Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive is the online subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States. WPNI operates washingtonpost.com, the website of the Washington Post. It also currently operates the Web sites Newsweek.com , Slate, Budget Travel Online, Sprig, LoudonExtra.com, The Root and TheBigMoney. WPNI was formed in November 1993 under the name Digital Ink.

Awards

In 2006, the WPNI Congressional Votes Database project won a $1000 Award of Distinction in the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism.^[1][2]

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."^[3][4]

WPNI maintains a webpage that further details their awards.

New Talent

The hiring of "converged-media visionary"^[5] Rob Curley 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 has several groundbreaking features, which are detailed in its press-release.^[6]

References

1. ^ Schaffer, Jan (2006). "[http://www.j-lab.org/ba06winnersrelease.shtml "Global Voices Online Wins $10,000 Knight-Batten Innovations Award"]" (Press Release). J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
2. ^ Easter, Eric (2006). "" Washingtonpost.com Database Journalism Wins Knight-Batten Honor for Innovation"" (Press Release). Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
3. ^ ""Winners - 2005"" (Webpage). EPpy Awards (2005). Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
4. ^ Easter, Eric (2005). ""Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Win EPpy Awards"" (Press Release). Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
5. ^ Ducq, Alice (2006). ""Converged Media Visionary Rob Curley Joins Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive"" (Press Release). Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
6. ^ Coratti, Kris (2007). "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/mediacenter/html/onbeing_add_020707.html "washingtonpost.com Adds Compelling Multimedia Feature That Offers Interesting Points of View from Everyday People"]" (Press Release). Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.

External links

• Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive: Media Center
• The Washington Post Company

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