Government Executive is an American media publication based in Washington, D.C., that covers daily government business for civilians, federal bureaucrats, and military officials.[1] Government Executive is part of GovExec,[2] which is owned by Growth Catalyst Partners.[3]
History
20th century
Government Executive's first issue, published in March 1969, featured a formal portrait of Richard Nixon and the headline: "What Government Can Expect from President Nixon". In 1987, the magazine was acquired by the National Journal Group, which was acquired a decade later by David G. Bradley, a businessman.[4]
In 1999, Bradley bought The Atlantic Monthly magazine and renamed his company Atlantic Media.[5]
21st century
In 2007, Government Executive's information technology reporting was spun off into a new publication: NextGov, which covers technology and the future of government. In 2013, the company founded Defense One, which covers emerging national security issues.[6][7] In 2015, it founded Route Fifty, which covers ideas in state and local government.[8] The four publications, plus an associated events division and the Studio 2G content marketing division,[9] became known as Government Executive Media Group.
In 2020, Atlantic Media sold Government Executive Media Group to Growth Catalyst Partners, a private-equity firm.[10] In 2021, City & State was acquired by Government Executive Media Group. [11]
In 2021, longtime editor-in-chief Tom Shoop stepped down and was replaced by Tanya Ballard Brown, most recently of NPR.[12]
In 2021, GovExec also acquired 1105 Media Inc's Public Sector 360 Group, including Federal Computer Week and Washington Technology.[13]
References
- ^ "Trump Bump grows, as 'Government Executive' exploits the journalism of change". Politico. February 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Introducing Our New Brand Identity". about.govexec.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ Silber, Tony. "Government Executive Media Group Acquired By Private-Equity Firm Growth Catalyst Partners". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "Government Executive 50th". www.govexec.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "About - Atlantic Media". www.atlanticmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "Atlantic Media takes a page from Quartz with Defense One". Digiday. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "A look at Defense One, Atlantic Media's new site for the military-industrial complex". Nieman Lab. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Route Fifty takes a niche (but jargon-free) approach to covering innovation in local government". Nieman Lab. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Government Executive Media Group rebrands its content marketing division as Studio 2G". Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ Silber, Tony. "Government Executive Media Group Acquired By Private-Equity Firm Growth Catalyst Partners". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "DC media group buys NY's City & State, plans expansion". 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "GovExec Names Tanya Ballard Brown as New Executive Editor of Government Executive, the Company's Flagship Editorial Brand". about.govexec.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "GovExec Acquires 1105 Media Inc's Public Sector 360 Group". about.govexec.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
