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CNET News.com: News Sites to Webcast Saddam Hussein Trial

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2005 - 9:37am.
San Francisco - CNET News.com recently reported on the efforts of news organizations to provide online video coverage of the trial of Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi Special Tribunal trying Hussein is providing an un-translated Arabic-language video feed to news organizations on a 20-minute delay, so that steps may be taken to shield witnesses' identities. Among news organizations, the Associated Press plans to stream the trial online with an English translation as close to a live as possible for the websites of its affiliate news organizations, while C-SPAN will make significant portions of the trial available online; Court TV and ABC News will offer the trial in its entirety through subscription-based online services.
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Report: Tsunami Spikes Internet Traffic to Blogs, News Sites

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 7, 2005 - 11:08am.
New York -- Internet traffic to news and information web sites has increased substantially since the Dec. 26 tsunami that ravaged parts of 11 countries, Nielsen/NetRatings reported on Friday. At-work traffic to blogger.com skyrocketed 73% during the week ending Jan. 2, with most visitors viewing amateur photos of tsunami footage. In addition, traffic to sites including New York Post, CBS News, Forbes.com and several Time Inc. publications jumped 31%, 28%, 26% and 22%, respectively.
tags: Blogs | Reports | News Sites | Tsunami | Internet Traffic |