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Capitol News Company, LLC is an American media company based in Arlington, Virginia, United States. It is a private holding company owned by Robert L. Allbritton.[1] Its primary publication was Politico, and acquired by Axel Springer SE, a German publisher in 2021.[2][3]
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Capitol News Company was created when Politico (founded in 2007) was spun out of Allbritton Communications Company in 2009. The company also publishes Politico New York,[4] a web site and magazine focused on the politics of New York City and New York state, as well as the inner workings of the New York-based news media, and which later expanded to cover New Jersey and Florida before being rebranded as Politico websites.
In 2020, it launched Protocol,[5] a publication covering the people, power and politics of tech.
In 2021 Politico and Protocol were acquired by Axel Springer SE, a German publisher for US$1billion.[2][3][6]
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