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The Washington Monthly / John Heltman / Nov 4, 2015

“The irony is that policy journalism in Washington is thriving. It’s just not being written for you, and you’re probably never going to read it.” —JL

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Lichterman, Joseph. "Thanks to a booming trade press, insiders know what’s happening in government — just not you." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 4, 2015. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/thanks-to-a-booming-trade-press-lobbyists-and-other-insiders-know-whats-happening-in-government-the-rest-of-the-country-not-so-much/.

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