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ABYZ News Links - Provides
links to more than 17,000 newspapers and other news sources around
the world. Links are organized geographically and are searchable.
http://www.abyznewslinks.com/
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American Journalism Review -
A monthly analyzing American news media. The site also provides
links to news outlets, journalism organizations, media monitoring
groups, and more.
http://www.ajr.org/
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The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists – This site provides current political cartoons, as well as lessons featuring analysis of political cartoons.
http://editorialcartoonists.com/index.cfm
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BBC World
Service - A comprehensive source of world news from a non-American
perspective; available in multiple languages.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml
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Blueeyes Magazine - This site presents photo essays on such topics as the 2006 war in Lebanon, a Navajo family’s effort to save an endangered species of sheep, and street life in New York City.
http://www.blueeyesmagazine.com/
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Business Journalism.org - The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University provides this site, which is intended for journalists but is also useful to anyone interested in business news.
http://www.businessjournalism.org/bizjournalism/index.cfm
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Center for Public Integrity – This organization aims to “produce investigative journalism about significant public issues to make institutional power more transparent and accountable.” The site includes stories on such issues as congressional travel, lobbying, Katrina follow-up, and media ownership.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx
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CNN.com - Current news and a searchable archive. CNN also has a special page for students and teachers, called CNN Student News.
http://www.cnn.com/
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Committee of Concerned Journalist - Tools for journalists, as well as coverage of media issues.
http://www.concernedjournalists.org/
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C-SPAN.org: Public Affairs on
the Web - C-SPAN coverage, as well as an online expert to answer questions about the workings of Congress. C-SPAN Classroom provides resources for using C-SPAN in civics and government classes.
http://www.c-span.org/
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Education Week on the Web
- The weekly paper providing news about education around the United
States.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/
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HeadlineSpot.com - A
portal to thousands of news sites on the web, accessible by media
type, region/locality, and topic. Published by StartSpot Mediaworks.
http://www.headlinespot.com/
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High School Journalism
- The American Society of Newspaper Editors sponsors this site,
which includes links on 'hot' topics, tips for young journalists
and their teachers, and links to 350 high school newspapers.
http://highschooljournalism.org
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Investigative Reporters and Editors
- A database of more than 20,000 investigative stories, as well
as tipsheets on investigative reporting.
http://www.ire.org/
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IPI Global
Journalist - The International Press Institute at the University of Missouri provides a journal and radio program on issues in global journalism. Recent issues covered are the East African Community, dangers to journalists in Iraq, and reporting in Ecuador.
http://www.globaljournalist.org/index.html
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J-Lab: The institute for Interactive
Journalism - The University of Maryland College of Journalism provides this site on interactive journalism, also known as citizen journalism. An interesting feature is a set of links to blogs by reporters, columnists, editors, and citizens tracking the news.
http://www.j-lab.org/
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J-learning - Tools for “citizen journalists” from the Institute for Interactive Journalism at the University of Maryland’s College of Journalism.
http://www.j-learning.org/
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The Journalist’s Toolbox – The American Press Institute provides this useful resource, with links and backgrounders on current and persisting issues.
http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/pages/toolbox/
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Media Awareness Network – This Canadian project provides resources for teacher and parents who want to teach young people media literacy skills.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm
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MSNBC: The Week
in Pictures - The site features compelling visuals related to
current news but also provides in-depth articles. Previous weeks'
stories and images are archived.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/
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My Virtual Newspaper:
Editorials/Opinions - Provides links to the editorial pages
of 125 U.S. newspapers, as well as 63 syndicated columnists.
http://www.refdesk.com/paper3.html
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NewJour
- A database of journals and newsletters published on the Internet.
The database is maintained at the University of California at San
Diego libraries. Users can subscribe to NewJour to receive notifications
of new items.
http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/NewJourWel.html
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News Voyager.com
- Links to newspapers and other media organizations, including U.S.
dailies, Canadian papers, selected international papers, weeklies,
the alternative press, and more.
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm
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News War
- Part of the PBS Frontline series, this site looks at the challenges facing the news media, presents profiles of 50 journalists, and considers the future of journalism.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/
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Nieman Watchdog
- Harvard University presents this site, whose subtitle is “Questions the Press Should Ask.” Subjects in September 2007 included covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Iran and Iraq, the presidential race, and ethanol.
http://niemanwatchdog.org/
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NPR Online - National Public
Radio brings its eclectic brand of news and features to the Web.
http://www.npr.org/
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Online Journalism Review - Analysis
of issues specific to journalism on the Web. From the University
of Southern California School of Journalism.
http://www.ojr.org/
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Online NewsHour - Along
with this online version of Jim Lehrer's program, PBS also offers
a special page for
students.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
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On the Media - Audio files
of the media analysis radio program from public radio station WNYC.
Recent issues discussed include media coverage of the scandal surrounding Senator Larry Craig, Attorney General Gonzales’s resignation, and so-called sanctuary cities.
http://www.onthemedia.org/
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Politics Line
- A collection of opinion columns from major newspapers, updated
daily.
http://www.politics-line.com
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Today's Front
Pages - The Newseum presents the front pages from 521 front
pages from 46 countries daily.
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
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UNICEF Video/Audio - Vod- and Podcasts of news related to issues facing children worldwide.
http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/index.html
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Voice of America - Voice of America,
supported by the U.S. government, broadcasts news worldwide in 50
languages.
http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm
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Wall
Street Journal Classroom Edition - Each issue of this monthly
for students focuses on one or more themes and includes material
from the daily print edition.
http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/current/index.html
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Word for Word - Each week, this site provides a speech on an issue in the news. Recent topics include environmental problems in China, neuroscience and the law, Iraq, and global warming.
http://wordforword.publicradio.org/
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The World - International news from Public Radio International.
http://www.theworld.org/
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World News - The World
News Network provides news organized by region and topic.
http://www.worldnews.com/
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World Press Review - News from around the world, plus lesson plans and the full text of documents in the news. Also features links to blogs around the world.
http://www.worldpress.org/