BtoB Media Business Recognizes CQ's Robert W. Merry as Top Innovator in Business...

BtoB Media Business Recognizes CQ's Robert W. Merry as Top Innovator in
Business Publishing

WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressional Quarterly Inc.,
the nation's premier provider of news, analysis and information on Congress,
politics and public policy, is pleased to report that President and
Editor-in-Chief Robert W. Merry has been named one of the Top Innovators in
Business Publishing by BtoB Media Business. This is Media Business' sixth year
of honoring business-to-business media executives who, in a rapidly changing
environment, are constantly creating new products and services to build their
audiences and generate revenue.

According to Media Business: "Many media companies today aspire to give their
audiences exactly the information they want in the precise place, time and
medium in which they want to consume it. At the moment, though, few can
fulfill that promise. Congressional Quarterly is one of those few."

Merry was recognized as a Top Innovator in the publishing executive category,
small trade division. A decade after joining Congressional Quarterly as
managing editor, Merry was named CEO in 1997. "I immediately sought to create
an online product," he said. He found himself in a race against the industry
leader to convert an outdated dial-up information service to the Web. CQ got
to market first and eventually acquired its formal rival.

Merry feels that CQ has succeeded for two primary reasons: "Our staff of more
than 160 reporters, researchers and editors is the biggest, best and most
objective editorial team covering Congress, politics and public policy."

"We also have a state-of-the-art, highly functional online platform that links
subscribers to nearly 40 subscription-based services and databases where they
can track bills, monitor video of congressional floor debate, receive custom
e-mail alerts or comb through daily reports on Congress," Merry added.

Prior to joining CQ in 1987, Merry spent 12 years as a national correspondent
in the Washington Bureau of The Wall Street Journal. He holds a B.A. in
editorial journalism from the University of Washington and a master's degree
from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Merry is also the
current chairman of the board of the Software & Information Industry
Association, and he is the author of three books on American history and
foreign policy.

CQ, which was founded in 1945, relied solely on print subscription revenue for
decades. Today, more than 50 percent of CQ's revenue comes from online
subscription revenue, with the remainder coming from advertising, print
subscriptions, licensing and events.

The Media Business awards are presented in six categories: CEO, publishing
executive, online executive, events, audience development and production. Some
categories are broken into large trade, small trade (less than $200 million in
annual revenue) and general business. Read the whole article in BtoB Media
Business.

About Congressional Quarterly Inc.
With more than 160 reporters, editors and researchers covering Capitol Hill
and Washington, CQ keeps its readers updated in print and online on a weekly,
daily and real-time basis. With a readership that includes nearly every member
of Congress, as well as Executive Branch officials, leaders in business and
associations, top academic institutions and important media outlets,
Congressional Quarterly provides opinion leaders with comprehensive, credible,
current and objective information on Congress, politics and public policy.
CQ's award-winning product line includes: CQ Weekly, CQ Today, CQ.com, CQ
Politics, CQ Homeland Security, CQ Budget Tracker, CQ HealthBeat, CQ MoneyLine
and Governing Magazine. CQ is owned by the Times Publishing Co. of St.
Petersburg, Fla., publisher of the St. Petersburg Times and other
publications. For more information, visit www.cq.com or www.cqpolitics.com.

About BtoB Media Business
BtoB Media Business is the leading magazine for business publishing
executives. Because it's the only publication focused exclusively on
business-to-business publishing, more than 5,000 industry leaders subscribe to
Media Business for the latest trends and insightful analysis.

SOURCE Congressional Quarterly

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