READERSHIP/AUDIENCE PROFILE General AUDIENCE/CIRCULATION AUDITOR ABC 31-DEC-2005 EDITORIAL PROFILE When The New Republic was founded in 1914 its mission was to provide its readers with an intelligent stimulating and rigorous examination of American politics foreign policy and culture. Headquartered in Washington DC it is positioned to cover public affairs from an insider s vantage point. Its editors are among the most respected and influential journalists in the country known for their uncanny ability to get at the important stories long before they reach other media. Their expertise has earned it the loyalty of influential readers on all points of the political spectrum. It covers issues before they hit the mainstream from energy to the environment from foreign to fiscal policy.