EXHIBIT 23

     CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


  We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated   August  29,  2002  with  respect  to  the  financial
statements  of  Comtex News Network, Inc.  included  in  the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2002,
in the following Registration Statements:

  1.  Registration Statement Number 333-42395 (Comtex News
     Network, Inc. 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan) on Form S-8
  2.  Registration Statement Number 333-37057 (Comtex News
     Network, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan) on Form S-8
3.  Registration Statement Number 333-96265 (Comtex News
Network, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan) on Form S-8
4.  Registration Statement Number 333-62716 (Comtex News
Network, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan) on Form S-8


                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


McLean, Virginia
September __, 2002