Who founded Slate magazine and when was it launched?
Michael Kinsley founded Slate on the 24th of June, 1996, with backing from Microsoft. Kinsley served as its first editor-in-chief until 2002.
Questions about Slate (magazine)
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Who owns Slate magazine?
Slate is owned by Graham Holdings Company, formerly The Washington Post Company. The Washington Post Company purchased Slate in 2004 and renamed itself Graham Holdings after selling The Washington Post to Jeff Bezos in 2013.
What is a Slate pitch?
A Slate pitch is a contrarian argument that sounds wrong or counterintuitive but is proposed as airtight logic. The Columbia Journalism Review coined this definition, and the #slatepitches hashtag emerged on Twitter in 2009 to describe the practice Slate had made famous since 2006.
When did Slate launch its first podcast?
Slate launched its first podcast, Political Gabfest, in 2005. It grew out of the magazine's internal editorial conference calls and was one of the earliest podcasts in the medium.
How many National Magazine Awards has Slate won?
Slate won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2003-2011, and received an NMA for podcasting in 2016. Between 2009 and 2014 alone, the magazine received 14 nominations and won the award twice.
What is the Slate Plus membership program?
Slate Plus is a paid membership tier launched in 2014 that offers subscribers ad-free podcasts and bonus materials. Within a year of launch it had attracted 9,000 subscribers, generating roughly half a million dollars in annual revenue.