Who, or what, is Capitol Hill Blue?
Capitol Hill Blue is a non-partisan, take-no-prisoners political news
site launched by ex-newspaperman Doug Thompson in October 1994. That
makes us the oldest surviving news site on the Internet. But don't
take our word for it. Go to Google and see if you can find anything
older. Bet you can't..
Nobody here draws a salary. Blue is a not-for-profit operation where
everyone donates their time and efforts. Any revenue we might bring in
from ads goes back into the operation or, from time to time, to a
favorite charity..
How do I reach you?
You can reach our editors at
How often do you publish?
Capitol Hill Blue is produced daily, seven-days-a-week, 365-days a
year (366 on Leap Years) and is updated throughout the day. If you
want news that's published just once a day go buy a newspapers..
What are your politics?
Politics? We don't need no stinkin' politics. We believe it is the job
of journalists to report the news, not be influenced by political
beliefs or bias. Our publisher took break from journalism in the 80s
to work for Republicans but is, and always has been, a registered
independent voter. When he's been motivated enough to vote, he's never
voted a straight ticket. We consider ourselves recovering
newspapermen. A few also served sentences on Capitol Hill. Experience
in either, or both, of these endeavors creates political agnostics.
We subscribe to legendary Chicago journalist Finley Peter Dunne's
belief that it is the role of a newspaperman to "comfort the afflicted
and afflict the comfortable."
Should we believe what you print simply because you say it is so?
Absolutely not. You should read many publications and draw your own
conclusions. We insist that every story published on Blue have at
least two independent, verifiable sources for any and all of the
information in that story. We have a good track record but, as with
any product produced by human beings, we can -- and do -- make
mistakes. But when we are wrong, we admit it. Thankfully, we seldom
have to.
Our publisher has a motto that hangs over his rickety, old, roll-top
desk: If your mother says she loves you, get a second source.
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