摘要：Editorial remark: Steven S. Ross is a recognized American scholar who regularly visits Croatia and other regional countries to participate in education of journalists, and also to collaborate with regional journalism and mass media scientists and institutions. As one of the directors and frequent invited lecturer of the International conference “Information Technology and Journalism” , that is held annually at the Interuniversity Center in Dubrovnik, Steven S. Ross has presented two CD-ROM tutorials to the participants of this conference in May 2001. The two CD-ROM tutorials were developed for his courses at the Columbia University and are entitled “New Media 2” and “Analytical Journalism”. They are easily viewed with Web browsers (Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer). The content of those CD-ROM tutorials is linked in an integrated way with the World Wide Web and can utilize Microsoft Office programs like Excel spreadsheet, as well as multimedia and GIS (Geographical Information System) applications. In his text Steven S. Ross describes the CD-ROM tutorials as convenient instructional material for students and for instructors of journalism and new media classes.
