TIME EUROPE
July 17, 2000, Vol. 156 No. 3
To Our Readers
Time is a well-established title, but timeeurope.com — Time Europe's dedicated website — is a far younger editorial product. Given that the site (www.timeeurope.com) went live just over six months ago, we're especially pleased to have won the NetMedia European Online Journalism Award in two categories.
At a ceremony in London last week, timeeurope.com editor James Geary won in the science category for his online article about artificial intelligence ÔWhat is Life?' and writer/associate producer Jeff Chu won in the best feature story category for his report on Russian democracy. The NetMedia awards were established in 1999 in recognition of the dramatic changes online publishing is making to journalism, and this year over 200 entries from 16 European countries were received.
Practicing journalism at the speed of bytes offers exciting opportunities for an established brand like Time. Jeff Chu's piece on Russian democracy, for example, is what we call a Time Trail, an article about a specific issue that contains hyperlinks to Time's previous coverage of that same issue. Chu's analysis of Russian President Vladimir Putin's election victory last March is enhanced by links to relevant Time stories dating back to the late 1980s.
"The Web enables us to tell stories in creative and original ways," says Chu, "not only with words and pictures but also with hyperlinks and multimedia." Adds information manager Michael Brunton, who heads our Web research team, "With Time Trails we blow the dust off our bound volumes, and bring the past back to life while providing context to today's news."
The timeeurope.com site also features breaking news, online stories that expand on print stories as well as articles produced exclusively for the Web — all reported and written by the same far-flung network of correspondents that contribute to the weekly magazine. "We produce online stories with the same on-the-ground reporting and great writing as the magazine," says timeeurope.com producer Tim Morrison, who is responsible for the site's design and technical realization. "But on the Web we're able to take advantage of breaking news and publish stories within hours rather than days."
This blend of classic journalistic values with new media is literally embodied in our London office: our Web team is ensconced in a room lined with volume after volume of the printed magazine, stretching all the way back to the mid-1920s. "Timeeurope.com combines the best of two worlds," says editor Geary. "The history and journalistic traditions of the magazine with the enhanced story-telling capabilities of the Web."
And it's the stories that matter — technology just provides us with new ways to tell those tales. We trust our readers will join us online as we put the storytelling skills of Time — in-depth reporting, colorful writing and insightful analysis — to work on the Web.
Chris Redman, Editor, TIME Atlantic
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July 17, 2000
COVER
The Lure of Ecstasy
The elixir best known for powering raves is an 80-year-old illegal drug. But it's showing up outside clubs too, and advocates claim it even has therapeutic benefits. Just how dangerous is it?
Rave New World
It's more than just ecstasy. The youth culture is in thrall to deejays and floats on the relentless beat of electronic music
EUROPE
Putin's Hard 100
The honeymoon's over for Russia's new leader as he battles on military, political and economic fronts
Putin's Chechnya Nightmare
The War the Kremlin Said Was Won
The Haider Effect
Isolated and angry over diplomatic sanctions, Austria threatens to raise the stakes on E.U. enlargement
That's Another Fine Mess
An underage drinking spree sees Euan Blair arrested, and his dad nursing a political hangover
Sun, Sand and Toxic Waste
For the first time ever the European Court of Justice fines an E.U. member state
Europe's Not Up in Arms
A Euro Army is the declared goal, but there's more smoke than firepower
MIDDLE EAST
Why Arafat's in a State
He wants a Palestinian nation, but fears that his people won't forgive him if he makes concessions
The Modern Mullah
One of the architects of Khomeini's revolution has become a guru of Islamic reform in Iran
AFRICA
Fatal Destiny
Experts are meeting in South Africa to combat a plague ravaging the continent — but already there are disputes over the right strategy
Death Row
Kenyans would rather not talk about the disease that is destroying lives and threatening the economy
The Cost Of Living
Pharmaceutical Companies and Drugs
A Distant Mirror
Europe's Black Death is a history lesson in human tragedy — and economic renewal
BUSINESS
Keep the Change
Turkey's government takes on the structural problems at the heart of the country's economy
The Infoanarchist
Could this 23-year-old Irish programmer begin to unravel the Web?
The Data Haven
Closely Guarded Secrets
RELIGION
The Stained Glass Ceiling
Despite stubbornly held conservative attitudes, women are claiming their place in the pulpit
DEPARTMENTS
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Tech Watch
World Watch
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