4 billion.org. Beyond core consumer
electronic partners Sync magazine is also supported by virtually every
consumer lifestyle category including automotive, packaged goods, apparel and
more. The Company exports the power of its
brands internationally, with publications in 41 countries and 20 languages.

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WASHINGTON, Citizens Against Government Waste
(CAGW) and a broad range of activist groups concerned with the cost and
privacy implications of implementing the REAL ID Act today sent a letter to
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff expressing
opposition to the idea of mandating radio frequency identification (RFID)
computer chips in state -issued drivers' licenses. In addition to the
actual immersion courses, the institutes typically involve creation of
Web sites as an online meeting place for participants as well as
alumni. Sessions cover journalistic ethics, investigative
techniques, marketing, Web-based information retrieval and legal
issues.com

The Company also produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer
technology events including DigitalLife.

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The Ethnic Press

Some 100 newspapers and magazines in the New York City area are
published in a language other than English. Yet despite their
importance, their journalists have no good place to find guidance in
American-style fact-based journalism and standards.

Why Do Boys Do Worse?

Boys do worse than girls according to measurements in a wide range
of social behaviors - sometimes much worse .

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Congressional intent in enacting the REAL ID Act was to build upon the
states' best practices . The Company is an
information services provider of technology media including publications,
websites , conferences, events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing,
list rentals, research and market intelligence.

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The New York Times Company Foundation Announces Six 2005 Institutes for Journalists

3 billion, includes The New York Times, the
International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers,
eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio
stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.
"Looking at the continued strong demand for consumer electronics products
-- for everything from mp3 players to cell phones to flat screen televisions
-- and the major new hardware platform launches happening in gaming, Sync
magazine is poised to have another huge year," said Bob Lee, Publisher.

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The first institute this year is Kids@Risk: The Overweight
Generation, which begins this morning, Monday, March 7, at New York
University. The immersion course will use
lectures, workshops, discussion and fieldwork (in the Dominican
Republic ) to present the latest information about the impact of
environmental change on global warming, drinking water, fisheries,
emerging infectious diseases and local economies. The Ethnic Press
institute , the only one of the institutes that is conducted directly
by The New York Times, will bring journalists to The Times in the
spring for a week.

Islam and Muslims in America

Social Science Research Council will put journalists into contact
with the diversity and involvement of Muslims in American life and
connect them with scholars and leaders of the Islamic community who
can serve as reliable sources.

This category is designated for sites that include news from perspectives which get less attention in the mainstream media.

(Although open to a variety of viewpoints, sites that promote extreme intolerance or violence or are otherwise deemed inappropriate will not be included within this category.

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The New York Times Foundation, which is a private foundation
funded by the Company, supports all the instructional and Web site
costs and contributes to the travel and expenses of the participants. These institutes, as well as Why Do Boys Do Worse?, are new
to the program.

Environmental Threats: Water, Weather and Health

Directed by the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation
(CERC) at the Earth Institute of Columbia University, the institute
will explore the increasing vulnerability to tsunamis and other
environmental catastrophes. For the fifth consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. Additional information is
available at http://www.

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Excerpts from the letter follow:

We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, have a wide variety of
concerns about the proposed REAL ID card and system and we have urged DHS to
establish a standard that provides the greatest possible security at the most
reasonable cost while protecting individual privacy. This will be the sixth year for
this program, open to journalists from around the country . This
fall, the institute will be directed by the Graduate School of
Journalism at Columbia University and will draw on other faculties to
examine the phenomenon and assess proposed policy interventions .com.

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On test scores,
high school graduation rates, school grades, drug use and other
indices, the gap between girls and boys is wide and widening.
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Admired Companies. In the United States, the
Company publishes 9 magazines including PC Magazine, Sync, ExtremeTech, eWEEK,
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These foreign-language
publications serve one million-plus readers, providing a valuable
resource to New York's ethnic neighborhoods . The institute has been conducted
since its inception by the International Longevity Center, a
non -partisan research organization in New York affiliated with the
Mount Sinai School of Medicine."
Effective with the June/July 2005 issue, Sync will increase its rate base
25% to 250,000. In addition , Sync has applied for ABC membership and the first
audit is scheduled to be released in the December 2005 reporting period.

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com and
Boston. announced today
that Sync(R) magazine, the first and only tech-tainment publication, will
celebrate its one-year anniversary with more than 320 ad pages and 75 unique
advertisers for the combined first six issues.

In this instance, 'alternative' is used in a broad sense, as encompassing diverse perspectives outside of the mainstream views and analysis that dominate journalism and the media.

