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How Slate doubled Facebook referrals in less than a year

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:45:19 +0000

A case study on Facebook’s new media portal looks at Slate’s rocketing Facebook traffic over the past year. Psychology explains some of the rise: “Slate’s stories frequently have provocative, attention grabbing headlines,” Facebook notes. But publishers without Slate’s … Read more

Slate article about ‘Girls’ ‘misspelled basically everyone’s name’

Mallary Jean Tenore — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:07:50 +0000

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A Slate correction that ran over the weekend is a good reminder to double-check the spelling of names. The correction, at the bottom of a Troy Patterson story about the TV show “Girls”‘ second season, reads:

This
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Jacob Weisberg: ‘The confusion about paywalls is bad for sites like ours’

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:26:07 +0000

Jacob Weisberg reacted so swiftly to Forbes reporter Jeff Bercovici’s suggestion Friday that Slate might put in some sort of pay model because “the confusion about paywalls is bad for sites like ours,” the Slate Group chairman said when reached … Read more

Carr: Weymouth is the problem at Washington Post

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:13:57 +0000

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Last week’s change in editorial leadership at The Washington Post was “mishandled from the start,” David Carr writes. Publisher Katharine Weymouth, who engineered … Read more

Slate ‘Mad Men’ correction not suitable for children

Craig Silverman — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:53:39 +0000

This Slate “Mad Men” correction is not suitable for children:

In an April 30 “TV Club,” Julia Turner misstated when Sally Draper ate the fish in Mad Men. It was before she saw the blow job.… Read more

Slate had some issues with misspelled names last week

Craig Silverman — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:15:18 +0000

A collection of Slate name corrections from last week:

In an April 26 “Culturebox” piece, Jenny Hendrix misspelled Edgar Allan Poe’s middle name.

The guide to the April 25 “Culture Gabfest” misspelled Kanye West’s first name.… Read more

Correction: Author wins Hugo Award, not ‘Huge Award’

Craig Silverman — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:45:28 +0000

Slate referred to an author winning the “Huge Award,” resulting in this correction:

In a March 2 “Future Tense” blog post, Torie Bosch misspelled the science fiction award won by writer Bruce Sterling. It is of course the … Read more

Slate retracts story it says didn’t meet verification, fairness standards

Craig Silverman — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:29:26 +0000

Hat tip to the folks at the great Retraction Watch blog for spotting this notable Slate retraction from Wednesday night:

On Feb. 17, 2012, Slate published an article titled “The Celltex Affair: An Ethics Scandal Strikes the World of Bioethics.” Because of
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Washington Post third quarter newspaper losses exacerbated by Kaplan declines

Mark Fitzgerald — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:25:02 +0000

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The Washington Post Co. swung to a loss in the third-quarter as advertising revenue fell for the fourth consecutive period and its one-time cash cow, the Kaplan education unit, reported a steep drop in profits.

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‘It’s time for Slate to fully embrace its startup roots’

Jim Romenesko — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:21:16 +0000

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Paul Smalera suggests a Slate-Washington Post Co. divorce. “What Slate needs is a CEO, someone who can lead a spinoff, attract venture capital, talent in the engineering, sales and business staffs with the prospects of equity … Read more