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Introduction: the nature of news search

Abstract:

News search on the internet began to develop only following the events of 11 September 2001 in the US. The online audience for news is continually growing; even so, a large amount of news content is still available only in print media. Content can range from news articles, press releases, photos and news agency output to blog posts, video and podcasts. There are differences between what newspapers publish in their print and web editions, and not everything can be found using the free news search engines; further, the text of articles by freelance journalists can often still be accessible only via microfilm. The free news search engines, commercial databases, professional search services and ...

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