Search global but live local. It's intriguing to look at movie times in New York City when you're sitting in Kenya, but ultimately it's a frustrating experience because you can't get there in time for the 8 o'clock show. The classified-aggregation trend goes regional. The site will be managed by an operating board, including representatives from The Herald in Everett, The Peninsula Gateway in Gig Harbor, and The Seattle Times. The partnership was created following talks last spring by executives of the A.H. Belo Corp. in Dallas, The Hearst Corp. in New York City, and Scripps Howard Inc. in Cincinnati.
More media companies bulk up their 'net operations.
Another loss for the subscription model. For a second time, Microsoft unshutters its Slate online magazine, which never gained more than 30,000 paying subscribers. The Virginia General Assembly passes legislation that would outlaw junk e-mail. The amount of original content posted online by newspapers and magazines continues growing, according to a Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism survey of 1,420 daily newspapers and 2,000 magazines. Some 31 percent of news sites use original material for at least half their online content, up four times from 1996.