Washington Post Buys Slate From Microsoft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday December 21, 2004 @04:42PM from the it's-easy-and-it's-required dept.

securitas writes "The Washington Post has bought online magazine Slate from Microsoft for an undisclosed sum believed to be in the millions of dollars. The sale comes almost five months after Microsoft put Slate on the block (Slashdot) in late July. If you're looking for a perspective from someone other than Slate's editor Jacob Weisberg, Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz writes about the sale: 'According to ComScore Media Metrix, washingtonpost.com drew 4.5 million unique visitors last month, while Slate drew 4.8 million.' David Carr reports in the New York Times that Neilsen NetRatings recorded 6 million Slate visitors last month. Either way, Slate's audience is larger than the Post's online edition. You can learn more about the deal from AP via IHT or get streaming audio at NPR (Real|Windows Media)."

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Slate & WP == Neoliberal Propaganda Machine by Cryofan · 2004-12-21 16:50 · Score: 0, Troll

yawn....

I don't read either of those corporatist propaganda outlets unless I come across a pertinent and interesting article in a blog.

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Re:Who reads Slate by mOoZik · 2004-12-21 17:40 · Score: 1, Troll

Just the kind of uninformed reply I'd expect from a Slashdotter who has his head up Tux's ass.

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