Exclusive Reporting and Original Commentary on Papal Visit is Hallmark of
News Corp./MCI Online Ventures Web Site

New York, NY-- October 4, 1995 -- With original cartooning by a Pulitzer
prize winner and exclusive reporting by a team of "digital journalists,"
News Corp./MCI Online Ventures today launched a special site on the World
Wide Web to report the visit of Pope John Paul II to the United States.

Unique because it is based around exclusive material created specifically
for the Internet, rather than repurposed journalism authored originally
for other media, the site can be accessed at http:// www.delphi.com or
through a link at http://www.internetMCI.com

"Original reporting is the key to our presence on the Web," said Anthea
Disney, editor-in-chief. "Our site for the Pope's visit is made up of
multi-media material created specifically for the Net. This is not a PR
exercise for the Vatican but proper, grown up journalism, taking a hard
and distinctive look at the personality and power of one of the world's
most fascinating men. We believe those visiting our site deserve more than
'used' news."

The site, updated daily for the duration of the Pontiff's visit, includes:

- original cartooning and commentary by Pulitzer prize winner Doug
Marlette, a Southern Baptist who, despite his religious differences,
admits to admiring the Polish Pope.

- analysis of the Pope's unique political stature by Radek Sikorski, a
prominent Polish writer who is a former deputy defense minister of
Poland.

- autobiographical stories by two Catholic women: one who left the church
when she found it impossible to subscribe to its basic tenets, the other a
Catholic nun.

- a "virtual" biography tracing the Pope's life.

- a field report from the Mass on the Great Lawn in Central Park.

News Corp./MCI Online Ventures, a joint venture between News Corp. and MCI
to launch new Internet-based online services for businesses and consumers,
will provide a wide range of interactive products and services including
original news programming, a comprehensive guide to the Internet, a
variety of games, an engaging online space for children, and a host of
specialized programming developed jointly with News Corp. companies, as
well as with other non-affiliated partners.
 
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