Special Reports from NewsBank- What are they?

NewsBank sends out a monthly newsletter and the information in them is always timely. They often feature a Special Report section. Below is an example of a Special Report along with an explaination about what these Special Reports tend to cover and address.


The 2008 Summer Olympics and Other New Special Reports

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  The 2008 Summer Olympics will take place in Beijing, China August 8th - August 24th.
  Early activities include the final work on the game sites, the torch relay and the athletes' preparation.
  Coverage of these activities and more are now available in NewsBank's newest Special Report.
  Over the next several months follow the events leading up to the opening ceremony in this Report.
  
• trials and qualifying
  
• training
  
• site and security issues
  
• the Olympic committee
  
• profiles of top athletes
  
• country information
• Then after the Olympic torch is lit, visit NewsBank's Special Report on the Olympics each day to keep up with the latest news from Beijing on
  Olympic events and competition
  Athletes
  Award ceremonies
  Other news from and about the Olympics
  Related images, maps, links to related web sites, and suggested search terms to use in your NewsBank products to find out even more about the 2008 Summer Olympics are also included.
  

NewsBank offers a variety of Special Reports as part of your subscription. They offer a way to quickly find the latest information on important topics.
Special Reports include a wide array of globally-oriented topics like health, environment, economics and education. New articles are added daily to provide current coverage of these topics. The background information helps one understand today's issues. Therefore, these Reports are helpful for researchers looking for current events articles or articles on a specific topic. Since many Reports focus on all regions of the world, a variety of global perspectives are available offering researchers the information needed to understand world issues and to draw their own conclusions.
Other New Reports include:
World Travel (now available)
World Issues in Mental Health (coming soon)
Currently featured reports include:
U.S. Presidential Campaign - 2008
Poetry Around the World
Science and Health in the News
World Environment
Places in the News

Many other Reports are also available. All NewsBank Special Report Sites are located on your product menu page or under the Other NewsBank Products link on full text newspaper products.