News release: 12 March 2002

A new web site makes it a snap to find local news and information around the world. Mondo Times (www.mondotimes.com) is a worldwide media guide covering over 13,000 media outlets in 211 countries, organized by location and topic.

From Argentina to Zimbabwe, Mondo Times makes it easy to find local news and information anywhere around the world.

If you want to keep track of world events, you can quickly survey the news from Tokyo, Berlin, London and other media centers. If you're planning a trip to Seattle or Singapore, extensive news, business and entertainment coverage is ready and waiting.

Major media, those with national distribution or influence, are organized by topic for quick access. A business person can review all the media covering aviation, investing, telecommunications or any of over 40 other industry groups. If you're looking for entertainment, the latest in music, sports, fashion and more is just a few clicks away. Coverage of social issues such as education, law and religion also is extensive.

Mondo Times is unique in offering worldwide coverage of all kinds of media -- newspapers, magazines, radio and television -- in one place. And the site includes popularity rankings, content ratings and media reviews, all based on the input of users.

The Internet is blurring the old distinctions between print and electronic media. For example, newspapers stream video and TV networks present in-depth text analysis. So there's real value in covering all the media in one place.

And the sheer size of the Internet poses a major challenge for people in search of news and information. According to the January 2002 Netcraft Web Server Survey (www.netcraft.com) there are over 36 million web sites. But without a convenient way to reach them, they might as well not exist.

"There's a real need for focused directories to help Internet users make sense of it all, because the web has grown so big. General purpose search engines just can't handle the task" said Eric Kallgren, the creator and editor of Mondo Times.

"The goal is to put all the world media at people's fingertips. Mondo Times makes media outlets anywhere in the world easy to find, and also gives people a useful perspective about their content quality, ownership and political orientation," Kallgren added.

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