CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT MEDIA HITS
NAME OF PUBLICATION	CIRC.	DATE	REPORTER	ARTICLE TITLE	REFERENCE	TYPE
Air & Space (Smithsonian)		3/1/2003	Centennial Edition	100 Years of Flight	Entire issue to dedicated to the Centennial celebration. Includes a list of 100 ways to celebrate the Centennial of Flight.
Business North Carolina	27,500	3/1/2003	Thomas Parramore	The Wright stuff	Discusses the role the Wright brothers, and others from North Carolina, played in early aviation.
The Seattle Times	224,140	3/6/2003	Jason Margolis	The wonder of flight - 100 years since Kitty Hawk, Northwest museums celerbate how the Wright brothers changed the world	Musuems across the country are celebrating the Centennial of Flight. Talks about the biggest museums in the northwest and mentions some of the special exhibits taking place.
American Careers	400,000	Winter 2003	Ron Fowler	Aviation	Encourages high school students to explore careers in aviation. Mentions the national celebration taking place as well as the COFC Web site address.
MSNBC Online		3/9/2003	Debbi Gardiner	My turn: A moment of genius, years of obscurity	An editorial written by Pearse's great great niece. Discusses the celebration taking place in the U.S. for the Wright brothers, and Americans disregard for Pearse's acheivements.
The New York Times	1,113,300	3/14/2003	Sam Lubell	Where man first flew, the open sky still beckons	Discusses Kitty Hawk as a vacation spot. Talks about the 100th anniversary celebration as well as the re-enactment flight on Dec. 17, 2003.
The News & Observer	163,295	3/15/2003	Gordon Clapp	Flight's centennial will soar	An editorial written by Gordon Clapp about Festival of Flight. Mentions Festival of Flight as a part of the COFC and the national celebration.
Christian Science Monitor	74,814	3/10/2003	Patrik Jonsson	First in flight: Ohio or North Carolina?	Ohio and North Carolina are both planning celebrations in honor of the 100th anniversary of the first flight. They claim the rivalry is over between the states.
Newsweek	3,125,151	3/17/2003	Debbi Gardiner	A Moment of Genius, Years of Obscurity	March marks the centennial of New Zealander Richard Pearse's first flight. Mentions the national celebration honoring the Wrights' in the US and the COFC.
Dallas Morning News	521,956	3/30/2003	Mary Ellen Botter	On the Wings of Genius: Wilbur and Orville Wright	COF events and activities are planned in honor of the Wright brothers. Discusses the life and work of the Wright brothers.	Travel
Dallas Morning News	521,956	3/30/2003	Mary Ellen Botter	Events to mark aviation's birthday	Discusses the major COF events taking place throughout the country.	Travel
Dallas Morning News	521,956	3/30/2003	Mary Ellen Botter	Dayton plans a whoop-de-do for its most famous sons	A story about Inventing Flight and the events and activities that will be taking place during the celebration in Dayton.	Travel