Slate (magazine) - Definition and Overview

Slate is an online newsmagazine created by Microsoft as part of MSN. On December 21 2004, it was bought by The Washington Post.

Former political correspondent Jacob Weisberg is the current editor and former political advertising director Cyrus Krohn is publisher. The founding editor was Michael Kinsley.

Somewhat like a more centrist Salon.com, it discusses politics, movies, sports, and news. It is known for featuring unique regular and semi-regular columns such as Explainer and Human Guinea Pig. All the articles tend to be short and fairly lighthearted pieces. It has a number of associated blogs, including some of the most notable on the Internet, such as the Kausfiles. It also features regular weeklong series of diaries from interesting people, analysis of what the major newspapers are reporting on, and a link to each day's Doonesbury, whose website Slate hosts.

It also has a deal to feature its stories on the NPR show Day to Day.

Columnists on staff

• Henry Blodget ('Go East, Young Man')
• Paul Boutin ('Gizmos')
• Mary Baine Campbell ('Poem')
• Elisabeth Eaves ('The Best Policy')
• David Edelstein ('Movies')
• Mia Fineman ('Art')
• Daniel Gross ('Moneybox')
• Margo Howard ('Dear Prudence')
• Fred Kaplan ('War Stories')
• Mickey Kaus ('Kausfiles')
• Steven E. Landsburg ('Everyday Economics')
• Josh Levin ('Sports Nut')
• Dahlia Lithwick ('Jurisprudence')
• Eric Liu ('Teachings')
• Stephen Metcalf ('Books')
• Timothy Noah ('Chatterbox')
• Meghan O'Rourke ('Culturebox')
• Josh Patner ('Fashion')
• Robert Pinsky ('Poetry editor')
• Daniel Politi ('Today's Papers')
• William Saletan ('Frame Game')
• Jack Shafer ('Press Box')
• Dana Stevens ('Surfergirl')
• Chris Suellentrop ('Ballot Box, Assessment')
• Garry Trudeau ('Doonesbury')
• Eric Umansky ('Today's Papers')
• Jacob Weisberg ('Bushisms')
• Emily Yoffe ('Human Guinea Pig')

Other notable contributors

• Christopher Hitchens
• Judith Shulevitz
• Daniel Radosh

External link

• http://www.slate.com/