1. College on

2. The Huffington Post
Is an online newspaper that combines the best
news and features content from around the web
with original commentary
“People believe this model may fundamentally
change the news business” - Time, March 2009

3. By the numbers
The Huffington Post was founded nearly 5
years ago
Since then, it has accumulated an
audience of 28 million unique visitors per
month and an active readership, who
contribute 2 million comments per month
(September 2009)

4. Verticals
The Huffington Post already has 18
“verticals,” which function as newspaper
sections
They are: Politics, Media, Entertainment,
Living, Technology, Style, Green, World,
Comedy, New York, Chicago, Denver,
etc.
College will be the 19th vertical

5. The College Vertical will be
A collection of the best collegiate news and
feature stories from around the Web
A destination for insightful, provocative blogs
about college life and higher education
A platform for students to voice their opinions in
a respected forum

6. Why we want a College Vertical
Nowhere else is the content of disparate
college newspapers brought together to
form a cohesive collegiate narrative
People care about what happens on
college campuses – their own, and those
of their friends and family

7. How the vertical would work
Only part of the story would be on our
site, so if someone wants to read the
whole story they are directed back to your
newspaper’s page
In return, your site will display a “Widget”
listing the top five picks from the College
Vertical

8. Where your content will appear
Across our site
In our feeds
In search results across the web

9. Bloggers
In addition to aggregating content from
your newspaper’s site, we would be
interested in having your paper’s
columnists and reporters contribute to the
College Vertical as bloggers
They can opine on politics, fashion,
campus life, what it’s like to be 22… pretty
much anything on their minds

10. Eyes and Ears
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eyes-and-
ears/
A network of people who respond to
HuffPost’s reporting requests
Covers larger areas more efficiently than
one reporter could and provides access to
areas far from campus

11. Summary
HuffPost is creating a College Vertical, and
we want you to be a part of it!
If you want to, you can choose to
be a part of our Eyes and Ears program
and/or have your bloggers contribute directly to The Huffington
Post
We hope you’ll join us!