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Wednesday, April 21, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Writers Write, Inc. Announces Launch of Online University for Writers Writers Write®, the Internet's largest resource for writers announces the launch of its new educational division, Writers Write University. An online registration form and details about classes can be found online at: http://www.writerswrite.com/wwu/. The online courses will make use of the interactive possibilities available with Internet technology. Each of the classes are taught entirely online. Live sessions utilize a state of the art chat server, which allows users to log in with any browser. Classes also include personalized critiques of each student's work. Students for each course will also have access to a private, passworded area on writerswrite.com where they can read messages from the instructor and from other students. The first two classes are: Your Rocket Ride to a Full-Time Writing Career, taught by award-winning screenwriter and author Skip Press (Writer's Guide to Hollywood Producers, Directors and Screenwriters' Agents, 1999-2000, Prima Publishing), and Writing Short Stories That Sell -- Parts I and II, taught by British literary and crime author Alex Keegan, whose prize-winning short stories have appeared in numerous publications such as The Atlantic, and whose mystery series starring policewoman "Caz" Flood was nominated for an Anthony Award, will show students how to write publishable short stories. WWU is also offering for purchase materials from its popular Online Seminar, taught by Emmy Award-winning writer/producer and bestselling novelist Stephen J. Cannell, author of King Con and Riding the Snake (William Morrow), and of numerous hit television shows including The Rockford Files, The A-Team, Wiseguy and Silk Stalkings. Greg Knollenberg, CEO of Writers Write, Inc., says, "Our mission is to provide quality writing courses taught by top-notch professionals. Our classes are designed for amateur and professional writers who are serious about writing, who are looking to improve their skills and to learn more about the business side of writing." Writerswrite.com is the Internet's largest writing site, consisting of thousands of webpages. Each month it receives over 1.75 million hits and over 400,000 page views. Writerswrite.com is an online information service and community for writers with online chat, writing-related links, daily news, job listings and an award-winning online magazine, The Internet Writing JournalTM, which features interviews with authors and media leaders, articles and book reviews in all genres. Writers Write can be found online at: http://www.writerswrite.com. Writers Write is produced by Writers Write, Inc., a new media company in Dallas, Texas. Borders Group Announces Resignation of CEO Philip M. Pfeffer Borders Group, Inc. and Philip M. Pfeffer have announced that Mr. Pfeffer has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and as a director. Robert DiRomualdo, Borders current Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer, will assume the positions of President and CEO on an interim basis. "We appreciate Phil's efforts and we wish him future success," said Mr. DiRomualdo. "The board of directors has retained an executive search firm to recommend candidates for the President/CEO position." react.com Joins America Online's Teen Channel react.com has announced an agreement with America Online to become a content partner in AOL's Teen Channel and provide teenagers with immediate access to the react site. Under the agreement, react.com, the popular Web destination for 12- to 17-year-olds and the companion site to react magazine, will supply original editorial content to AOL's Teen Channel, announced Susan Mernit, Director of New Media for react and Parade. In turn, AOL will offer its members react.com's interactive content at Keyword: React. "This alliance between AOL and react.com is a great fit for both companies," said Mernit. "AOL attracts a large audience of teens on the Internet, and react charts a weekly circulation of more than 4 million in print and on the Web. We're delighted to be working with AOL." react.com, 1998 Folio Award winner for Best Online Publication, is one of the most popular Web destinations for boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 17. The site offers weekly feature articles, quizzes, games, polls and conversation about news, pop culture, relationships, and current issues. react.com currently has 2.3 million page views per month; users spend an average of 40 minutes per visit at the site. react, the weekly interactive magazine for teens from Parade Publications, has a readership of more than 4 million. Wired Appoints Jeffery Wardell "New Money" Columnist Katrina Heron, editor in chief of Wired, has named Jeffery Wardell as columnist for the magazine. Wardell, a senior vice president of Executive Financial Services at Hambrecht & Quist in San Francisco, will cover emerging market trends in a regular column in the magazine's New Money section. Wardell has been a contributor to Wired since July of 1997, primarily managing the Wired Investment Portfolio, a model portfolio investing in emerging growth stocks. In the 21 months he has managed the model portfolio, ending April 1, it has returned over 93% versus Nasdaq's 74% and S&P's 45% return. "Because of this excellent track record and his proximity to cutting-edge trends through his association with Hambrecht & Quist, Jeff can give Wired readers a heads-up on new investment ideas -- not just in the Valley, but all over the country," says Wired business editor, Michael Noer. Sun Country Airlines Names New Publisher of Inflight Magazine Sun Country Airlines announced that it has named a new publisher for its inflight magazine. ABARTA Media, of Miami, Fla., will publish the quarterly magazine, Soleil, which will debut in July. Soleil will receive a new layout and design, and will highlight business and leisure travel and destinations, in addition to wide-ranging lifestyle features. Soleil magazine's editor will be Jenny Bronson. "We are very excited about introducing the new magazine to our customers this summer," said Bill La Macchia, Jr., Sun Country's president and CEO. "The publication is another new amenity to look forward to when Sun Country becomes a scheduled airline on June 1st." Scour.Net Launches Broadband Entertainment Portal Scour.Net has launched a new broadband entertainment portal featuring its next generation multimedia search engine and content from several cutting-edge partners. The new website, targeted at high-bandwidth users, includes improved search functionality such as bandwidth-sensitive searching and video previews. As part of its next generation multimedia search engine, Scour.Net includes new functionality that enables users to find audio, video and image files. In an important innovation, Scour.Net is the first search engine to provide video previews next to video search results. Users can now "preview" 6 key frames of each video file before committing to a lengthy download or streaming session. Other enhancements include bandwidth-sensitive searching, which allows users to customize search results to their available bandwidth, and increased support for all major file formats including RealVideo, Quicktime, Windows Media, MPEG, AVI, MP3, and many others. Scour.Net also announces that it plans to support Microsoft's new format for digital music, MS Audio 4.0. Around the Web Answering Their Poetic Calling LA Times Attendees Give London Book Fair High Marks Publishers Weekly Debate Over Paid Search Engine Results Continues Editor & Publisher Golden Books Files Debt Reorganization Plan Media Central Her Name is Suzanne ... She Writes Books Too Kansas City Star Journalism's Unwritten Story Wired The New Republic Gets a Facelift Enews Will 'e-books' Eventually Replace the Real Thing? 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