Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and
culture in the United States. It is known, and sometimes criticized,
for having adopted contrarian views, giving rise to the term "Slate
Pitches". It has a generally liberal editorial stance.It was created
in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under
the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. In 2004, it was purchased
by The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings
Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an
online publishing entity created by Graham Holdings. Slate is based in
New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C.Slate,
which is updated throughout the day, covers politics, arts and
culture, sports, and news. According to its former editor-in-chief
Julia Turner, the magazine is "not fundamentally a breaking news
source", but rather aimed at helping readers to "analyze and
understand and interpret the world" with witty and entertaining
writing. As of mid-2015, it publishes about 1,500 stories per month.
culture in the United States. It is known, and sometimes criticized,
for having adopted contrarian views, giving rise to the term "Slate
Pitches". It has a generally liberal editorial stance.It was created
in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under
the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. In 2004, it was purchased
by The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings
Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an
online publishing entity created by Graham Holdings. Slate is based in
New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C.Slate,
which is updated throughout the day, covers politics, arts and
culture, sports, and news. According to its former editor-in-chief
Julia Turner, the magazine is "not fundamentally a breaking news
source", but rather aimed at helping readers to "analyze and
understand and interpret the world" with witty and entertaining
writing. As of mid-2015, it publishes about 1,500 stories per month.
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