orr@taux01.UUCP (05/08/89)
Several people noted that a drawback in electronic news is that it
lacks the editorial touch, and noted that you can only find by keywords
things you are looking for. (This is sort of what they said, I don't
want to include lengthy quotes)
1. Seems to me there should be no reason not to have a direct
counterpart to newspapers in electronic form. Graphic screens
should make it possible to have layout similar to what we have
now, not so ?
2. Furthermore, you can do better : have a kind of 'outline
processor' that will get you just headlines in various levels
(e.g. by font-size, by position, etc.) Then, when you mark an
item, it opens up to further details.
3. Finally, it seems we already have a bit of the answer - moderators.
I could try to make a living out of reading as much as I can,
and passing on to others my personal idea of "interesting" things.
this way my clients get "news" (i.e. they are not restricted to
things they searched for specifically), and on the other hand, if
they chose their moderator right, they see stuff that is mostly
worth their time.
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orr@nsc IBM's motto: Machines should work,
{amdahl,decwrl,hplabs,pyramid,sun}!nsc!orr People should think.
Orr's remark: Neither do.
Disclaimer: Opinions, come home. All is forgiven. Papa.jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) (05/11/89)
While AP and UPI themselves may not be subject to
censorship (I don't know if this has been tested),
and while *most* print outlets to which they might
download are protected by the 1st Amendment,
the fedscists have consistently held that TV
and radio are *not* protected thereby.
Jeff Daiell
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