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Capitol News Company

American media company

Capitol News Company, LLC was an American media company based in Arlington, Virginia, United States, privately owned by Robert L. Allbritton. Its primary publication was Politico Pro, which was acquired by Axel Springer SE, a German publisher in 2021.2 It was founded by Robert Allbritton.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2009Founded1

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Capitol News Company, LLC was an American media company based in Arlington, Virginia, United States, privately owned by Robert L. Allbritton. Its primary publication was Politico Pro, which was acquired by Axel Springer SE, a German publisher in 2021.2

Corporate structure

Capitol News Company sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Capitol News Company
    • Politico Owned ยท United States

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Capitol News Company reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Politico

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Robert Allbritton in 2009.1

Leadership

Who has led Capitol News Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Politico

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2009Founded Founded1

Sources

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