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WASHINGTON POST
washingtonpost.com is an award-winning news and information destination that delivers world-class reporting and innovative multimedia content, creating a truly interactive news experience. Using the latest technology and tools, washingtonpost.com encourages participation and content customization across all platforms, allowing readers to engage with washingtonpost.com anytime, anywhere. Winner of four consecutive Edward R. Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence for Non-Broadcast Affiliated Web site, washingtonpost.com is owned by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.

GANNETT FOUNDATION
Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company. In the United States, the company publishes 85 daily newspapers, including USA TODAY, and nearly 900 non-daily publications. Along with each of its daily newspapers, the company operates Internet sites offering news and advertising that is customized for the market served and integrated with its publishing operations. USA TODAY.com is one of the most popular news sites on the Web. The company is the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S.

NEW YORK TIMES
NYTimes.com, the world's #1 newspaper Web site, provides high-quality news, information and entertainment to an influential, global audience. Leveraging the power of the Web with the authority of The New York Times, NYTimes.com's award-winning multimedia brings you closer to the events and people in the news.

PHILIP MERRILL COLLEGE
At a time when strong journalism is needed more than ever, the Philip Merrill College of Journalism develops some of the best young journalists in the country through a multi-platform program that provides rigorous training in ethics, reporting, critical thinking, writing and research. That's why the Merrill College is a national leader in journalism education.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news from AP.

ESPN.COM
ESPN.com, a division of ESPN Inc., is the leading provider of sports on the Internet. ESPN.com, which is the central hub to a network of sites including ESPNdeportes.com, ESPNsoccernet.com, Cricinfo.com, Racing-Live.com, Scrum.com, ESPNU.com, and many more, also works in conjunction with the Walt Disney Company's digital media and technology divisions.

PLUCK
Pluck's integrated social media platform incorporates user-generated content and social networking tools directly into the core site experiences of some of the world's top digital destinations, such as USA Today, WashingtonPost.com, Circuit City, and Discovery. Features include comments, forums, ratings and reviews, recommendations, photos, videos, blogs, and social networking.

TOPIX
A Top 10 online newspaper destination (comScore, June 2008), Topix is the leading news community on the Web, connecting people to information and discussions that matter to them in every U.S. town and city. Topix also helps media companies to engage their online audiences through syndicated forums, hyper-local platforms, widgets, RSS feeds, and more.

THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT
The Washington Independent is non-profit, non-partisan Web site featuring original reporting and commentary about politics and policy. We seek to provide context for national news. We report using both long pieces and blog posts - all working together to tell a larger story. We also offer commentary from thought-provoking experts, including leading historians, economists and former intelligence officers or government officials. Whether it's about having a reporter or full-time blogger on the campaign planes or sending our national security reporter to Afghanistan, all our stories try to offer framework for the news.

YAHOO! NEWS
With over 38 million users on a monthly basis, Yahoo! News is the most-visited news site on the Internet (comScore MediaMetrix). Yahoo! News brings a comprehensive collection of breaking headlines and video from its broad range of partners while also offering exclusive interviews and award-winning original programming. Most recently, Yahoo! News conducted the first-ever online interview with President Bush and has developed several unique programs for the 2008 election, including the first online presidential debate.

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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the only worldwide news agency with a truly global perspective. We offer multimedia services in 8 languages, specially designed for web and mobile platforms. Check out our high revenue-generating interactive applications including special packages for the 2008 elections, as well as year-round sports applications, and video services. See us at our booth and at www.afp.com.

CNN.COM
CNN.com is the world's No. 1 destination for online and wireless news, garnering the greatest audience share among current events and global news sites. CNN.com provides consumers with the most enriching, immediate interaction with news anywhere, seamlessly combining articles, videos, images, interactive features and user-generated content. CNN.com's news video offering - both live and on-demand - is unparalleled on the Web. CNN.com's recent awards include an Edward R. Murrow award, a National Headliner award and three EPpy awards.

GANNETT
Gannett is a leading international news and information company that publishes 85 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns nearly 900 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom's second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes 17 daily paid-for titles; approximately 300 weekly newspapers, magazines and trade publications; and a network of award-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 23 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.

MARKETWIRE
Marketwire is a full-service partner to communications professionals seeking top-tier news distribution, media management, multimedia and monitoring solutions. With a reputation for technology leadership, Marketwire offers innovative products and services such as Social Media 2.0, Enhanced SEO, Dashboard Mobile Financial, and Mediahub media management. Marketwire serves more than 8,000 clients worldwide through 19 offices on four continents. Visit us at www.marketwire.com.

SAXOTECH
SAXOTECH helps media companies address the changing behaviors of consumers by providing enterprise content management and monetization solutions for multi-channel publishing. Our scalable, easy-to-implement solutions are used to plan, create, edit, design and publish for digital and print channels and are backed by world-class customer implementation, training, support and ongoing development. Today, SAXOTECH's solutions are in use by more than 450 publishers around the world.