washingtonpost.com and Newsweek Host Unprecedented Live Super Tuesday Election Coverage
Posted on February 6, 2008
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In an unprecedented
endeavor on Super Tuesday (February 5th), washingtonpost.com and Newsweek,
national leaders in political news, will offer six hours of continuous live
video coverage of the election returns alongside the most comprehensive
online reporting from every primary state. washingtonpost.com and Newsweek
are combining the best of video and political journalism to create a unique
interactive experience.
Anchor Jon Meacham, Editor of Newsweek, will report and discuss the
latest Super Tuesday returns with renowned journalists from The Washington
Post, washingtonpost.com, Newsweek, Slate magazine and WPNI’s new site The
Root. Reporters including Jonathan Alter, Dan Balz, Howard Fineman, Michael
Isikoff, Anne Kornblut, Howard Kurtz, Ruth Marcus and Sally Quinn, among
others, will provide the latest news and analysis from primary and caucus
states around the country.
Expert political analyst Chris Cillizza will report live from The
Washington Post newspaper’s headquarters, explaining the impact on the
campaigns and the future of the race. From the Decision Desk at
washingtonpost.com, Ed O’Keefe will give updated results in real time. The
program will also feature live video coverage from the candidates’
speeches.
“We’re very excited by the prospect of doing something new,” said
Meacham. “We’ll be drawing on our team around the country to do what we do
best: put breaking news in perspective.”
“As leaders in political news and online technology, we are going to
try something new this election season. This is an innovative news
experience that could help shape the future of online news,” said Jim
Brady, Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com.
Enhancing the video experience, users will be able to interact in a
live discussion forum that the video hosts will draw upon for questions.
In-depth, comprehensive analysis and continuously updated blog posts from
Washington Post reporters on “The Trail” will be available on the Post
Politics page, in addition to interactive U.S. maps with polls, results and
delegate counts. washingtonpost.com will also offer mobile alerts for
people to receive immediate updates on individual primaries and candidates
on their phones.
“We are combining the collective quality journalism and innovative
technology across Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive’s properties to
produce the most engaging, interactive experience for our online
audiences,” said Caroline Little, CEO and Publisher of
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive.
Tammy Haddad, former Vice President and Executive Producer of political
coverage at MSNBC and President of Haddad Media and washingtonpost.com’s
Deputy Managing Editor for Multimedia Chet Rhodes are Executive Producers
of this election special.
The live video will be available between 6:00 pm - Midnight ET on
washingtonpost.com/postpoliticstv and through washingtonpost.com and
Newsweek.com’s homepages.
About washingtonpost.com
washingtonpost.com is an award-winning news and information destination
that delivers world-class reporting and innovative multimedia content,
creating a truly interactive news experience. Using the latest technology
and tools, washingtonpost.com encourages participation and content
customization across all platforms, allowing readers to engage with
washingtonpost.com anytime, anywhere. Winner of four consecutive Edward R.
Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence for Non-Broadcast Affiliated Web site,
washingtonpost.com is one of five online properties produced by
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the online publishing subsidiary of
The Washington Post Company. (NYSE: WPO)
About Newsweek:
Founded in 1933, Newsweek provides comprehensive coverage of national
and international affairs, business, culture, science and technology, and
arts and entertainment. Headquartered in New York, Newsweek has 20 bureaus
located in the U.S. and around the globe. In addition to its U.S. edition,
Newsweek publishes three English-language editions overseas and is the only
news magazine with six weekly local-language editions-in Japanese, Korean,
Spanish, Polish, Arabic Chinese and Russian. Newsweek’s worldwide
circulation is more than 3.5 million and a total readership of more than 21
million. The magazine appears in more than 190 countries. Newsweek holds
more National Magazine Awards, given by the American Society of Magazine
Editors (ASME), than any other newsweekly.
Newsweek.com, launched in Oct. 1998, offers daily news updates,
Web-only columns from Newsweek’s top writers, photo galleries, audio and
video reports from correspondents, podcasts, mobile content and archives as
well as all content from the weekly print edition. The site has won more
than 20 awards since 2002 and has been nominated twice for a National
Magazine Award.
About Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI)
The online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO),
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive strives to produce thought-provoking
and engaging content on its suite of Web sites, which include
washingtonpost.com, Newsweek.com, Slate.com, The Root, Budget Travel Online
and Sprig.com. Reaching a combined 16 million unique users each month, WPNI
aims to inform and to stimulate debate while encouraging audience
participation. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.
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