News Reports on the Internet

Vol. 3, No. 4, Fall 1995, Covering the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe

News Reports on the Internet

Computer users have access to daily, weekly, and biweekly news summaries on East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union from a variety of sources via the Internet.

	Publisher	Frequency	Content¹	Length¹	Access	Comment
*Daily Digest*	Open Media Research Institute (Prague)	Daily	70% political 20% economic 10% social	10 pp.	Send the command "subscribe omri-l (first name, last name)" to listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu.	Highlights recent events in two sections: former Soviet Union and East Central Europe. No charge also available by fax or postal mail for a fee.
*Transition*	Open Media Research Institute (Prague)	Weekly	70% political 10% economic 20% social	80 pp.	Contact Open Media Research Institute (OMRI Publications) for options and costs.	Analyzes recent events in the former Soviet Union and East Central Europe. Also available by fax or postal mail for a fee.
*Monitor*	Jamestown Foundation Washington)	Daily	80% political 10% economic 10% social	8 pp.	Contact the Jamestown Foundation for options and costs.	Highlights developments in the former Soviet Union only. Also available by fax or postal mail for a fee.
*Prism*	Jamestown Foundation (Washington)	Biweekly	60% political 30% economic 10% social	10 pp.	Contact the Jamestown Foundation for options and costs.	Analyzes developments in the former Soviet Union. Also available by fax or postal mail for a fee.
News Digest	ITAR-TASS Russian News Agency (Moscow)	Daily	70% political 10% economic 20% social	1 p.	Access on the World Wide Web at the URL http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/friends/news.	Presents Russian government perspectives on events with English-language news briefs. No charge.
Romanian Press Review	Balkan Media Group (Bucharest)	Weekly	30% political 50% economic 20% social	15 pp.	Access on the World Wide Web at the URL http://www.halcyon.com/rompr.	Discusses recent events in Romania from an independent Romanian point of view. No charge.
*St.Petersburg Press*	St. Petersburg Press (St.Petersburg)	Weekly	20% political 30% economic 50% social	25 pp.	Access on the World Wide Web at the URL http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/friends/news.	Highlights events and trends in the St. Petersburg, Russia, area. No charge. Also available by postal mail for a fee.
*Ukrainian Weekly*	Ukrainian National Assoc. (Jersey City, NJ)	Weekly	30% political 10% economic 60% social	5 pp.	Access on the World Wide Web at the URL http://world.std.com/~sabre/ukraine.html.	Presents Ukrainian- American views on current events in Ukraine. No charge.

¹Content and length estimates are averages based on recent issues.

For orders or further information:

OMRI Publications, Na Strzi 63, 140 62 Prague 4, Czech Republic; tel: 42-2-6114-2114; fax: 42-2-426-396; e-mail: omripub@omri.cz or transition@omri.cz. See EWC&M Report 2 (Fall 1994), 14, for additional background information on OMRI.

The Jamestown Foundation, 1528 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036-1306; tel: 202-483-8888; fax: 202-483-8337; e-mail: eckert@jamestown.org.

St. Petersburg Press, 6th Floor, 5a Razyeszhaya ul., St. Petersburg, Russia, or Box 8, SF 53501, Lappeenranta, Finland;
tel: 7-812-119-6080; fax: 7-812-314-2120; e-mail: mcgeou@sppress.spb.su.

Romanian Press Review; e-mail: avery@rompr.eunet.ro.

The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302; tel: 201-434-0237; fax: 201-451-5486.

Compiled by Matt Miller.

Matt Miller, "News Reports on the Internet," East-West Church & Ministry Report, 3 (Fall 1995), 8.

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