True/Slant (T/S) was an original content news network. It was based in a loft in SoHo in New York City funded with $3 million in capital by Forbes Media and Fuse Capital. It was acquired by Forbes in May 2010. It launched its alpha in April 2009, and its beta in June 2009. It had a new approach to journalistic entrepreneurship and advertising, and blended journalism with social networking. After operating for slightly more than 12 months, True/Slant ceased operations on July 31, 2010. Lewis Dvorkin was its founder & Chief Executive Officer. He picked its name off a list of compound names generated by a web developer. He was previously a Senior Vice President, Programming, at AOL, responsible for News, Sports, and Network Programming, as well as an Executive Editor at Forbes magazine, Page One Editor of The Wall Street Journal, a Senior Editor at Newsweek, and an editor at The New York Times. Andrea Spiegel served as Chief Product Officer for True/Slant. Prior to T/S she was a Vice President at AOL focusing on programming, product, social media and mobile, and also a Show Producer for the Fox Television tabloid newsmagazine A Current Affair. Coates Bateman was True/Slant's Executive Director, Content & Programming. He was previously an Executive Producer at AOL News, and an editor at Random House. More information...
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