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INTERNATIONAL
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Arts & Letters Daily
Six days a week, the editors pick their favorite essays, opinions, book reviews, world news and more. Includes links to well over a dozen other newspapers and news services.
Website: www.aldaily.com

1st Headlines
An imposing but easy-to-search collection of headlines gathered from a wide variety of sources.
Website: www.1stheadlines.com

International Herald Tribune
The site for “the World’s Daily Newspaper” includes articles from the N.Y. Times and the Washington Post. Also provides links to a number of other periodicals.
Website: www.iht.com

News Trawler
Just type in a keyword and “trawl” hundreds of news sources from around the world simultaneously.
Website: www.newstrawler.com

WorldNews.com
Get current events from major international cities, countries, or entire continents.
Website: www.wn.com

Yahoo News
Drawing from a huge number of sources that include Reuters, the Associated Press, NPR and the BBC, this site has it all.
Website: news.yahoo.com

UNITED STATES
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American Journalism Review
With links to 20,000 news sites, this is the place to go if you’re trying to find a particular news story.
Website: ajr.newslink.org

The Christian Science Monitor
This paper continues to maintain 10 foreign and 11 domestic bureaus. All print stories are here plus an archive dating back to 1980. This is a great site.
Website: www.csmonitor.com

CNN.com
Sign up for breaking news via e-mail, download headlines to your Palm, participate in online chats or read transcripts of any show you missed. If you watch CNN this is a must.
Website: www.cnn.com

FAIR
For a different perspective from that of much of the mainstream media, check out the stories on this site – they are in-depth critiques of the news pieces you’ve already read.
Website: www.fair.org

MSNBC
This site brings together some of the top news sources and also includes lots of in-depth background information.
Website: www.msnbc.com

The New York Times on the Web
The Sunday edition of the nation’s premier newspaper may be too heavy to carry, but you can access it all - and the daily - online. This is a must for New Yorkers.
Website: www.nytimes.com

Salon.com
Offers intelligent stories covering politics, culture, and entertainment, with a slightly offbeat perspective.
Website: www.salon.com

Time.com
The website combines stories from the weekly print magazine with daily, Web-only content.
Website: www.time.com

Washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post is one of the best sources in the U.S. for political and other news. Stories from the print edition are supplemented with loads of interactive information.
Website: www.washingtonpost.com

WSJ.com
There’s much more to the Wall Street Journal than market updates. A must if you want to follow your investments. No one comes close. There are also special editions for Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Website: www.wsj.com

CANADA & MEXICO
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CBC.ca
Find out what is happening in Canada at the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.’s national news site.
Website: www.cbc.ca

Globeandmail.com
You can read the lineup from the day’s Globe and Mail print edition or check back throughout the day for continual updates.
Website: www.globeandmail.com

The News
The online version of Mexico’s English-language newspaper divides its coverage between Mexico City and the entire nation.
Website: www.thenewsmexico.com

EUROPE
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BBC News Online
The British Network’s site is easy to navigate and offers plenty of audio and video options, as well as sections devoted entirely to world news, politics, science, health and education. This is an excellent site.
Website: News.bbc.co.uk

Economist.com
The site for "the newspaper that looks like a magazine" provides a lot of its print stories for free.
Website: www.economist.com

Financial Times
A truly comprehensive site with excellent news commentary.
Website: www.ft.com

Franfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Here’s where you’ll find English translations of articles from one of Germany’s most popular sites.
Website: www.faz.com

Guardian Unlimited
This site provides content from the day’s paper, plus breaking news, interactive explanatory graphics, photo galleries and quizzes.
Website: www.guardian.co.uk

TheMoscowTimes.com
The site for this English language paper.
Website: www.themoscowtimes.com

MIDDLE EAST
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Arab News
The site for Saudi Arabia’s first English--language daily paper has plenty of news on events in the kingdom, complete with links to local press agencies.
Website: www.arabnews.com

Ha’aretz English Edition
The website for this Israeli paper provides breaking news as well as commentary on national and world events.
Website: www.haaretzdaily.com

The Middle East Times
At this weekly news site you’ll find a large collection of stories covering Egypt and the rest of the Middle East.
Website: www.metimes.com

Pakistan News Service
This site is an excellent source of information out of Pakistan and Kashmir.
Website: www.paknews.com

ASIA/AUSTRALIA
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ABC Online (Australia)
Print synopses of radio and TV stories are available for those who prefer to read their news.
Website: www.abc.net.au

Daily Yomiuri On-Line
This site provides complete access to English-language stories from the staff of Japan’s largest daily newspaper.
Website: www.yomiuri.co.jp/index-e.htm

The Japan Times Online
The site for the century-old English-language Japanese daily brings you the latest news from the island nation.
Website: www.japantimes.co.jp

SCMP.com
The online version of the South China Morning Post offers impressive, detailed coverage of Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia.
Website: www.scmp.com

Smh.com.au
The Sydney Morning Herald's online edition provides a variety of business, national, regional and world news.
Website: www.smh.com.au

The Straits Times Interactive
Besides reading the front page of the print edition, you should browse through the photo essays and interactive Web specials on this Singaporean English daily online edition.
Website: www.straitstimes.asia1.com.sg

The Times of India
If you are looking for news from or about India, this is it. You can find national and international headlines from five major Indian newspapers covering 13 major Indian cities from Times News Network.
Website: www.timesofindia.com

Xinhuanet
Available in English and seven other languages (for those with the fonts installed on their computers). There are plenty of stories to choose from, in categories ranging from world news to local cultural events.
Website: www.xinhuanet.com/english/index.htm

AFRICA
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AllAfrica.com
Search through articles from over 80 African and international
sources, or simply choose from the headlines or the latest news of the day.
Website: www.allafrica.com

Daily Nation on the Web
This site provides detailed local coverage by linking to stories from Kenya's Daily Nation, the Monitor of Uganda and the weekly East African, as well as audio from a Kenyan news station.
Website: www.nationaudio.com

IOL
This online site offers breaking news from Africa (with an emphasis on South Africa) and other parts of the world.
Website: www.iol.co.za

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