Media News Page: 188

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Wired Ventures Announces CEO Search (1997-07-18): Following two quarters of strong growth, Wired Ventures Inc.

New Book Discusses Late-Talking Children (1997-07-17): Late-Talking Children by Thomas Sowell (BasicBooks, $23.

Steven Slon Named New Editor-In-Chief at Success (1997-07-17): Success Multimedia Enterprises (SME) today named Steven Slon, former managing editor of Men's Health, as editor-in-chief of Success and Duncan Maxwell Anderson editor-in-chief of Working at Home.

New Scientist Planet Science Links Up with Mars (1997-07-17): New Scientist Planet Science, the web site of New Scientist magazine, now has a live audio and video link-up with NASA following Pathfinder's landing on Mars.

Richard Collins to Head Sales at Golden Books Children's Publishing Group (1997-07-16): Golden Books Family Entertainment announced it has named Richard K.

Vibe Names Danyel Smith Editor-In-Chief (1997-07-16): Formerly Editor-At-Large, 1996-1997, and Music Editor at VIBE from 1994-1996, Danyel Smith has been named Editor-in-Chief of VIBE.

Farmers Weekly Interactive Launched (1997-07-16): Reed Business Information has launched an interactive version of Farmers Weekly.

Rock & Dirt Launches Construction Industry Resource (1997-07-16): Rock & Dirt has launched a new website Located at rockanddirt.

Reuters Creates Online News Service For Teens (1997-07-15): Reuters NewMedia today launched Reuters Teen MagNet, an online news package designed to reach the growing number of teens on the Internet.

Michael P. Ramirez Named Editorial Cartoonist for The Los Angeles Times (1997-07-14): The Los Angeles Times has named Michael P.

House of Representatives Votes to Abolish National Endowment of the Arts (1997-07-11): The House of Representatives voted Thursday in a vote of 217-216 to slash funding for the National Endowment for the Arts ("NEA"), and to replace the NEA funding with $80 million in block grants to school districts and state arts councils, setting the stage for the dismantling of the arts agency.

Planet City Announces New Website (1997-07-10): Planet City opened the doors to its Website community in an Independence Day celebration that included a salute to the basic elements that make our country great: neighbors, hometowns and a $1,000-grand-prize photograph and essay contest called "My Hometown: The Best City on the Planet.

Physicians' Home Page Launches MedLink (1997-07-08): Physicians' Home Page (PHP) has announced MedLINK, a new function that provides links to the full content of articles from over 200 prominent medical journals.

Art Wolfe Slide Show Debuts on the Internet (1997-07-07): The Mountain Zone (http://www.

Wired Digital Unveils HotWired 4.0 (1997-07-02): Wired Digital, an online-media division of Wired Ventures Inc.

Galaxy Enterprises Acquires Books Now (1997-07-02): Galaxy Enterprises, Inc.

Dr. Dobb's Journal Launches Electronic Review of Computer Books (1997-07-01): Dr.

New Book-of-the-Month Club Website Deburs (1997-07-01): Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc.

New Report Identifies Forces Shaping Book Publishing (1997-06-27): A report published this week identifies a number of key issues that will impact the book business as the millennium approaches.

Museum of London Launches New Website (1997-06-26): The Museum of London, the largest city museum in the world, has been brought up to date by setting up an Internet site to enhance its services to visitors to the Museum.