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Reuters NewMedia today launched Reuters Teen MagNet, an online news package designed to reach the growing number of teens on the Internet. July 15, 1997
Michael P. Ramirez Named Editorial Cartoonist for The Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times has named Michael P. July 14, 1997
Literary Agency Provides Don't List For Writers
Literary agency Tale Wins, Inc. July 14, 1997
House of Representatives Votes to Abolish National Endowment of the Arts
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. July 11, 1997
Planet City Announces New Website
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. July 10, 1997
Physicians' Home Page Launches MedLink
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. July 8, 1997
Art Wolfe Slide Show Debuts on the Internet
The Mountain Zone (http://www. July 7, 1997
People en Espanol to Launch as Monthly Magazine in 1998
PEOPLE En Espanol, the Spanish-language edition of PEOPLE created specifically for Hispanic readers in the United States, will be officially launched as a monthly in 1998. July 3, 1997
Wired Digital Unveils HotWired 4.0
Wired Digital, an online-media division of Wired Ventures Inc. July 2, 1997
Galaxy Enterprises Acquires Books Now
Galaxy Enterprises, Inc. July 2, 1997
Dr. Dobb's Journal Launches Electronic Review of Computer Books
Dr. July 1, 1997
New Book-of-the-Month Club Website Deburs
Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc. July 1, 1997
New Report Identifies Forces Shaping Book Publishing
A report published this week identifies a number of key issues that will impact the book business as the millennium approaches. June 27, 1997
Museum of London Launches New Website
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. June 26, 1997
Edmark Announces Dear Parents Website
Edmark, an IBM Company, developer of educational software, has launched Dear Parents, a new site on the Web designed as a resource for parents who have questions about learning and technology. June 26, 1997
Paul Hoffman Named Publisher of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Magazine and Television personality Paul Hoffman will join Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. June 25, 1997
Flying Solo Launches Website
For almost eight years, Flying Solo, a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column, has helped Americans deal with the life-altering issues of divorce, separation and aging. June 25, 1997
Milwaukee Journal Sentinal Online Launches New Look
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online has launched a new look and expanded services. June 23, 1997
New Elvis Presley Resource Debuts
Elvis Presley Online has launched a new resource on The King. June 23, 1997
Minute Maid Launches Romance Writer Contest
The Minute Maid Company is inviting the 30 million American readers of romance novels to create their own romance story for the chance to win an excursion to Paris, France, and become the heroine or hero of a real French fantasy. June 20, 1997
IDG's Web Magazine Offers Guides to Web Events
International Data Group (IDG), an information technology media, research and exposition company, announced at PC Expo three new guides available on The Web Magazine Online. June 19, 1997
StudyWeb Academic Research Focuses on Top Content
For educators and students who use the Internet for research but face the delays and inconvenience of poring through thousands of random search results, one site offers quick relief. June 19, 1997
IEEE Launches TCAD, an Electronic-Only Journal
One of the world's first electronic-only engineering journals is now offered by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). June 18, 1997
Mothers Who Think Debuts On Salon
Salon magazine (http://www. June 17, 1997
Teenager Hits Internet Nerve With Teenspeak
TeenSpeak is a cyberplace where high school and college students give the world a piece of their minds. June 17, 1997

