The Hotline

The Hotline
Type	Newsletter
Format	electronic
Owner(s)	Atlantic Media
Founder(s)	Doug Bailey; Roger Craver;
Publisher	National Journal Group
Editor-in-chief	Kirk Bado
Founded	1987; 37 years ago
Language	English
Headquarters	The Watergate; Washington, D.C.
Sister newspapers	The National Journal
ISSN	1946-3472
OCLC number	45191522
Website	www.nationaljournal.com/hotline

The Hotline is a daily political briefing published by Atlantic Media from its headquarters at The Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1987, It is currently led by editor-in-chief Kirk Bado and published independently until its acquisition in 1996 by National Journal Group, now a subsidiary of Atlantic Media. It is notable for being "the first aggregation of political news ever produced in the United States"^[1] and for being a leader in converting political newsletters from mere aggregations to include detailed analysis.^[2]

^ Banville, Lee (2016). "The Hotline". Covering American Politics in the 21st Century: An Encyclopedia of News Media Titans, Trends, and Controversies. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-4408-4647-2.
^ Todd, Chuck (19 September 2022). "Remembering a pioneer in political journalism". NBC News. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022.

[1] Banville, Lee (2016). "The Hotline". Covering American Politics in the 21st Century: An Encyclopedia of News Media Titans, Trends, and Controversies. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-4408-4647-2.

[Todd-2022-2] Todd, Chuck (19 September 2022). "Remembering a pioneer in political journalism". NBC News. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022.

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