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July 30, 2002
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Researching people on the Internet
July 30, 2002
Paul Grabowicz explains how to do a background check on a person using online databases of property records and professional licenses. And in another piece, he looks at researching the businesses and organizations with which a person might be affiliated, as well as checking on political contributions they may have made.
Top 20 Current Events & Global News Sites
July 29, 2002
Here are the Top 20 Current Events & Global News Sites by month, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. This list is updated every month.
America at War, Washingtonpost.com
July 27, 2002
Most Innovative Use of Digital Media: News Event Coverage, Circulation over 250,000, Digital Edge Awards 2002. Judges said: An impassioned mission that began just minutes after the first plane struck the World Trade Center continues to this day. Washingtonpost.com?s approach to the most notorious acts of violence in generations encompasses constantly updated articles from print reporters, streaming audio and video, photo galleries and more than 180 hours of “Live Online” discussions about the terror attacks and all facets of the U.S. response.
Trigger Happy
July 26, 2002
Forbes.com got a little too ahead of the news on July 19, 2002, when it reported that WorldCom had filed for bankruptcy — two days before the troubled telecom company actually did so! “The intro text of a page in preparation was released early in error, which is why it was retracted immediately,” Forbes.com editor Paul Maidment told TheStreet.com.
Preparing your newsroom for the digital world
July 26, 2002
The research and thinking that have gone into creating the Newsplex suggest some actions to prepare traditional newsrooms for the journey ahead of them. Kerry Northrup offers some tips based on them.
Dead Before His Time
July 25, 2002
On July 24, 2002, the Web version of the Dutch daily, the Haagsche Courant, incorrectly reported the death of Prince Claus, the Dutch prince consort currently in intensive care. The Prince?s obituary wasn’t officially published on the newspaper?s official website, but readers found a version, apparently prepared in advance, through Web search engines.
Top News Sites for July
July 20, 2002
Here are the Top 20 Current Events & Global News Sites for July, according to Nielsen//NetRatings.
?How We?ve Changed,? ABCNEWS.com
July 18, 2002
Winner, 2001 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Online Non-Deadline Reporting award (Affiliated). A story of how Sept. 11 led many Americans to alter their lives in large and small ways, based on reader e-mails.
?How We?ve Changed,? ABCNEWS.com
July 18, 2002
Winner, 2001 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Online Non-Deadline Reporting award (Affiliated). A story of how Sept. 11 led many Americans to alter their lives in large and small ways, based on reader e-mails.