HUFFINGTON
06.17.12
LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
uniquely expressive medium,
designed and produced by our iPad
magazine’s team of editors and
designers. Think of Huffington as
HuffPost’s more stylish offspring.
Same DNA, different presentation.
Huffington’s content will
emphasize the rich — and richly
rewarding — interactions that
come from uninterrupted time
spent in the company of creative
minds. Within these pages are
stories to be savored, passed
among friends and family, read —
and re-read — in bed or in sunny
rooms over a late breakfast and
multiple cups of coffee. Because, as
with books and print magazines,
there’s something about tablet
reading that frees you from the
push and pull of the news cycle.
Our inaugural issue features
Peter Goodman on young voters’
disillusionment with President
Obama; Mike Hogan on the indie
filmmakers responsible for the
cult hit Beginners; Lisa Belkin on
fathers in the workplace; Howard
Fineman on Karl Rove; and Tom
Zeller’s devastating profile of the
effects of a coal-ash landfill on
a small, impoverished Alabama
town. There’s also a Q&A with
Aaron Sorkin, whose series The
Newsroom premieres later this
month. And, playing off HuffPost’s
Greatest Person of the Day,
Huffington will spotlight a
Greatest Person of the Week. We
start off with Natalie
Blakemore, a Missouri
mother who set out
Our team
to build playgrounds
is constantly
safe for disabled
crafting
children, including
an array of
her own young son.
narrative
And since
jewels, and
engagement is a big
Huffington
part of everything
is our way
we do, stories can be
of putting
shared by Facebook,
Twitter, and email,
the very best
and they end with
of them in
a comment bubble;
the perfect
you can tap it, share
setting.”
your comment,
and continue the
conversation. We’ve worked
to make Huffington engaging
without going overboard on the
bells and whistles.
So, welcome to Huffington, and
as you page through and immerse
yourself in its array of features,
please let us know what
you think.
ARIANNA