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WASHINGTONPOST.COM HOSTS LIVE DISCUSSION SERIES WITH PRESIDE

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WASHINGTONPOST.COM HOSTS LIVE DISCUSSION SERIES WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES« Thread Started on Oct 9, 2007, 9:37pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------WASHINGTONPOST.COM HOSTS LIVE DISCUSSION SERIES WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Discussions Enable Users to Engage Directly with Candidates washingtonpost.com, an award-winning news and information Web site, today announced it will host a series of live online discussions between readers and individual Republican and Democratic presidential candidates beginning Wednesday, October 10th. “In 2004 we were among the first to host live online forums with each presidential candidate, during the Democratic primary—a venture that proved extremely popular—and are excited to once again provide an interactive space for readers to connect with candidates in the 2008 election,” said Jim Brady, Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com. Kicking off the round of discussions with Republican candidates, Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) will be online tomorrow at 11:00 am ET. Democratic candidate sessions will follow over the coming weeks. Each forum will last one hour and take place live on washingtonpost.com. Readers will have the opportunity to submit questions before and during the events. Candidates will respond to questions and discuss the issues most important to readers. Along with the 2004 Democratic primary candidates, past political guests who participated in live online discussions include Virginia and Maryland gubernatorial candidates, candidates in the 2006 Maryland Senate race and more than a dozen other U.S. senators and representatives. “Recognizing our readers’ desire to interact with newsmakers, washingtonpost.com continues to engage a growing national audience through its expanded online discussion forums,” said Brady. “Our live online Q & A’s with presidential candidates are part of our larger initiative to involve online readers in new and innovative ways.” In addition to this series, washingtonpost.com holds live discussions hosted daily by Washington Post and washingtonpost.com reporters, columnists and editors on topics ranging from national news and politics to entertainment and sports. A schedule of live presidential discussions is now available and will be updated throughout the series as additional candidates are confirmed. For a full schedule of washingtonpost.com live online discussions please visit the following link: www.washingtonpost.com/discussions About washingtonpost.com washingtonpost.com is the award-winning news and information Web site of The Washington Post. It offers world-class journalism, a remarkable blend of traditional reporting, and innovative, multimedia content that provides an unmatched level of depth and texture to breaking stories as well as features, plus unique ways for reader to engage with the site, its capabilities and content. The recipient of the first-ever Emmy for original video journalism online and washingtonpost.com has won numerous other awards, including an EPpy Award for Best Overall Newspaper-Affiliated Site, several Digital Edge Awards, a 2007 National Journalism Award for Web Reporting, National Press Photographers' Association Best of Photojournalism Award, and three consecutive Edward R. Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence for Non-Broadcast Affiliated Website, among others. washingtonpost.com is one of five online properties produced by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post Company. (NYSE:WPO) For more information, please visit www.washingtonpost.com.
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