(New York, NY and Los Angeles, Ca.) The Huffington Post
Media Group, a leading source of news, opinion,
entertainment, community and digital information and
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the launch of an
Oprah Winfrey section on Huffingtonpost.com coming
August 2012. The announcement was made by
Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of The
Huffington Post Media Group, and Erik Logan and Sheri
Salata, presidents, OWN.
The special section on the website will
feature content created and curated by writers and
producers from OWN and Oprah.com specifically for
The Huffington Post. Additionally, the section will
call upon The Huffington Post's vast network of
bloggers and community to have a conversation
around Oprah.com content.
"We are thrilled to partner with Oprah Winfrey and
OWN," said Arianna Huffington. "Oprah was about
engagement and authenticity long before engagement and
authenticity ruled the web. And since those qualities are
deeply embedded in the DNA of both OWN and HuffPost,
I'm delighted that we'll be working together to
enlarge the conversation on living our best lives, as Oprah
puts it, just as we launch our GPS for the Soul app."
"This partnership is a great example of our innovative
digital efforts to provide unique ways to engage with our
viewers using online and social media platforms, said
Logan. Added Salata, "The special
Oprah-branded experience will reach millions of passionate
Huffington Post readers in addition to the loyal followers
of Oprah.com."
The Huffington Post Oprah section will contain a mix of
articles, blogs and interactive content that will
connect with the audience on an emotional and spiritual
level. The site will provide practical advice and
resourcesencouraging people to discover their
best selvesand to lead happy, fulfilling lives by
taking steps to attain their goals. Topics covered will
include personal growth, spirituality and aspects of
physical and mental health.
About The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is a Pulitzer Prize-winning source of
breaking news, features, and entertainment, as well as a
highly engaged community for opinion and conversation. The
Huffington Post has 36.9 million monthly unique visitors
(comScore April, 2012) posting over 6.5 million comments
each month. The site has over 30,000 bloggers -- from
politicians, students and celebrities to academics,
parents and policy experts -- who contribute in
real-time on the subjects they are most passionate
about. The Huffington Post has editions in the UK,
Canada, Quebec, and France, with El Huffington Post
Spain and L'Huffington Post Italia scheduled to launch
this year.
About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
A joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery
Communications, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is a
multi-platform media company designed to entertain, inform
and inspire people to live their best lives. OWN
debuted on January 1, 2011 on what was the Discovery Health
Channel and is in approximately 85 million homes. The
venture also includes the award-winning digital
platform, Oprah.com. For more
information, please visit www.oprah.com/own and www.press.discovery.com/us/own.