Let us count the ways...

Examples using HyperNews for student group feedback:
English 305: Intermediate Expository Writing (2 classes, 2 teachers coming together online)

Examples using HyperNews for small group interaction:
Art 315: Art History
Computer Science 380: Introduction to Software Engineering
Speech 360: Communication and the Sexes

Example using HyperNews for private pages:
English 300: Online Contemporary Literature
English 406: Advanced Expository Writing (group meeting to discuss presentation)

Example using HyperNews for focusing on/interpreting  text
English 406: Advanced Expository Composition
English 305: Intermediate Expository Composition
History 104: California History
History 491B:  Modern China
History 108: African American History (movie discussion)

Examples of Programs using HyperNews:
Online Composition: Four departments have their students meet virtually