The pioneers of interactive reporting.
The world's first all-online news service, we provided
interactive reporting of the 1984 and 1988 political conventions
through such media as Parti on The Source.
A transcript of our ground-breaking live reports.
Photo of the three TENS founders (left to right): Mike Greenly, Diane Worthington, Sherwin Levinson.
Our 1984 Democratic Convention perimeter credential.
Our 1984 Democratic Convention press credential.
Our 1984 Republican Convention general press credential.
One of the 1984 Republican Convention daily credentials.
A transcript of discussions about the downing of Korean airliner KAL007, a Boeing 747, by a Soviet fighter plane.
All 269 passengers and crew aboard were killed, including Larry McDonald, a United States Representative from Georgia.
This discussion is what fueled the popularity of Participate on the Source and kicked off what was arguably the largest,
most active online community to that time.
Some articles about our pioneering efforts in online reporting:
Christian Science Monitor, July 20, 1984
Infoworld, August 20, 1984
Family Computing, November, 1984
(PDF of entire issue)
Source: Scribd.com
The Lewiston Journal, November 20, 1984
The Courier, June 1, 1986
Time Magazine, April 18, 2005
UPI Lifestyle, June 1, 1986