Media on the 'Net

Published July 2, 2001 at 12:00 AM EDT

As NPR Cultural Correspondent Rick Karr reports in a two-part series, smaller Internet media companies increasingly are being subsumed or edged out by media conglomerates.

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A view of life in Syria's capital following the ouster of longtime dictator

Ruth Sherlock

In Damascus, Syria, posters of President Bashar al Assad are still being torn down. Here's what its like in the capital at this pivotal moment in the country's history.
Catch the annual Geminid meteor show tonight

Erika Ryan

The annual Geminid meteor show is happening now, with activity hitting its peak late Friday into Saturday morning. NASA is calling for 120 meteors per hour.
A kid found an unusual rock. It turned out to be a rare ax made by Neanderthals

Christopher Intagliata

Ben Witten found an unusual rock on an English beach when he was 6. It turned out to be an exceedingly rare hand ax made by Neanderthals, tens of thousands of years ago.