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I promised that I would respond, so... better late than never.1. The top 150… I'll have to do some research, but as far as I know, we haven't done a 150 list. FCW annually does the Fed 100, the awards program which recognizes 100 people in the past year who have made a difference. We have published the annual Federal List, which often includes the top companies in the federal market.So… I don't know if these are what you are talking about. If not, .2. Press releases… Do we get news from press releases? Absolutely. It is often how one hears about things. Do we do stories based on those press releases? Sure. But we do not just regurgitate those press releases nor do we take the statements as the truth. In a typical story that runs in the magazine, there needs to be at least three sources. And, as always, we try to present all sides of a story. Do we present the whole story? Well, probably not. In many cases, that is probably difficult. Our goal is to always be fair. And, over time, we try to present the multiple sides of a story. We may not be able to get everything in a single story, but in most cases, it probably isn't the first time we have written on that subject... and it won't be the last time.3. Trade press… The trade press is part of a fairly large group of publications that focus on trades. I often tell new reporters that we are a community publication, but our community is defined by people's jobs rather than where they live.Some trade publications are more famous than others. For example, and the are Hollywood trade publications. They focus on Hollywood. A former FCW editor now works for Big Builder, which focuses on the building industry. is a trade publication for editors and publishers.4. FCW's new owners… Yes, we were recently purchased by a new organization, called . (, a trade publication that covers the business-to-business trade press. Yes, there is a trade press for anybody.) Will they make it more independent from advertisers? Well, in my tenure, we have never been asked to write something – or change something – because of an advertiser. To be honest, we have lost advertisers because of stories we have written.I cannot talk about conferences because I am not responsible for conferences.5. White papers… Many white papers are written by vendors and, therefore, they can sometimes sound like advertising. They are often marked as such.White papers on FCW's site can be found in the FCW Resource Center, which serves as an online conference hall. On that site, however, it specifically says: We do have editorial white papers and we try to keep those separate from the vendor sponsored and written content.I hope that answers your questions. If not, always feel free to e-mail me… or post a comment here on the blog.