“The Hill” sometimes focuses on coverage and politics in Washington. However final week, a few of its editorial and enterprise executives made some extent of placing a highlight on New York.
In a gathering held with advert businesses and potential sponsors, Invoice Sammon, a senior vp of Washington content material for The Hill and NewsNation; Cherie Grzech, president of stories and politics at The Hill and NewsNation; and Adam VerCammen, senior vp of income for The Hill, mentioned protection that’s prone to come within the weeks forward, when the 2026 midterm election cycle will develop extra frenetic. They had been joined by journalists together with Chris Stirewalt, Amie Parnes, Blake Burman, and Sylvan Lane. Nexstar Media, the big TV station proprietor, operates each The Hill and the cable-news outlet NewsNation.
The objective was to remind New York businesses that work with so-called “advocacy” purchasers, or individuals who need to sway choice makers to help or reject a selected trigger or problem, about “The Hill,” which VerCammen says is “non partisan and model protected,” two attributes advertisers search when aligning themselves with information properties. In years previous, advocacy promoting has been supervised by individuals in Washington, says VerCammen, however extra of the New York company places of work have been getting concerned.
Executives emphasised the publication’s protection of Congress and the White Home, but in addition its give attention to healthcare, finance and expertise, says Sammon. Additionally they pointed to an uptick in internet visitors. “The Hill” notched 1.24 billion web page views throughout 2025, in line with information from ComScore, an increase of seven% in comparison with 2024.
“We hope to maintain it going,” says Sammon.
A method to do this shall be an annual occasion that executives hope will draw extra consideration. A “Hill Nation Summit” is “our nerd Tremendous Bowl,” says Sammon. “We convey Democrats and Republicans in the identical venue adn ask them, ‘What’s your plan to repair America?’” Some invitees break information that resonates far past the fast assembly, he says.
