Web-2 Triumphs Web Over TV in Clinton Scandal Coverage
The Clinton Starr Report release showed the Web handling millions of users while television faltered. On September 11 the Starr Report went live worldwide via the Web with record page views at Frederick News-Post and AP. Video streaming tested the Web on September 21 as Clinton’s grand jury testimony aired. Web-2 wins final score Web-2 Television-0.
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Starr
Clinton
Kenneth Starr
Congress
House of Representative
Goww.house.gov
Frederick News-Post
Fredericknewspost
Associated Press
Newts-Post
Maryland schools wire for Internet access via wireless nets
Hyattsville Elementary School showcases wireless Internet with antennas and electronic chalkboards during Net Weekend 1998 promoting state funded school wiring. Governor Glendening backs 2000 volunteers to wire 402 schools, with 866000 dollars allocated, while Hyattsville links to Hyattsville Middle and aims for University of Maryland access.
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Annapolis
Microsoft
Hyattsville
Prince George’s County
Parris N. Glendening
Maryland
F Riddick
Riddick
Hyattsville Middle School
University of Maryland, College Park
Roger White
White
Hyattsville School
GTE Communications Corp
State
Barbara Reeves
Maryland State Board of Education
Ms. Reeves
Learn To Program BASIC from Interplay a multimedia intro
Interplay offers Learn To Program BASIC for PC and Macintosh at 34.95. It targets juniors and adults with 50 plus interactive exercises in a game based, multimedia environment guided by Media Man and Goo. It teaches logical thinking with BASIC dialects and on line help, and requires Windows 95 or Mac OS 7.5 plus hardware.
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Larry Blasko
Associated Press
Dartmouth College
John Kemeny
Thomas E. Kurtz
Interplay
Games Software Company
Powerpc
Extended warranties from a major retailer fall short for a reader
James Derk, Evansville Courier computer editor, recounts a four month ordeal with an extended warranty on a Nokia monitor. Despite promises of equal or superior replacement, repeated delays and missteps left him without a functioning screen while costs mounted. Consumer groups say extended plans are rarely worth it.
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Texas
FedEx
James Derk
the Courier
Evansville
Indiana
Courier Online
Derk Atevansville
Moeller High School makes laptops mandatory for freshmen
Moeller High School Cincinnati will require all incoming freshmen to buy a Dell laptop at 2200 dollars plus 4600 dollars tuition. The pilot involves 26 students and six teachers with plans to integrate homework submission and teacher feedback via laptop files. Cincinnati Country Day and Time magazine noted national interest, while led offers financial aid to offset costs and broaden access.
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Moeller High School
Cincinnati
Dell
Dan Ledford
Ledford
Moeller
Cincinnati Country Day
Toshiba
Microsoft
Time Magazine
Cincinnati Country Day Middle School
Dick Schwab
Schwab
Tom Healy
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