``Stanley has the ability to make you sit up and take notice and then won't let you ignore him,'' said David Talbot, founder and editor in chief of Salon.com. ``His passionate writing deserves the widest possible audience. We are honored that he has chosen Salon.com as the vehicle on the Internet for voicing his ideas.''

Salon.com is home to a cacophony of voices. Camille Paglia, Garrison Keillor, Anne Lamott, David Horowitz and Joe Conason are among the renowned authors, broadcasters and lecturers who express their diverse opinions and ideas on Salon.com.

``The talent of our writers, whether it be our columnists, freelancers or editorial staff, has won Salon.com its critical acclaim,'' added Talbot. ``In part, I think our success comes from a conscious and vigilant effort to have a wide array of viewpoints on a variety of subjects represented on the site.''

Crouch's illustrious career has included the following professions: actor, drummer, composer, teacher, writer, poet and editor. His essays have been published in the New York Times, Esquire and New Republic among others. In 1991, Crouch received the MacArthur Foundation's genius award.

ABOUT SALON.COM

Salon.com (www.salon.com; AOL Keyword: Salon) is an Internet media company that produces a network of 11 original content sites and two communities -- Table Talk and The Well. Salon.com was founded by David Talbot, former arts editor of the San Francisco Examiner. Premier advertisers and sponsors of Salon.com include IBM, Lexus, Microsoft, Virgin MegaStore Online, Intel, DrKoop.com, barnesandnoble.com and EDS. Salon.com has relationships with more than 325 advertising sponsors. In December 1999, the site had 3.4 million unique visitors.

Salon.com recently announced an equity and content agreement with Rainbow Media Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation and NBC, to develop online content and Salon.com's first television series, targeted to air on Bravo, the Film and Arts Network, in Fall 2000.

This month, Salon.com announced a content agreement with Red Hat, a leading provider of OpenSource and Linux software. Salon.com also distributes its content to leading online and Internet companies such as America Online (AOL). Other Internet sites that carry Salon.com content on a regular basis include Lycos, GO.com, Alta Vista, Reuters, CNN.com and CNET. In the wireless and handheld arenas, Salon.com has signed content distribution agreements with AvantGo and Rocket eBooks. Salon.com also syndicates through United Features Syndicate and has an e-commerce ticketing and advertising sponsorship sales agreement with CultureFinder.

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