I think you'll have a screen that can receive television, Internet, phone and media. I think we'll see this in the next 10 to 15 years. And at least one newspaper now practices what its advertisers preach. But interactivity also helps dispel a persistent notion about the Times' online presence a notion held about many newspaper sites. That's a positioning problem.
Portal strategies shift.
CitySearch-Ticketmaster Online , which has several newspaper affiliates, came in 47th. Another online-classified provider drills down to the local level. Liberty Group Publishing of Northbrook, Ill., which owns 63 daily newspapers, selects Lee Enterprises Inc.-owned International Newspaper Network to develop online versions of its publications and aggregate classifieds. Newsday enters a strategic partnership with America Online's Digital City . Star Tribune in Minneapolis enters an online partnership with Minneapolis-St.