Washington - The Slate Group, a Web publishing unit of The Washington Post that produces the online magazine Slate, said on Monday that it has launched a new business site called The Big Money. The company said that the site will cover the intersection of business and a variety of areas including technology, green initiatives, media, fashion and food. James Ledbetter Jr., the former deputy managing editor of CNN Money, will serve as the site's editor, with Elinor Shields, former managing editor of The Huffington Post, serving as deputy editor.

Washington - The Washington Post Company said that it has launched The Slate Group, a new online publishing entity that will oversee Slate Magazine, Slate V, TheRoot.com and The Big Money, a business site launching later this year.

Washington - Slate, the daily online news and entertainment magazine owned by The Washington Post, said on Monday that it has launched a new online video magazine. Slate V will feature original video, top picks from around the Web and selected user-generated video. The company named multiple Emmy-winner Bill Smee as the site's executive producer, and former NPR correspondent Andy Bowers as editor of Slate V, which will cover topics including news and politics, culture and entertainment, and humor and animation.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo announced on Monday that it will play host, along with The Huffington Post and online magazine Slate, to two online-only presidential debates.

Washington - Slate, the daily online news and entertainment magazine owned by The Washington Post, said that it has launched a 2008 Political Futures Database, which uses data from three prediction markets to forecast the outcome of 2008 Presidential and Congressional races.

Arlington, Va. - Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), the online publishing unit of The Washington Post Company, said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Massachusetts-based Internet TV firm Brightcove to launch ad-supported Internet video channels across its websites.