ABCNEWS.COM Launches Interactive Children's News Service, ABCNEWS4KIDS, On Disney.com, Family.com And Go.com Kids Center.Business/Internet Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Site includes Britannica.com content, along with features to increase children's interest in current events and help parents and teachers explain news events ABCNEWS.com has launched ABCNEWS4KIDS, an Internet news service presenting news stories produced specifically for children ages 8-12. ABCNEWS4KIDS is sponsored by Britannica.com, a Website featuring some of the highest quality content available on the Internet, and will incorporate Britannica content into news reports and offer the ability to search Britannica.com. ABCNEWS4KIDS will be available exclusively via ABCNEWS4KIDS.com, Disney.com, Family.com, and from the Go.com Kids Center home page. ABCNEWS.com is a part of GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GO). Initial original stories on the service take a look at the recent Microsoft judgement and the upcoming summer storm season. Other prospective stories include a report about low-emission cars' effect on the environment and the 2000 presidential election. Stories will be presented and discussed using color-rich graphics, audio and text. Animated graphics See animation. and subject "buttons" will help to hold a child's interest, allowing the child to press buttons to interactively navigate through a story at his or her own pace. ABCNEWS4KIDS articles offer children access to Britannica.com's vast resources. Besides incorporating Britannica content into news stories, each page of ABCNEWS4KIDS news stories offer a search box enabling visitors to search the Encyclopaedia Britannica for free. "ABCNEWS4KIDS is the first fully interactive news product created for children," said Bernard Gershon, vice president and general manager, ABCNEWS.com. "Through rich graphics and an active tone, we are capturing the inherent drama of news events and making them child-friendly. While educational and innovative in nature, the stories will be fun to navigate. Users can decide what they want to learn and in what fashion." "There is a clear need to provide children with news on the Internet that is not only written specifically with them in mind -- as opposed to repackaged adult-driven content -- but is built in an interactive, enjoyable format that children expect from the Internet," said Gershon. "Britannica is a brand known by youngsters around the world," said Don Yannias Don Yannias (born 1958) was appointed to be the Chief Executive Officer of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. on 4 March 1997, after having become a director in January 1996. He was instrumental in developing the digital (CD/DVD-ROM) and online versions of the Encyclopædia Britannica. , chief executive officer of Britannica.com Inc. "We believe ABCNews4Kids.com brings our extensive educational and knowledge resources to the site's visitors in a compelling and fun way." "Kids are natural questioners," said Jonathan Weil, president of the National Social Studies Supervisors Association. "ABCNEWS4KIDS will change the way kids see and learn about the world. It takes kids to a deeper understanding of what is occurring in their everyday world." "The language (within ABCNEWS4KIDS) is written on a high level and not watered down," said Marlee Tierce TIERCE, measures. A liquid measure containing the third part of a pipe, or forty-two gallons. , a Fifth Grade Teacher in Hightower Trail Elementary School elementary school: see school. , Conyers, Georgia Conyers is a city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,689. Census estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 12,205. The city is the county seat of Rockdale County GR6. who previewed the site. "The precise wording explains the story succinctly and the graphics are clear and colorful. It was easy to navigate the site, which is much friendlier than a news article, and the students can navigate at their own comfort and reading level." "Congratulations to ABCNEWS.com on the new website you have created for young people! A well-informed public is the foundation of a strong democracy," said Hon. J.C. Watts, Jr., Chairman, House Republican Conference. "ABCNEWS4KIDS is a great step forward in getting America's youth more interested and more involved in current events. Best wishes for every success as you launch this important public service initiative." -- The number of children aged 7-14 using the Internet is projected to grow from 8 million today to 24 million by 2003. (The Internet Analyst) -- 62% of children surf the Web every day, spend more than seven hours a week online and 2.3 hours a week using the Web for help on homework; (Cheskin Research) -- 85% of children aged 8-12 are online with a parent or adult, as compared to 95% of teens who go online unsupervised (Cyber Dialogue) ABCNEWS.com is part of GO.com, the Internet business of The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Company. GO.com manages some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, including the GO.com portal as well as 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. .com, ABCNEWS.com, ABCSports.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, Family.com, ESPN.com, Movies.com, Mr. Showbiz, Soccernet, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga .com, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online and Soccernet. Steven M. Bornstein is the chairman of GO.com, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, California, with operations in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , Seattle, 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 , Bristol, Connecticut Bristol is a city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 61,353. , and London. Britannica.com Inc. produces Britannica.com (http://www.britannica.com), a powerful Web site featuring some of the highest quality content on the Internet. Provided free of charge, Britannica.com gives users timely and reliable information including original features developed by the company's editorial team, content from the world's most respected encyclopedia, articles from scores of top magazines and newspapers, and Web sites selected for their quality. Editors: Please go to http://abcmedianet.com, ABC's web site exclusively for the press, for the latest ABC photography and program information. Photos also will be available on AP Photo Express. |
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