Posted on 02/06/2025 12:58:39 PM PST by RandFan
A Note to Our Readers from POLITICO's CEO and Editor-in-Chief
POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misinformed, and some of it has been flat-out false. Let’s set the record straight.
POLITICO is a privately owned company. We have never received any government funding — no subsidies, no grants, no handouts. Not one dime, ever, in 18 years.
Millions of people around the world read our journalism on POLITICO.com, POLITICO.EU, and in newsletters like this one. It is supported by advertising and sponsorships.
POLITICO Pro is different. It is a professional subscription service used by companies, organizations, and, yes, some government agencies. They subscribe because it makes them better at their jobs — helping them track policy, legislation, and regulations in real-time with news, intelligence, and a suite of data products. At its core, POLITICO Pro is about transparency and accountability: Shining a light on the work of the agencies, regulators, and policymakers throughout our vast federal government. Businesses and entities within the government find it useful as they navigate the chaotic regulatory and legislative landscape. It’s that simple.
Most POLITICO Pro subscribers are in the private sector. They come from across the ideological spectrum and subscribe for one reason: value. And 90% renew every year because they rely on our reporting, data, and insights.
Government agencies that subscribe do so through standard public procurement processes — just like any other tool they buy to work smarter and be more efficient. This is not funding. It is a transaction — just as the government buys research, equipment, software, and industry reports.
Some online voices are deliberately spreading falsehoods. Let’s be clear: POLITICO has no financial dependence on the government and no hidden agenda. We cover politics and policy — that’s our job.
We are so proud of our journalists and so proud of the connection we have with you, our readers.
We stand by our work, our values, and our commitment to transparency, accountability, and efficiency — the same principles that drive great journalism and great business.
Now, back to work.
Great—let the federal employees who authorized those payments explain it—in a courtroom in front of a jury of their peers.
Let us see if the scam works there.
Oh “misinformed” and “false”. Now all you azhos at Politico need is some credibility.
Exactly what we would expect you to say.
And government entities buying subscriptions amounts to ‘not one dime’?
You mean Politico pro is a front group for Politico, like USAID is a front group for the CIA.
In other words, government subscribes to Politico to learn what’s going on in government.
Makes perfect sense in Government World. It’s just to hard to pick up the phone and call Bob over at Department XYZ and ask “What are you guys working on?”
So.. No money from Politico Pro goes to Politico?
Is he saying they are completely separate entities?
it’s like that old scam of.. I am not selling alcohol! I am charging $20 for a bag.. and there may or may not be alcohol in it. but, that’s free!
With no paycheck this week. Sorry.
They call it a Chinese wall....
I am not making this up!
Don’t they constantly claim that they are independent, and thus not really a government agency?
Does the private sector pay $14,000 per subscription too?
I guess he might fool the idiots who trust Politico. But not smart people.
Do we know if politico and BBC employees are eligible for that trump buyout/ severance offer?
Damage control now that Politico has been called out and shown to be a paid propaganda outlet.
Me thinks they doth protest too much.
Sounds like the guy is so innocent, so maybe he wouldn’t mind if DOGE checked his books.
“POLITICO is a privately owned company. We have never received any government funding — no subsidies, no grants, no handouts. Not one dime, ever, in 18 years.”
Bull, USAID buying tens of thousands of subscriptions is laundered funding. Politico is Government funded mouthpiece that couldn’t meet payroll Tyra day after government money was cut off.
“Mockingbird” 2025.
Translation: “We didn’t design those fig-leaf “Pro” subscriptions for nothing!”
AI says they have received $44,000.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/how-much-has-politico-received-wt4u_g1tRYmaQ91Y5FnzyQ
I’m sure the real amount is many times that.
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