ADVISORY/Factiva Media Visibility Index Tracks Media Mentions of the Democratic Presidential Candidates for Week Ending February 22, 2004.

Business Editors/Political Writers

ADVISORY...for Monday (Feb. 23)

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John Kerry Continues to Gain Ink as He Acquires Delegates

from Fallen Competitors 

WHAT:   The Factiva Media Visibility Index(SM) provides a
        quantitative snapshot of the media's most widely covered
        people, places, events or companies within a given time frame.

        From January 2004 through the Democratic National Convention
        in July 2004, the Factiva Media Visibility Index will track
        the number of weekly media mentions garnered by each of the
        candidates competing to be the Democratic Party's nominee for
        the 2004 Presidential election.

        Compiled by Factiva(R), a Dow Jones and Reuters Company, the
        Factiva Media Visibility Index enables the media to see an
        accurate snapshot of the subject being covered. The search
        method weeds out the extraneous press mentions that are not
        timely or are irrelevant to the searched subject. The Factiva
        Media Visibility Index specifically searches the most
        influential news and business newspapers and magazines in the
        United States.

        Here is how the candidates fared from a media perspective
        during the week ending February 22, 2004:

                   John Kerry - 2386 media mentions
                  John Edwards - 1373 media mentions
                 Dennis Kucinich - 414 media mentions
                   Al Sharpton - 374 media mentions

        Please email [e-mail] or visit Factiva's Web
        site at http://www.factiva.com to view a graphic of the above
        information.

WHEN:   The next Factiva Media Visibility Index pertaining to the
        Democratic Presidential Candidates will be released on
        March 1, 2004.

        To learn more about the Factiva Media Visibility Index
        methodology or how it can enrich your publication, contact:

        Jason Ripper
        Factiva
        908-246-2913
        [e-mail]

        Jessica Schweitzer
        Hill & Knowlton
        212-885-0388
        [e-mail]