Subject: Welcome to online-news-digest From: majordomo@marketplace.com Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 22:00:28 -0600
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Subject: Welcome to online-news-digest
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Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 22:00:28 -0600
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ONLINE-NEWS-DIGEST WELCOME AND FAQ (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS)
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Last updated: 4/7/95 by Steve Outing
Dear online-news-digest subscriber:
You have chosen to receive postings from the online-news list in
digest form. Instead of receiving online-news messages individually,
1-2 times a day you will receive a single message with 15-20 messages
compiled into one document. At the top of the document are topic
lines, allowing you to use a search function to find messages of interest.
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Dear fellow digital journalist:
Welcome to the online-news mailing list! We look forward to reading
your contributions.
WHAT IS THIS LIST ABOUT?
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Online-news is an Internet mailing list on the topic of online
newspapers and magazines. It serves as a forum to discuss the
evolution of newspaper and magazine experiments in electronic
publishing. It also is the place in cyberspace where professionals
working to design electronic publications of the future meet to get to
know each other and exchange ideas.
Two years ago, there were only a few newspapers and magazines
operating online services. Today there are about 200 newspapers
and numerous magazines with electronic "editions." Many more --
perhaps most -- publishers today are taking a serious look at
opportunities for going digital.
Online-news covers the various avenues publishers have taken on this
journey, from the Internet/World Wide Web, to commercial services --
America Online, CompuServe, Delphi, eWorld, Interchange and Prodigy --
to independent BBSs.
This is the place to discuss what works and what doesn't, how to
integrate these services into the newsroom, how to train and recruit
staff for these new ventures, advertising issues, software, potential
readership, how to make money with electronic editions, job postings,
etc.
CAN WE DISCUSS OTHER ASPECTS OF JOURNALISM HERE?
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Online-news is NOT a general journalism discussion list. Its subject
matter is limited to electronic publications. To keep the traffic to a
manageable level, and for subscribers to get the most out of this
list, we have elected to keep discussions limited to the topic of
online newspapers, magazines and newsletters. It is primarily a
communications tool for professionals and educators in electronic
publishing. Please help us keep this list focused.
If you are looking for a more general journalism forum, try CARR-L
(Computer Assisted Reporting/Research, carr-l@ulkyvm.louisville.edu);
Journet (journet@qucdn.queensu.ca); NIT (New Information Technologies,
nit@chron.com); or Journal-Net (International Journalist Network,
journal-net@planet.org). Also, alt.journalism on Usenet is a good
general interest journalism newsgroup.
HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE?
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HOW DO I UNSUBSCRIBE?
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HOW DO I POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST?
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Address your message to online-news@marketplace.com
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copy of your words in his/her email box. Please behave yourselves and
consider your words carefully before posting. If you must flame
someone, send it privately; don't post it to the list. Remember, you
are responsible for what you post. Thank you for your cooperation.
HOW CAN I REACH THE LIST OWNER?
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Steve Outing manages the online-news list. He can be reached at
outings@netcom.com (voice: 510-236-2119).
WHO MAKES THIS LIST POSSIBLE?
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Online-news is maintained by Steve Outing, Planetary News, Inc.
Planetary News is Steve's company which performs consulting services
to newspaper companies on online matters; it is also developing an
Internet-based online newspaper service.
The list is hosted on the servers of marketplace.com as a public
service to the journalism community by Cyberspace Development Inc., a
company providing consulting and software development services to
businesses interested in selling their services or products via the
Internet. To find out how the Cyberspace Development team can help get
your publication online, send a message to info@marketplace.com or
point your Web browser at http://marketplace.com. Or contact Andrew
Currie at currie@marketplace.com, voice: 303-938-8684, or fax:
303-546-9667. Special thanks to Jason Ornstein of Cyberspace
Development for being the technical brains supporting this list!
CAN I GET ONLINE-NEWS IN DIGEST FORM?
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