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From: orr@taux01.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: Electronic News
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Date: 8 May 89 15:15:30 GMT
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	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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