NEWS ONLINE

CONTENTS:

• MediaChannel
• Inside
• 7am.com

MEDIACHANNEL

"MediaChannel is a media issues supersite, featuring criticism, breaking news and investigative reporting from hundreds of organizations worldwide." Couldn't have said it better myself.

The site takes a global look at the media, news and issues facing the media. It's media on the media. Read in-depth news on the news, listen to Web audio broadcasts or view streaming video content. And content is what this site has. Lots and lots of it.

Click on Media News for today's news, including hot stories, in-depth reports and media briefs from affiliates. Select Media Reader for its international, biweekly, multimedia magazine that explores issues facing the media. Try Issue Guides for selections on various topics from Women's Media to Marketing to Kids. Views discusses media malfeasance. Media Arts explores just that and includes links to news on media arts. Go to Topics to view current stories on Credibility/Accuracy (something prospect research can relate to), Freedom of Expression or Media Violence, to cite a few examples.

This site is bursting with content that can be helpful to many a prospect researcher.

http://www.mediachannel.org/

INSIDE

Inside provides the scoop on the media. Start by reading the latest in media news then click on the Last 24 Hours, just so you don't miss anything. Scroll down the page for Industry News, Features and the latest from the Wires.

Catch the Inside Dope on the various media industry and insiders in Books, Film, Digital, TV and Media. Check out the archives for past news. Job Changes keeps you abreast of who's coming and going, including those in the music industry. Latest Deals tracks deals and corporate movement within each industry. Scroll down the page to find Features for Glossies (news with a personal touch) and Popular Topics for recent stories about each subject.

The site has some cool fee-based features that you may want to explore. The inside scoop on Inside is an interesting read, too. (Yep, it's a teaser.)

http://www.inside.com/front/index

7AM.COM

7am.com claims the title of "the world's most widely syndicated Web-based news service." It offers a free-of-charge breaking news service through a news ticker installed on a Web site. Also, the news service can be sent directly to a wireless device.

This news service also has breaking news on its Web site. Read editorials about news from the World, USA Politics, USA News, Business, Sports, Science & Technology and Entertainment. In World Wires, find breaking news sorted by select wire services. Alternatively, you can choose wire stories limited by country or interest area.

http://www.7am.com or

http://www.7am.com/wireidx/world/

Pamela J. Smith