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Berkley to Publish Companion Novels for Tom Clancy TV Miniseries (1997-08-21): The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc.
Wire Networks and Hallmark Announce Partnership (1997-08-21): Wire Networks, Inc.
Funk & Wagnalls Multimedia Encyclopedia Debuts Online (1997-08-20): The complete unabridged text of encyclopedia, Funk & Wagnalls, was launched on the Internet by Community Network Systems.
Jenga Consulting Launches SchoolMag (1997-08-20): Jenga Consulting Inc.
New Editor for Daily Camera in Boulder (1997-08-20): Colleen C.
Los Angeles Times To Launch New Weekly Health Section (1997-08-19): The Los Angeles Times, which recently recorded the largest daily circulation gain of any U.
The New York Times and Newspaper Guild Reach Tentative Agreement (1997-08-18): The Newspaper Guild of New York and The New York Times have announced a tentative agreement on a contract extension through 2003.
Cartoonists Rush Onto the Web (1997-08-15): The Professional Cartoonists Index has added daily updating editorial cartoons from twenty seven top newspaper editorial cartoonists, including Pulitzer Prize winners Mike Luckovich, Jeff MacNelly, Signe Wilkinson and Mike Peters.
Harcourt General to Acquire Churchill Livingstone (1997-08-15): Harcourt General, Inc.
Reader's Digest Announces the LookSmart Network (1997-08-14): LookSmart Limited, a subsidiary of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
New Tutor2000 Website Matches Students and Tutors (1997-08-14): As of January 1997, Tutor2000 has been matching students and tutors over the Internet.
Science Fiction Series Perry Rhodan Returns to North America (1997-08-14): Perry Rhodan will be published as a magazine.
Cowles Enthusiast Media Acquires Climbing Magazine (1997-08-12): Cowles Enthusiast Media announced it has acquired Climbing magazine from Elk Mountain Press Inc.
Joke A Day Reaches 50,000 Subscribers (1997-08-12): Joke A Day has announced the addition of their 50,000th subscriber.
Inmedia To Launch Where's Waldo Website (1997-08-12): Set to debut the week of August 18, 1997, Where's Waldo? on the Web will feature Waldo's epic "search-and-find" landscapes, trivia and online games, a daily Waldo Web strip, free downloads of Waldo clip art and animations, chat rooms, and even an art museum highlighting the works of Waldo creator Martin Handford.
Merriam-Webster Introduces New Electronic Reference Product (1997-08-11): Network users and administrators everywhere will soon have access to language reference tools with the introduction of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus, Network Edition in August 1997.
John Atwood Named Editor-in-Chief of Sports Afield Magazine (1997-08-08): Hearst Magazines President Cathleen P.
Miller Publishing Group to Acquire Where Magazine (1997-08-08): Miller Publishing Group of Los Angles acquires 80% of WHERE magazine from Key Publishers Company Ltd.
PBS Online Launches Kratts' Creatures Website (1997-08-06): Having explored some of the world’s most remote locales on their PBS wildlife adventure series Kratts’ Creatures, brothers Martin and Chris Kratt today tackle a new frontier -- the World Wide Web -- with the launch of the Kratts’ Creatures Web site on PBS ONLINE.
PressCorps to Relaunch and Manage TennisMatch Magazine (1997-08-05): PressCorps, a New York City-based magazine company, has been retained by TennisMatch, Inc.