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Citizens Against Government Waste is the nation 's largest nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and
mismanagement in government. The institutes are each conducted by an
institution expert in the particular subject . Experts from the nursing, education, psychology, public health
and medical departments will lead discussions on epidemiology,
demographic trends, ethnic differences, genetic and environmental
determinants and the politics of food. Ground
water retreats. With its main headquarters and PC
Magazine Labs based in New York, Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab
facilities in the San Francisco and Boston markets.

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Machine readable technologies such as 2D bar codes are
an example of an anti-fraud tool that is already in wide use . NEW YORK, Ziff Davis Media Inc.
Sync magazine will also up its frequency from bi-monthly to monthly
beginning with the October 2005 issue.com, ExtremeTech .

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Coalition Urges DHS to Reject REAL ID Chip Mandate

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The complete letter and CAGW's report, REAL ID: Big Brother Could Cost Big
Money, are available at http://www. Forests and coral reefs disappear. The goal is to deepen
understanding of the great and growing increase in the population of
older adults.S.

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. These sites also enable non-participants to learn from the
institutes ' instructional materials. Diseases jump from other species to our own.com
and 1UP.

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While the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the cost of complying
with the REAL ID Act would be $100 million for all 50 states, the state of
Washington concluded that it would have to spend at least $92 million just in
the first two years.
"Sync's unique approach to addressing the information needs of gadget and
entertainment loving guys is perfectly timed for this exploding marketplace.

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Philanthropy Writers/Business Editors

NEW YORK----The New York Times
Company Foundation announced today that it will sponsor six New York
Times Institutes - immersion courses on complex subjects of rising
importance to the press and public. The next is Environmental Threats: Water, Weather and
Health, which takes place the week of March 13, in the Dominican
Republic.

The other institutes, repeating popular topics from
past years, are:

The Ethnic Press

The Age Boom Academy

Islam and Muslims in America

Kids@Risk: The Overweight Generation

The institute, drawing on different schools and departments at
NYU, aims to give reporters and editors access to the best information
and expertise on the alarming increase in obese children in the United
States. "The fourth quarter is the strongest
selling period of the year for our key customers so it only makes sense that
Sync give them additional opportunities to communicate with this active
audience during the robust holiday buying season" said Lee.
Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company focusing on the
technology, videogame and consumer lifestyle markets.

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The National Conference of State Legislatures estimated
the cost of implementation of the REAL ID Act would be $9-$13 billion.

The Age Boom Academy

This institute will convene in the fall for the sixth time,
bringing reporters and editors into contact with experts in biology ,
medicine, religion, economic and public opinion.com, eWEEK.

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Citizens Against Government Waste has estimated that a federal chip mandate
for state drivers' licenses would cost $17.
Aside from the cost issue, we are concerned about the lack of adequate
protections against the theft of personal information arising from remote-
sensing devices. Sessions will address the diversity
among Muslims in different parts of the country; ties of American
Muslims abroad; the changing role of Muslim women; concerns of Muslim
families with issues of marriage, child raising, food, dress, identify
and group loyalties.

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Sync Magazine Marks Its First Anniversary

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This letter addresses
one of those concerns -- the use of radio frequency identification chips
(RFID) as the "machine readable " feature in the card. States have spent years testing different
applications to determine which systems work best for their administrative and
law enforcement needs.

The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), a leading media company
with 2004 revenues of $3.

This press release can be downloaded from www.

About Ziff Davis Media Inc.

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com, U. Bill of Rights Foundation,
and Liberty Coalition . Mandating
drastic change to new unproven technologies might actually weaken the security
of citizens at state and local levels and decrease the ability of law
enforcement and the states to prevent identity theft, fraud, or other criminal
acts.
The institutes, each about a week long , will accept about a dozen
experienced journalists.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by
creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information
and entertainment .nytco.

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Signatories to the letter include representatives from the American
Conservative Union , American Civil Liberties Union, Taxpayers for Common
Sense, Americans for Tax Reform, Free Congress Foundation, Gun Owners of
America, Center for Democracy and Change, National Taxpayers Union, Patriots
to Restore Checks and Balances, Doctors for Disaster Preparedness, Electronic
Privacy Information Center, Grassroots Institute of Hawaii, Coalition Against
Prosecutorial Abuse, Taxpayers League of Minnesota, National Lawyers
Guild/National Office, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons ,
Fairfax County Privacy Council, Democrats. .
Local and state law enforcement agencies have already implemented many
processes and technologies to use existing security features. This year 's institute will be coordinated with the White
House Conference in Aging this fall.
Ziff Davis leverages its content on the Internet with eight highly-targeted
technology and gaming sites including PCMag.