Washingtonpost.com To Offer Live, Real-Time Analysis of State of the Union Address  

Site Tops Traditional Reporting with Instant Updates and Commentary

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2007 — washingtonpost.com, the award-winning news and information Web site synonymous with the world of politics, today announced it will provide instant, live coverage and analysis of President Bush’s State of the Union address this evening.

The site will feature a live video feed of the president’s speech in its entirety, as well as the full Democratic response. In conjunction with the video feed, the site’s Live Online area will include Washington Post Associate Editor Robert Kaiser’s live analysis of the speech. Readers will be able to interact with Kaiser by posing Live Online questions and posting comments on related articles. After the speech, other top Post reporters will provide further commentary and analysis via streaming video. washingtonpost.com will also offer edited excerpts of the speech for readers only interested in “highlights.”

“The State of the Union Address is a vital means of communication with the American public, and washingtonpost.com upholds its commitment to extend and expand on that communication,” said Jim Brady, executive editor and vice president, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. “We are excited to continue pushing the boundaries of live reporting with our real-time video coverage and analysis

Following the address and starting in the morning, readers can check back for the full text and video of the speech and in-depth analysis of the Democratic responses.

About Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) is the online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO). Its mission is to create truly interactive platforms that offer unmatched user experiences by developing editorial products with world-class reporting and award-winning content.

WPNI’s news and information sites, which include washingtonpost.com, Slate, Newsweek.com and Budget Travel Online, inform and encourage conversation and debate while reaching millions of unique and active users each month. WPNI properties’ long lists of awards include the first-ever Emmy for original video journalism online awarded to washingtonpost.com.

The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA

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