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  "id": "1996-september-profnet-update",
  "slug": "1996-september-profnet-update",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1996-september-profnet-update.html",
  "year": 1996,
  "month": "September",
  "monthNum": 9,
  "headline": "ProfNet update",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "ProfNet sysop",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "ProfNet has expanded its query targeting capabilities to allow journalists to search for expert sources across five specific institution types, including colleges, corporations, think tanks, government agencies, and non-profits.",
  "keywords": [
    "ProfNet",
    "sources",
    "institutions"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [],
  "full_text": "ProfNet update\n\nDan Forbush, ProfNet sysop, says ProfNet queries can now target or exclude any of the following five types of institutions:\n\n1. Colleges and universities: 700 institutions in 17 countries, including the entire Ivy League and Big Ten.\n2. Corporations and PR agencies: 200 companies and agencies in all industry sectors.\n3. Extended academe: 100 think tanks, national laboratories, and other government and non-profit organizations oriented to teaching, scholarship and research. Also includes PR agencies representing academically oriented organizations.\n4. Government agencies: Includes 13 units of government at federal and state levels. (Elected officials not included.)\n5. Non-profit organizations: 100 professional and trade associations, hospitals, museums, and libraries.",
  "provenance": {
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
  },
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      "slug": "1994-june-online-sources-you-cant-do-without",
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