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Life beyond print: Newspaper journalists' digital appetite
America's newspaper journalists are eager to compete in the digital world and want their newsrooms to speed up the transition from print to digital, according to this study of almost 3,800 journalists at 79 newspapers.

Teens Know What They Want from Online News: Do You?
Learn what kind of news Web site would attract and interest teenagers - and many other people, too - in this joint study by the Media Management Center and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation.

Online Ad Networks: Disruption - and Opportunity - for Media Businesses
This report explains the impact of online ad networks and offers practical advice for how publishers can and should more actively manage network relationships.

How To Become 'Easy to Use' Online
Easy to use Web sites distinguish themselves by delivering the amount and complexity of information their users want without overloading them. The key to offering the right amount of information is understanding the target audience.

Top 50 Specials of All Time

Special episodes - and final episodes - of beloved series, blockbuster mini-series and movies, holiday specials and sporting events are all represented on the list of top-rated specials.

Rank	Program	Date	Network	HH Rating
1	MAS*H (Final Episode)	2/28/1983	CBS	60.2
2	Dallas (Who Shot J.R.?)	11/21/1980	CBS	53.3
3	Roots Part VIII	1/30/1977	ABC	51.1
4	Super Bowl XVI	1/24/1982	CBS	49.1
5	Super Bowl XVII	1/30/1983	NBC	48.6
6	XVII Winter Olympics	2/23/1994	CBS	48.5
7	Super Bowl XX	1/26/1986	NBC	48.3
8	Gone With The Wind - Part 1	11/7/1976	NBC	47.7
9	Gone With The Wind - Part 2	11/8/1976	NBC	47.4
10	Super Bowl XII	1/15/1978	CBS	47.2
11	Super Bowl XIII	1/21/1979	NBC	47.1
12	Bob Hope Christmas Show	1/15/1970	NBC	46.6
13	Super Bowl XVIII	1/22/1984	CBS	46.4
13	Super Bowl XIX	1/20/1985	ABC	46.4
15	Super Bowl XIV	1/20/1980	CBS	46.3
16	Super Bowl XXX	1/28/1996	NBC	46.0
16	The Day After	11/20/1983	ABC	46.0
18	Roots Part VI	1/28/1977	ABC	45.9
18	The Fugitive (Final Episode)	8/29/1967	ABC	45.9
20	Super Bowl XXI	1/25/1987	CBS	45.8
21	Roots Part V	1/27/1977	ABC	45.7
22	Super Bowl XXVIII	1/29/1994	NBC	45.5
22	Cheers (Final Episode)	5/20/1993	NBC	45.5
24	Ed Sullivan (The Beatles)	2/9/1964	CBS	45.3
25	Super Bowl XXVII	1/31/1993	NBC	45.1
26	Bob Hope Christian Show	1/14/1971	NBC	45.0
27	Roots Part III	1/25/1977	ABC	44.8
28	Super Bowl XXXII	1/25/1998	NBC	44.5
29	Super Bowl XI	1/9/1977	NBC	44.4
30	Super Bowl XV	1/25/1981	NBC	44.4
31	Super Bowl VI	1/16/1972	CBS	44.2
32	XVII Winter Olympics	2/25/1994	CBS	44.1
33	Roots Part II	1/24/1977	ABC	44.1
34	Beverly Hillbillies	1/8/1964	CBS	44.0
35	Roots Part IV	1/26/1977	ABC	43.8
36	Ed Sullivan (The Beatles)	2/16/1964	CBC	43.8
37	Super Bowl XXII	1/22/1989	NBC	43.5
38	Academy Awards	4/7/1970	ABC	43.4
39	Super Bowl XLII	2/3/2008	FOX	43.3
40	Super Bowl XXXIV	1/30/2000	ABC	43.3
41	Super Bowl XXXI	1/26/1997	FOX	43.3
42	Thorn Birds Part III	3/29/1983	ABC	43.2
43	Thorn Birds Part IV	3/30/1983	ABC	43.1
44	CBS NFC Championship	1/10/1982	CBS	42.9
45	Beverly Hillbillies	1/15/1964	CBS	42.8
46	Super Bowl VII	1/14/1973	NBC	42.7
47	Super Bowl XLI	2/4/2007	CBS	42.6
48	Thorn Birds Part II	3/28/1983	ABC	42.5
49	Super Bowl IX	1/12/1975	NBC	42.4
50	Beverly Hillbillies	2/26/1964	CBS	42.4

Source: Nielsen Media Research January 1964 - February 2008
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