Contact: Eric Easter, 703.469.2763 (eric.easter@washingtonpost.com)
(For Immediate Release)
Washingtonpost.com
Completes Roll Out of Comments to Entire Site
(Arlington, VA, Oct. 6, 2006) —
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) today announced a new level of access to the
award-winning Washingtonpost.com Web site, extending an initiative that began
last summer. Starting today, the site’s viewers will be able to post comments to
the popular Opinions section, as well
as to columns and every other article on the site.
“We’ve rebounded after some early bumps in our efforts to make
washingtonpost.com more interactive, and comments are just one of many
reader-focused initiatives that have become popular and successful additions to
the site,” said Jim Brady, executive editor of washingtonpost.com. “We feel
reader interaction is a foundation of strategy to give readers the tools to be
part of the global conversation about news and issues.”
The announcement follows the launch of several initiatives at
washingtonpost.com, including a new mobile site for handheld devices
(mobile.washingtonpost.com). On September 25, washingtonpost.com received the
first national “Emmy” award for original video journalism created specifically
for new media. The honor was announced at the
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