Allbritton to Launch DC Metro News Website

The New Republic reports that Robert Allbritton, owner of Politico has plans to launch a DC Metro news site. Allbritton is putting former Washingtonpost.com editor Jim Brady in charge of the new site, sources told TNR.

TNR‘s Gabriel Sherman says that new site will feature a mix of original reporting, aggregation, and GPS-map features. Hmmm…

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