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Hampton Named Editor of Capitol Hill Blue
By Capitol Hill Blue
Jun 13, 2004, 09:43


Teresa Hampton is the new editor of Capitol Hill Blue, the oldest political news site on the World Wide Web, publisher Doug Thompson announced today.

Hampton, 44, assumes the editorship immediately and becomes responsible for the day-to-day operations of the web site. The St. Louis native is a long-time contributor to CHB and co-authored the award-winning All the President's Women series about the sexual misadventures of former President Bill Clinton.

"Terry Hampton brings both experience and a long-time newswoman's sense of balance to the helm of Blue," Thompson said in announcing the appointment.

Hampton, a graduate of Southern Illinois University, began her career in journalism with alternative weeklies in the St. Louis area, then joined the St. Louis Globe-Democrat before moving on the the Washington Evening Star. After the Star ceased publication, she free-lanced for newspapers and wire services and later for political news sites like Politics USA and Politics Now. She started contributing to Capitol Hill Blue in 1995. Most recently, she co-authored a series of stories on abuses by the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency's Total Information Awareness System, a program that spys on Americans 24/7.

"Like Blue, Terry marches to no political drum and does not let ideology get in the way of her reporting," Thompson said. "She believes, as we do, that our only goal is to follow the story, wherever it leads."

Hampton says she plans to add more writing talent to the web site.

"Our readership is up 600 percent this year and we've been approached by a number of talented reporters who want to join the team," Hampton said. "They believe journalism is best served when it is nonpartisan and always skeptical."

Thompson will continue to serve as publisher, write The Rant, a regular column of commentary and work on selected news stories.

Hampton serves as an unsalaried member of the staff, as do all contributors to the web site. All ad revenue from Blue is contributed to charity and all expenses for running the site are paid out of Thompson's personal resources.

"Capitol Hill Blue is, and always will be, a labor of love," says Thompson. "It is not a business and never will be."

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