You Are Cordially Invited: Economist Launches New Feature On Economist.com

Economist.com has launched “By Invitation,” a new feature that aims to connect readers with experts in business and academia.

They’ve kicking things off with “Economics by Invitation,” which will include 55 economists offering their commentary and take on current issues. These economists will be invited to answer questions from The Economist‘s editors, with readers joining in by commenting on these experts’ articles and talking amongst one another.

Ron Diorio, the Economist.com’s VP of product and community development, explains the reasoning behind this new feature:

Our mission for The Economist online is to create the leading destination for intelligent conversation and debate. The success of other features such as our award-winning online debates, the Democracy in America blog and the conversation cloud tool all demonstrate the desire of our readers to engage in intelligent debate and discussion online. The “By Invitation” series is a natural extension of this strategy.

Expect more “By Invitation” topics and experts to be announced later in the year.

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