1. A computer system for electronically delivering personalized periodic news digest documents to a plurality of registered users, the computer system comprising: at least one processor arranged to: receive a delivery preference of each of the plurality of the registered users, the delivery preference indicating how each registered user desires to receive the personalized periodic news digest document, wherein a registered user is one who has registered personal information in a user profile, said personal information comprising the registered user's name, age, sex, zip code, time zone, and email; receive the personal information of each registered user and a news article preference of the registered use, wherein the news article preference comprises sports, local and foreign affairs, and legal; search at least one location for news items that match the at least one of: the personal information and the news article preference of the registered user; receive the news items that match; automatically generate, from the matching news items that are received, a print-ready personalized periodic news digest document that comprises the matching news items, the personalized periodic news digest document being generated as a document selected from a group consisting of: an email, a web page, an electronic file, and a fax, in accordance with the delivery preference of the registered user; and electronically push the personalized periodic news digest document directly to the registered user in accordance with the delivery preference of said registered user; wherein the news article preference indicates at least one type of news article that the registered user desires to receive.
1. A computer system for electronically delivering personalized periodic news digest documents to a plurality of registered users, the computer system comprising: at least one processor arranged to: receive a delivery preference of each of the plurality of the registered users, the delivery preference indicating how each registered user desires to receive the personalized periodic news digest document, wherein a registered user is one who has registered personal information in a user profile, said personal information comprising the registered user's name, age, sex, zip code, time zone, and email; receive the personal information of each registered user and a news article preference of the registered use, wherein the news article preference comprises sports, local and foreign affairs, and legal; search at least one location for news items that match the at least one of: the personal information and the news article preference of the registered user; receive the news items that match; automatically generate, from the matching news items that are received, a print-ready personalized periodic news digest document that comprises the matching news items, the personalized periodic news digest document being generated as a document selected from a group consisting of: an email, a web page, an electronic file, and a fax, in accordance with the delivery preference of the registered user; and electronically push the personalized periodic news digest document directly to the registered user in accordance with the delivery preference of said registered user; wherein the news article preference indicates at least one type of news article that the registered user desires to receive. 16. The computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery preference also indicates an at least one format preference for the personalized periodic news digest document.