Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
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Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive was an online subsidiary of the Washington Post Company
, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States
. WPNI operated washingtonpost.com, the website of the Washington Post, as well as the Web sites Newsweek.com, Slate
, Foreign Policy Magazine, Budget Travel Online, Sprig, LoudonExtra.com, The Root and TheBigMoney. WPNI was formed in November 1993 under the name Digital Ink.
In 2009, Newsweek.com and Budget Travel Online were transferred to Newsweek
(with Budget Travel magazine and Web site subsequently sold by Newsweek
), and WPNI began doing business by the name Washington Post Digital. In 2010, WPNI ceased, and all employees transferred to The Washington Post
or The Slate Group
.
In 2005, WPNI's Slate Magazine
won two EPpys for "Best Internet News Service over 1 million monthly visitors" and for "Best Internet Entertainment Service over 1 million monthly visitors." Washingtonpost.com also won an EPpy for "Best Overall Design of an Internet Service over 1 million monthly visitors."
brought a prominent innovator in the field of online journalism to the company. Curley's first major project at WPNI was onBeing, "a presentation of observations, lessons and tales offered by everyday people from every walk of life." The project had several groundbreaking features, which are detailed in its press-release. However, Curley left shortly thereafter, in 2008, for the Las Vegas Sun, saying on his Web site that he "probably wasn't the best fit with the organization."
Washington Post Company
The Washington Post Company is an American education and media company, best known for owning the newspaper for which it is named, The Washington Post. The Company also owns Kaplan, Inc., a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses...
, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. WPNI operated washingtonpost.com, the website of the Washington Post, as well as the Web sites Newsweek.com, Slate
Slate (magazine)
Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...
, Foreign Policy Magazine, Budget Travel Online, Sprig, LoudonExtra.com, The Root and TheBigMoney. WPNI was formed in November 1993 under the name Digital Ink.
In 2009, Newsweek.com and Budget Travel Online were transferred to Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
(with Budget Travel magazine and Web site subsequently sold by Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
), and WPNI began doing business by the name Washington Post Digital. In 2010, WPNI ceased, and all employees transferred to The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
or The Slate Group
The Slate Group
The Slate Group is an online publishing entity established in June 2008 by The Washington Post Company. Among the publications overseen by The Slate Group are Slate, Slate V, The Root, The Big Money, and ForeignPolicy.com....
.
Awards
In 2006, the WPNI Congressional Votes Database project won a $1000 Award of Distinction in the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism.In 2005, WPNI's Slate Magazine
Slate (magazine)
Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...
won two EPpys for "Best Internet News Service over 1 million monthly visitors" and for "Best Internet Entertainment Service over 1 million monthly visitors." Washingtonpost.com also won an EPpy for "Best Overall Design of an Internet Service over 1 million monthly visitors."
New Talent
The hiring of "converged-media visionary" Rob CurleyRob Curley
Rob Curley is the current President and Executive Editor of Greenspun Interactive, the new-media division of the Las Vegas Sun and Greenspun Media Group...
brought a prominent innovator in the field of online journalism to the company. Curley's first major project at WPNI was onBeing, "a presentation of observations, lessons and tales offered by everyday people from every walk of life." The project had several groundbreaking features, which are detailed in its press-release. However, Curley left shortly thereafter, in 2008, for the Las Vegas Sun, saying on his Web site that he "probably wasn't the best fit with the organization."