>Interesting story. Perhaps this has been touched on before on this list, but
>what's the story behind Capitol Hill Blue?
Kelley posted this from their FAQ on June 4:
>Who, or what, is Capitol Hill Blue?
>Musings, brain drain and rantings started by a grouchy old ex-newspaperman
>named Doug Thompson in October 1994. Thompson left us to pursue other
>things but some guy named McTavish walked in one day and took over so Blue
>lives on. That makes us the oldest surviving news site on the Internet. But
>dont' take our word for it. Go to <http://www.google.com>Google and see if
>you can find anything older. Bet ya can't.
>
>Sometimes we are joined, more or less, by a ragtag cast of current and
>ex-newspaper men and women who wander in and out of here like homeless
>children. Some still work for news organizations and use Capitol Hill Blue
>as an outlet for the stories their outfits don't have the guts to publish.
>Others are retired, but can't give up the Muse.
>
>Nobody here draws a salary. We couldn't afford to pay salaries anyway. All
>money, if we ever get around to making any, will go back into the product.
>Or maybe we'll send out for pizza. But it couldn't be any bigger
>than a medium.
>
>So, who's in charge?
>Damn good question. We've been wondering that for a long time. Somebody
>must be in charge around here. We're sure of it. Well, we think we're sure
>of it. On second thought, does this place look like we have somebody
>in charge?
>
>You can reach our editors at
><mailto:info at capitolhillblue.com>info at capitolhillblue.com. It
>might work,
>but don't expect them to accept responsibility for anything.
>
>How often do you publish?
>Publish? This is the Internet, bub. Publish is for wimps who still insist
>on using processed wood pulp as their publishing medium. Capitol Hill Blue
>is produced daily, seven-days-a-week, 365-days a year (well, 366 on Leap
>Years') and is updated throughout the day. If you want once-a-day news,
>plunk down 35 cents and buy The Washington Post. It's your money. Waste it
>any way you want.
>
>So who writes the stories?
>Whoever can get to a keyboard on a given day. Plus we have stories from
>various wire services and other sources.
>Can I write something for Capitol Hill Blue?
>Good question. Can you? Blue welcomes submissions with the understanding
>that we may read it, we may just laugh at it, or we may toss it in the
>bytebox so that it never darkens our hard drive again. If we do use it,
>we'll pay you what everybody else gets around here: nada. Just send it to
><http://www.capitolhillblue.com/mailti:info@capitolhillblue.com>info
>at capitolhillblue.com
>and take your chances.