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Awards

• Recipient of two 2007 MPA Digital Awards: Slate V won best online video–standalone for "Justice Scalia Joins 24;" Slate received third place for Web site of the year under the News and Social Topics/Business and Finance category.
• Winner of 2007 Online Journalism Award for Commentary from a large Web site given to William Saletan. Slate's Deputy Editor David Plotz was also nominated in the same category.
• Winner of two of Min's Best of the Web Awards, to Jacob Weisberg for Editor of Web site and for best podcast/videocast.
• Winner of the 2006 Weblog Award for best podcast. (Andy Bowers, executive producer and host.)
• Winner of four 2006 Society of American Travel Writers Lowell Thomas Awards: (Internet Travel Article) Gold, David Plotz, "An American Barbecue Pilgrimage"; Silver, Jacob Weisberg, "Book Hunting in Britain"; Bronze, Seth Stevenson, "Should I Move to Amsterdam?"; (Special Purpose Travel) Gold, Seth Stevenson, "Baja, Top to Bottom."
• 2006 Winner of the Web Marketing Awards for Best Media Web Site and Best Photography Web Site.
• 2006 Vincent J. Scully Prize from the National Building Museum awarded to Witold Rybczynski, recognizing Rybczynski's architecture criticism in Slate.
• 2006 EPpy Award for Best Internet News Service (over 1 million visitors).  The award is made by Editor and Publisher and Mediaweek.
• 2006 Award from the Chicago Headline Club/Society of Professional Journalists in the category of commentary given to Slate's Austan Goolsbee
• 2006 James Beard Journalism Award given to Sara Dickerman for "Down With Gloves." Slate's Mike Steinberger was also nominated in the same category.
• 2005 First-Place Winner in the "Faux Faulkner Contest": Sam Apple, for "The Administration and the Fury" in Slate.
• 2005 Winner of Online News Association awards for Online Commentary, large sites: Seth Stevenson, Slate.com, "Ad Report Card," and Enterprise Journalism, large sites: Slate.com, "What is Torture?" Special recognition: Mickey Kaus, Slate.com, "Kausfiles."
• 2005 Winner of two EPpy awards for Best Internet News Service with more than 1 million monthly visitors, and Best Internet Entertainment Service with more than 1 million monthly visitors.
• 2005 Newswomen's Club of New York Front Page Award to Meghan O'Rourke in field of Online Commentary
• Winner of three 2005 Society of American Travel Writers awards: (Cultural Tourism Article) Gold, Seth Stevenson, "Trying Really Hard To Like India"; (Personal Comment) Bronze, Matthew Polly, "Brown Revisited"; (Internet Travel Article) Silver, Elisabeth Eaves, "Dancing in Spanish: Flamenco in Seville."

Press Releases

Oct. 28, 2008: Highlights of Charlie Rose to Appear on Slate

Oct. 6, 2008: Slate Breaks Traffic Record in September

Oct. 3, 2008: Slate Partners With Chimp Software for iPhone Election Application

Sept. 15, 2008: The Slate Group Launches The Big Money

July 14, 2008: Slate Hires Technology Writer Farhad Manjoo