The Hill

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Background

The Hill was founded on September 1, 1994, by Democratic Party financier Jerry Finkelstein and former New York Times reporter Martin Tolchin as a print newspaper focused on covering the U.S. Congress; it was distributed free to every congressional office and around Washington, D.C. After Finkelstein's death in 2012, his son James (Jimmy) Finkelstein took control of the outlet. Under Jimmy Finkelstein's ownership, reports emerged that he monitored coverage to ensure it was not overly critical of President Trump during his first term. The Hill also employed opinion contributor John Solomon during that period; his columns were later placed under internal review for containing misleading or unverified claims, and Solomon left the publication in 2019. In August 2021, Nexstar Media Group — the country's largest local TV station owner — purchased The Hill for $130 million, folding it into a portfolio that also includes cable news channel NewsNation and more than 200 television stations. Since the Nexstar acquisition, no similar editorial-interference allegations have surfaced, and the outlet has grown to roughly 42 million monthly website visitors as of late 2025. Media-bias evaluators — AllSides (Center), Media Bias/Fact Check (Least Biased), and Ad Fontes Media (Neutral/Balanced) — converge on a centrist rating, noting that its straight news coverage is broadly balanced while its opinion section carries a range of left and right perspectives.

Sources

1. The Hill (newspaper) — Wikipedia
2. Nexstar Acquires The Hill for $130 Million — Nexstar Media Group
3. Nexstar Acquires The Hill — BusinessWire
4. The Hill — Bias and Credibility, Media Bias/Fact Check
5. The Hill Media Bias — AllSides
6. The Hill Bias and Reliability — Ad Fontes Media
7. The Hill — Influence Watch
8. Nexstar sees revenue dip 3 percent in Q2 2025 — The Desk

Profile compiled 2026-06-25; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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