ABC News and AOL News to Feature Live Blogger and ''Truth Squad'' Analysis for State of the Union.DULLES, Va. & NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Viewer Submitted Text and Video Comments to Air On AOLNews.com, ABCNEWS.com and ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Network ABC News
ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. and AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. News today announced "The People's State of the Union," an interactive news campaign that will feature a live ABC News blogger and "truth squad" analysis on AOLNews.com. The campaign will also allow viewers to contribute text and video comments on their reaction to the State of the Union and the Democratic Response with select portions airing throughout ABC's State of the Union coverage on ABC News programs, ABC News Now ABC News Now is a 24 hour broadband news channel offered via television and streaming video at ABCNews.com and on mobile phones. It delivers breaking news, headline news each half hour, and wide range of entertainment and lifestyle programs. , ABCNews.com and AOLNews.com. Online visitors can now submit text comments to www.aol.com/news video segments from cell phones and other wireless devices to www.abcnews.com. ABC News anchors will answer viewer questions through video responses, which will be posted on ABCNEWS.com and AOLNews.com, and commentary from AOL users will also run on a ticker on ABC News programming and ABC News Now. "Working with ABC News, we are creating an electronic town square, where Web users can offer real-time feedback on the president's speech and offer their own views on the State of the Union," said Lewis D'Vorkin, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, AOL News and Sports. "This unique multi-media experience is part of our broader commitment to make AOL News a truly interactive source for news, information and opinion." "AOL and ABC News are excited to bring our viewers a truly interactive and multi-platform experience for this year's State of the Union coverage," said Michael Clemente, Executive Producer of ABC News Digital. "ABC News will continue this national conversation throughout our digital platforms." Additional features include ABC News and AOL(R) online surveys on the economy, Iraq, taxes, healthcare and other domestic and international issues. ABC News will provide updated results of the survey throughout the State of the Union coverage. On ABC News Now, ABC News' Sam Donaldson Samuel Andrew Donaldson (born March 11, 1934 in El Paso, Texas) is a reporter and news anchor for ABC News, anchoring the Sunday edition of World News Tonight from its inception in January 1979 through the 1990s. will host a special edition of "Politics Live" with live coverage of the State of the Union and the Democratic Response, including political analysis, guest appearances and live remotes from ABC News anchors. ABC News Now is available to subscribers through ABCNEWS.com and the AOL.com (R) website. The "People's State of the Union" kicks off ABC News Now's new line of viewer-generated programming, "Seen and Heard in America," that will continue to involve public participation in the news process. About America Online See AOL. , Inc. America Online, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access See how to access the Internet. subscription service in the United States. Brands include the AOL(R) service, the AOL.com(R) website, and the AIM(R), MapQuest(R), Moviefone(R), Netscape(R), CompuServe(R) and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. (R) services. America Online offers a range of digital services including the TotalTalk(R) voice service. The company also has operations in Canada and Europe. America Online, Inc. is based in Dulles, Virginia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Warner Inc. About ABC News More Americans get their news from ABC News than from any other source. Through its platforms on television, radio, and the Internet, ABC News reaches on average more than 200 million people each week. ABC News programs are seen in 88 countries worldwide. David Westin was named president of ABC News in March 1997. Michael Clemente is the executive producer of ABC News Digital. |
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