Word: instantly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...years, TIME has proved to be an adaptive organism, reinventing itself periodically. The red border on the cover, first used in 1927, and the familiar lettering of the logo have made the magazine unmistakable, giving it instant identity and reassuring familiarity...
...equal to the challenge? In an instant, without warning, the present had become the unthinkable future. Was there hope in that future, and if so, where did hope...
...hours after it happened, the Czechoslovaks staged a haunting protest. They froze. Wherever they were, at work or in the streets, they stood still for a minute, in a silent outcry against the invaders. When news spread of what the Russians had done, the world, too, froze for an instant...
This may give some people pause--and not just because of cybergossip Matt Drudge. When the U.S. Constitution was written, representative government was a necessity. Communication from a citizen to the capital could take weeks. Now government by instant referendum is technologically feasible, and government policy is increasingly based on the ebb and flow of public opinion...
TIME's emphasis on narrative storytelling as a way to put events into context is something that suits a weekly magazine. TV and the Internet are good for instant headlines and punditry. The Web is great for allowing people to explore links at their whim and drill down for raw data. But TIME can play the storyteller who comes to your front porch with the color and insights that turn facts into coherent narratives. Part of the process is telling the news through the people who make it. As TIME's prospectus put it: "It is important to know what...