.
- **Daybook** — A searchable, exportable calendar of hearings, votes, briefings, and policy events in Washington.
- **Almanac+** — Profiles and contact information for policymakers and staff across federal, state, and local government, refreshed weekly.
- **Network Science Initiative** — Custom research that maps relationships among people and organizations and identifies potential routes for influence or engagement.
- **PAC Vetting Service** — Nonpartisan candidate research and continuing monitoring for policy positions, affiliations, controversies, and reputational risk.
- **The Listening Station** — An AI-assisted intelligence platform paired with expert analysis to track how nontraditional media narratives reach policymakers and affect policy momentum.

## Achievements

- Reached its 50th anniversary in 2019 after being founded in 1969.
- Built Presentation Center to more than 11,000 editable slides and now adds more than 250 each week.
- Serves more than 1,000 government and business leaders and organizations.
- Hotline, founded in 1987, says it is read by more than 10,000 insiders each day.
- The company says it has recorded double-digit revenue growth in every year since Kevin Turpin took over as president in 2016.
- Launched Vignette in 2020 with more than 9,000 profiles and several dozen large-enterprise charter users.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — National Journal was hiring editorial research, data, and Django/Python development roles as it continued investing in data products and journalism.
- **2026-06** — Hotline opened a virtual newsroom for a live 'Super Junesday' election briefing and replay.
- **2026** — The company introduced The Listening Station and an AI-driven intelligence offering that combines media monitoring with expert analysis of how nontraditional narratives influence policymakers.
- **2026** — Hotline began promoting an introductory $475 annual individual subscription ahead of the midterm cycle.

## Links

- Website: https://www.nationaljournal.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-journal
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nationaljournal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NationalJournal/

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Last updated: 2026-09-24