New Orleans: Communications
New Orleans: Communications
Newspapers and Magazines
The Times-Picayune is the city's leading newspaper. Other periodicals originating from New Orleans are the Clarion Herald, Gambit (covering local politics, dining and entertainment), Offbeat, a free monthly music magazine, Naval Reservist News, and Louisiana Weekly and New Orleans Data News Weekly (both covering the African American community). Trade and university papers, scholarly journals, and quarterly publications are also published in the "Crescent City."
Television and Radio
Five television stations broadcast in New Orleans. Four are affiliated with the national networks, and one is a public television station. Talk shows, gospel music, news, religion, and contemporary music head the programming of the 19 AM and FM stations in the New Orleans area.
Media Information: New Orleans Time-Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140; telephone (504)826-3300
New Orleans Online
City of New Orleans Home Page. Available www.cityofno.com
The Greater New Orleans, Inc. Available www.norcc.org
Individual public school report cards. Available www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/asps/home.asp?I=REPORTC
Louisiana Bureau of Tourism and Travel. Available crt.g2digital.com
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Available www.neworleanscvb.com
New Orleans Public Library. Available www.gnofn.org/~nopl
Selected Bibliography
Kennedy, Richard S., ed., Literary New Orleans: Essays & Meditations (Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1992)
Rice, Anne, The Feast of All Saints (New York: Ballantine Books, 1992)
Sexton, Richard, New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993)
Young, Andrew, An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America (New York: HarperCollins, 1996)
Note: This profile of the city of New Orleans was updated prior to August 2005, when Hurricane Katrina caused severe damage to the Gulf Coast region of the United States. The long-term impact of Katrina on New Orleans is unknown at the time of publication.
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Multifunction printers.(Techmarket: the complete guide to smart technology shopping)(Buyers Guide)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...inkjet multifunction printers (MFPs), or all...copier, scanner, printer, and, in some...quickly exceed a printer's price, running...Toner for laser printers is available in...JET Though laser printers cost more initially...Rated Mono- chrome Printer Print Model Price...
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Printer basics.
Magazine article from: Modern Materials Handling; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...a facility on a printer cart. Laser printers Laser printing...added to label printers. As labels pass through the printer and are marked...dual machines as printer-encoders, many...call them 'RFID printers.' Nearly all...
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Printers.(Readers Rate The Makers)
Magazine article from: PC World; 12/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...Among the three types of printers--ink jets, color...significant problem with their printer, compared with 25 percent...subsequently purchased a new printer from HP that has been...returning the defective printers.) While not every...differences among major printer vendors. Among Lexmark...
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Sharing printers cuts costs. (printer sharing devices) (Computer Shopper's Guide: Printers)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 8/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...printing. Because your printer is idle much of...someone else. When printers are expensive...sharing device. Some printer-sharing devices...the I/O slots of printers. Although these...required. A few printers are designed to...having multiple printer ports or network...
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PC printers for the Mac. (includes related articles on impact printing, tips for making GDT Softworks PowerPrint more useful)(Working Smart)
Magazine article from: Macworld; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...eliminates relying on PC printers for higher-quality...connect to a PC printer often surfaces just...how to talk to PC printers; that is, Macs don't include PC printer drivers, those...600 dpi for laser printers. If you're the...dpi Stylus Color printer, you're limited...
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PRINTERS NEED SPEED, QUALITY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/12/1996; 700+ words
; ...that's how I test printers. Also, demonstration...Ask to see the printer run at the ``normal...consideration is whether the printer can print in both...priced color inkjet printers, such as the Hewlett...black requires the printer to mix colors...midpriced to high-end printers can ...
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Printer optimisers.
Magazine article from: Australian PC World; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Control Panel's Printers and Faxes applet, select Add a printer, and step through...go with your printer manufacturer...brand. Some printers, such as recent...link to the printer through what...port. Many printers let you connect...
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A printer primer.(Buyers Guide)
Magazine article from: Online; 5/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...to look for when printer shopping. Today's printers use a number of...workhorses of the printer industry. They were the first printers to gain wide popularity...the dot matrix printers for years, and are the preferred printer for many PC users...
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Digital printers capture DIMA shoot-out awards. (Feature).
Magazine article from: Photo Marketing; 5/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...of the 2003 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out: Photo Printers 50 inches wide or more...Beach, Calif. Flatbed Printers * Printer--VUTEk Press Vu UV 180...Creative Application Printers Textile * Printer--3M SP2000, 3M, St...
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Printers.(Fix 'em Yourself!)
Magazine article from: Australian PC World; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...unit. Then open the Printers and Faxes window to see whether the printer you're using is...out, calibrate the printer using its driver software. MODERATE: Printers sometimes suffer...printhead. Your printer software may recommend...
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printer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
printer computer output device...another medium. Impact printers use a mechanical hammering...A formed character printer forces metal or plastic...quieter than impact printers and produce higher...page. See also laser printer .
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Typewriter and Printer Analysis
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...superseded by ink jet and laser printers. It is relatively easy to determine...matrix, ink jet, or laser printer. Beyond this, however, it...distinguish one make and model of printer from another. Printers are mass produced and they have...
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band printer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
...of the earlier chain printer and train printer . Although demonstrated...were available. Band printers have price/performance...with mistiming in a drum printer. The majority of new impact line printers from the late 1970s onward...
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thermal transfer printer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
...shape. The printers may be serial or page printers. A speed of 100 characters per second has been achieved for good-quality serial printers and 4 pages per minute for line printers. The page printer can have a print head with as many as...
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matrix printer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
...by heating (thermal printer) or by ink adhering...electrographic and magnetographic printers). A significant advantage of matrix printers over solid-font printers is the ability to accommodate...to a single type of printer it generally means an...
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