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(For Immediate Release)

“PostGlobal” Brings Global Collaborative Journalism to washingtonpost.com

Arlington VA – June 15, 2006 — Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive today announced the launch of PostGlobal, a panel blog featuring some of the world’s most respected thinkers whose blog posts will focus on the impact of politics, economics, policy and culture on international relations.

The URL for PostGlobal is http://blog.washingtonpost.com/PostGlobal.

PostGlobal is an experiment in global journalism – an ongoing discussion of international issues among dozens of the world's best-known writers, commentators, and editors. It aims to create a truly global dialogue, drawing on independent voices in the countries where news is happening—from China to Iran, from South Africa to Saudi Arabia, from Mexico to India. 

Twice a week, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Fareed Zakaria of Newsweek will pose a question to PostGlobal's diverse network of experts in more than 30 countries. Their responses will reflect what the world thinks about important issues.

The discussion will not be limited to journalists. An expanded comments feature will offer readers an opportunity to join the discussion with the writers as well as other readers around the world.

Some of the bloggers for the launch of PostGlobal include:

Bill Emmott (England): The former editor of The Economist magazine, the world's leading weekly on international current affairs. He is now an independent writer, speaker and consultant on international affairs.

Lucia Annunziata (Italy): Columnist for Italian newspaper La Stampa, she has covered Latin America, Central America, the United States and the Middle East. She was president of RAI, National Public Television, a position she resigned in May 2004 to protest Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's conflicts of interest.

Hu Shuli (China): The managing editor Caijing (Business and Finance Review) in China, she is a former Chief reporter for the China Business Times and has been covering news events and providing analysis on world and Chinese economic issues for 15 years.

Moisés Naím, (Washington DC): Editor and publisher of Foreign Policy, Naim has written extensively on the political economy of international trade and investment, multilateral organizations, economic reforms, and globalization.

Daoud Kuttab (West Bank): A Palestinian journalist, Kuttab is the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University in Ramallah, and he is the founder and general director of AmmanNet, the Arab world's first internet radio station.

William M. Gumede (South Africa): A senior editor at the Financial Mail in Johannesburg, where he writes about the presidency as well as a twice-weekly column on economics.

Shekar Guptar (India): Editor in Chief,The Indian Express

Caroline Little, CEO and publisher of washingtonpost.com, said “PostGlobal recognizes the unique opportunity that the internet provides for experts and interested viewers to discuss serious global issues.”

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