Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : September/October 2004

Highlight: Australian Content on Dialog NewsRoom—Diverse and Growing

A wide and varied amount of Australian content—more than 250 active sources—is currently available on Dialog NewsRoom, with more sources soon to be added. Sources include the national broadcaster, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Australian Associated Press (AAP), Australia's national news agency. The recently added News Bites sources, along with RBI Australia, provide a rich source of newsletter, journal and magazine titles covering many of the industries for which Australia is renowed, such as agriculture, mining, aviation and viticulture. Local and national newspapers—more than 120 titles in all—are provided by News Ltd., part of the multinational News Corporation.

ABC Coverage

ABC online delivers news and information on Australian and world business, sports, politics, technology and entertainment, as well as Regional News, Rural News, Business News and Sports News.

Other coverage comes from the 7:30 Report, Correspondents Report, Lateline, PM, The World Today, Inside Business, Insiders, and AM. From current affairs to interpretation and analyses of the week's major events internationally and of interest and importance to all Australians, ABC coverage provides a broad spectrum of issues relevant to all sections of Australia's geographically and culturally diverse community.

AAP Sources

The AAP employs more than 150 journalists who work in bureaus in all Australian states and territories. It also maintains correspondents in Port Moresby, London, New Zealand and Jakarta, as well as using a network of contributors from the United States, Europe and Asia. AAP news is produced 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Coming Soon — AAP MediaNet Press Release Wire

MediaNet Press Release Wire is a unique service that focuses on corporate news, emergency announcements, PR and general information. The service is utilized by Australian and international corporations, government bodies, community services, marketing companies and PR organizations that want to make an impact with their news and information.

News Bites

News Bites summaries of articles are taken from regional newspapers and magazines in Australia and New Zealand and cover advertising and marketing, aerospace and defense, agriculture, forestry and fishing, banking, business and management, consumer goods, employment and labor, the environment, general news, medicine and health, mining and natural resources, and pharmaceuticals, to name some of the diverse areas summarized. Sample titles include: Australian Company News Bites, Australian Regional News Bites, New Zealand Meat Producer, and New Zealand Property Investor.

RBI Australia

RBI Australia, Australia's largest business-to-business publisher and information provider, offers leading titles such as New Scientist, Australian Doctor, B&T Weekly and Money Management. Its portfolio of many other market publications covers the construction, manufacturing, packaging, electronics, travel and hospitality industries.

News Ltd

News Ltd, Australia's largest media company, provides major metropolitan newspapers, including The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, Herald Sun, The Advertiser, The Leader and more.

The following AAP information is available via Dialog:

AAP Finance Newswire
Demand for quality finance news and information has never been greater. AAP runs a large and experienced team of dedicated finance journalists across the country.

AAP's coverage of financial markets is based on four main areas - equities, interest rates, foreign exchange and economics. With specialist writers covering each topic as well as extracting coverage from our international agency partners, AAP delivers extensive coverage of world financial markets from an Australian point of view.

AAP's speed, accuracy and in-depth coverage make the Finance Wire an invaluable tool for financial market information vendors, online finance vendors, and third party subscribers including banks, stockbrokers and researchers.

AAP General Newswire
AAP General News Wire provides accurate coverage of local and national events, including general news, federal and state parliament, industrial and business events, court and police reports and more from AAP's bureaus around Australia.

Specialist writers report on foreign affairs, business, economics, science, medicine, technology, arts, entertainment and lifestyle.

AAP Sports Newswire
AAP Sports Newswire is a comprehensive service that covers local, national and international sports news and results, previews, match summaries and injuries. Reports include regular weekly matches and Australian performances overseas.

Sports covered include AFL, NRL, ARU, cricket, tennis, golf, netball, hockey, basketball, Olympic sports, motor racing and horse racing. AAP also reports on overseas sporting events, especially those pertinent to Australia or featuring Australian participants.

ABC also provides many news sources.

ABC Premium News
The ABC's premier online news service includes news in the following categories: national, world, business, sport, politics, technology and entertainment.

ABC's unrivalled coverage of news from 51 centers across Australia delivers a comprehensive view of regional news and issues.

ABC Rural News
Drawing on the resources of rural reporters based across the country, Rural News provides comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in rural affairs and primary industries.

ABC Current Affairs Transcripts

• The 7.30 Report is the ABC's national flagship current affairs program, hosted by one of Australia's most respected and experienced journalists, Kerry O'Brien.
  
  
• In Correspondents Report, the ABC's overseas reporters give their interpretation and analyses of the week's major events and offer perceptive observations about the countries and regions in which they're based.
  
  
• Lateline is a unique nightly news analysis program bringing up-to-the-minute coverage of Australian and international news and events. Presented by one of Australia's most experienced and respected journalists, the program is a provocative, challenging and intelligent window on today's world.
  
  
• PM covers a broad spectrum of issues relevant to all sections of Australia's geographically and culturally diverse community. It looks behind political, economic, industrial, business, social, cultural, rural, regional and arts stories.
  
  
• The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyzes, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.
  
  
• Inside Business looks at all the key business stories of the week, as well as focusing on movers and shakers within Australian industry.
  
  
• Insiders is a fast-moving treatment of national affairs with interviews, discussion, and analysis. Each week the program brings together the experience and insights of leading political commentators and other contributors representing a wide range of opinions.
  
  
• AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program. It covers the stories each morning that the other current affairs teams follow for the rest of the day.

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