Congressional Quarterly Sites Nominated for National Awards

Congressional Quarterly Sites Nominated for National Awards

CQ.com and CQ Homeland Security Named Finalists for 2005 Codie Awards

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Congressional Quarterly Inc. (CQ), the nation's premier provider of news and analysis on Congress, politics and public policy, today announced that two of its Web sites were nominated as finalists for the prestigious Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 2005 Codie Awards.

CQ.com, Congressional Quarterly's revolutionary online service that combines award-winning reporting with the most efficient legislative tracking tools available, was nominated as a finalist in the Best Online Government Information Service category. The recently enhanced site now offers expanded information on members of Congress, new tools to create mailing campaigns to representatives, and new methods to keep track of upcoming events and schedules on Capitol Hill.

CQ Homeland Security received a finalist nomination in the Best Online News Service category. Established in 2002, CQ Homeland Security is Congressional Quarterly's exclusive Web site and daily electronic newsletter providing coverage of homeland security news, policy and legislation.

Winners of this year's Codie Awards will be announced and recognized at the 20th Annual Codie Awards Gala that will be held on May 25, 2005 at Universal Studio's Globe Theatre in Universal City, Calif. A complete listing of finalists is available online at http://www.siia.net/codies/2005/finalists.asp.

"We are honored to receive these nominations," said David Rapp, editor and senior vice president of Congressional Quarterly. "It is particularly gratifying to see a service that our customers consider so important receive this kind of industry-wide acknowledgement."

"On the anniversary of our 60th year in business I am very proud that CQ.com has earned this kind of national recognition for the sophistication of its Web site," said Robert W. Merry, president and publisher of Congressional Quarterly Inc. "It confirms the value of our investment in creating our state-of-the-art electronic delivery platform."

About SIIA

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 600 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit http://www.siia.net/.

About Congressional Quarterly Inc.

With more than 125 reporters, editors and researchers on Capitol Hill, CQ keeps readers updated in print and online on a weekly, daily and real-time basis. Its readership includes nearly every member of Congress, as well as the Executive Branch, leaders in business and associations, top academic institutions and important media outlets. CQ publications provide opinion leaders in government, business, media and academia with comprehensive, credible and objective information on government, politics and public policy. CQ's award-winning product line includes: CQ Weekly, CQ Today, CQ.com, CQ Homeland Security, Governing Magazine, and a line of books and directories under the CQ Press imprint. CQ is owned by the Times Publishing Co. of St. Petersburg, Fla., publisher of the St. Petersburg Times and other publications.


Source: Congressional Quarterly Inc.

CONTACT: Peter Cherukuri of Congressional Quarterly Inc.,
+1-202-419-8612, pcherukuri@cq.com

Web site: http://www.cq.com/
http://www.siia.net/


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