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FindLaw to Provide Belo Interactive with Law-Related Content and Resources
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Apr. 7, 2003 – FindLaw today announced an agreement to provide a comprehensive collection of legal content and resources to Belo Interactive, the Internet subsidiary of Belo.
Under the agreement, FindLaw will provide Belo Interactive consumers with a complete informational online resource for personal and business legal topics, including employment law, estate planning, family law, intellectual property and real estate law. These resources include authoritative articles, legal forms and access to West Legal Directory®, the Internet's largest directory of lawyers. FindLaw is the most visited legal Web site, according to leading independent Internet traffic monitoring services. Belo Interactive's Web sites KING5.com, the Web site affiliated with KING 5 TV in Seattle, and NWCN.com, the Web site affiliated with North West Cable News, were the first to introduce the new FindLaw service to users.
"As the premier online source for local news and information in our markets, it is important for us to provide our users with in-depth information on topics that are important to them," said Dale Steinke, KING5.com, NWCN.com and KREM.com news and operations manager. "FindLaw provides our customers a comprehensive source of authoritative legal information on the Internet, and the addition of their resources will be of great benefit to our users."
"We are pleased to be working with Belo Interactive, one of the leading online sources for local news and information," said Stacy Stern, FindLaw vice president. "FindLaw's legal resources will enable Belo Interactive's users to further research legal issues – both those contained in Belo Interactive's news stories and those that affect their daily lives."
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About FindLaw
FindLaw (www.findlaw.com) is the leading provider of online legal information and solutions for the legal community, businesses and individuals. The FindLaw Internet portal is the highest-trafficked legal Web site, according to leading independent Internet-traffic-monitoring services. The site provides comprehensive, plain-English legal information to businesses and individuals. These resources include West Legal Directory¨, the Internet's largest directory of lawyers and legal professionals. FindLaw also offers comprehensive information, resources and services for law practice and legal career development, including free case law, an online career center, breaking legal news, newsletters, message boards, service directories, continuing legal education and legal search tools. In addition, FindLaw provides access to tools and services that help connect legal professionals with potential clients. FindLaw is a division of West, a Thomson business (NYSE: TOC; TSX:TOC) and the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market.
About West
Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., West is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market. West is a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and was formed when West Publishing and Thomson Legal Publishing merged in June 1996. For more information, please visit the West Web site at www.westgroup.com.
About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation, with 2002 revenues of $7.8 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges (TSX: TOC; NYSE: TOC).
About Belo Interactive
Belo Interactive, Inc., Belo Corp.'s Internet subsidiary, includes the Web site operations of Belo's television stations and newspapers, interactive alliances and partnerships, and a broad range of Internet-based products and services. Belo is one of the nation's largest media companies with a diversified group of market-leading broadcasting, publishing, cable and interactive media assets. For more information, contact Linda Fisk, Belo Interactive's vice president/marketing at 214-977-4017. Additional information, including earnings releases, is available online at www.belo.com.
