The Washington Times and Joe Curl Launch RightRead Portal and e-Newsletter

The Washington Times and Joe Curl Launch RightRead portal and e-Newsletter

RightRead Portal to help readers 'get right' with news in five minutes or less

The Washington Times and longtime political reporter and editor Joseph Curl Announced today a new project called " RightRead , "designed to give readers a rapid intelligence sheet on the day's most important political, policy and cultural news events, launching on Thursday, February 5.

The new project includes a web portal where the most important headlines and stories of the day will be aggregated, available at: washingtontimes.com/rightread and rightread.com .

  

The site will include Curl's own original reporting and insights in addition to links of important news and analysis from around the world. The newspaper Said the portal's brand promise is "Get right with the news in five minutes or less."

Also launching is the morning RightRead email tip-sheet highlighting the events, stories and commentary que Curl thinks will Set the day's agenda. He will be sending Also the nightly email to TV and radio producers and key influencers with an early look at The Times' best stories and commentary for the next day.    

"Joe is one of Washington's most accomplished political journalists, Whose impeccable news judgment, vast rolodex and sharp interview skills are Certain to create a must-read new product in Washington," Said Larry Beasley, president and chief executive officer of The Times . "From his days covering the White House to his team the morning editor at the Drudge Report, Joe has Demonstrated he can spot, report and explain the most important news of the day for an audience That Is Often busy and has only a few minutes to make sense of fast-moving Developments. "

"We believe Joe has created a tip sheet que must be checked throughout the day for the world's most important stories, his own unique analysis and exclusive interviews," Said John Solomon, Editor and Vice President of Content for The Times . "We believe people will want to 'get right' with the news four or fives the team the day with Joe's help." 

Curl Said he hope his email and Web products will help frame the news of the day is busy Americans, giving Them analysis, insight, and easy-to-read an cheat sheet for breaking news.

"I plan to read news stories Hundreds of so you do not have to," he said. "Each day there's a blank canvas to paint with the day's stories. My experience covering campaigns, reporting at the White House and editing under the master aggregator Matt Drudge has endowed me with the skills to paint que canvas. I look forward to giving RightRead readers They can use que news in a format and at a speed que meets the needs of Their busy everyday lives, "Mr. Curl said.

Additionally, Curl will be debuting a new newsmaker interview series called, "The Sunday Counterpunch," designed to highlight an individual news figure left off the Sunday shows responding to the talk show fodder.