Sold! - Goodbye, Bill G. Hello, Don G. By Jacob Weisberg
It's been rumored for ages, and now it's official--Slate, workday reading material for educated office dwellers everywhere, has a buyer and is leaving the Microsoft nest to become part of the Washington Post family. The article above assures that there will be no changes to Slate's format or content, but this is a good marriage: Few newspapers have the online presence, or the quality stable of writers, which WaPo offers. Blogger Mickey Kaus may have to grovel a bit for his recent P.P.P.P.S. tantrum about a weekend WaPo article, though...
This leaves one question unanswered: what will happen to Salon? I love reading Cary Tennis and King Kaufman and a liberal ex-po-zay almost every day--and almost every day I sit through whatever commercial they've put up to "earn" the right to read the site for free. Without some infusion of cash, though, I don't know if Salon can continue on its subscription model while losing money. Paging George Soros...
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