Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Stephen W. Ellis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Comtex
     News Network, Inc.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not
     contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
     a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
     of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
     misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
     report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the consolidated financial
     statements, and other financial information included in this
     quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
     financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
     registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
     quarterly report;

4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
     responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
     and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-
     14) for the registrant and have:

     a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
       that material information relating to the registrant, including
       its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
       within those entities, particularly during the period in which
       this quarterly report is being prepared;

     b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
       controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
       our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
       controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
       this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

     c)   disclosed in this annual report any change in the
       registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
       occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that
       has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
       affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
       reporting; and

5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
     disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
     registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's
     board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
     functions):

     a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
       design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
       which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
       ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
       information; and

     b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
       or other employees who have a significant role in the
       registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


Date: November 14, 2003        /S/      STEPHEN W. ELLIS
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                                        Stephen W. Ellis
                                        Chairman and Chief
                                          Executive Officer