News & Current Events

Information about recent events and happenings.

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Collections

Resources providing links to a collection of other news sources (newspapers, magazines, radio).

Journalism

News & Current Events Blogs

Coverage, commentary and opinions about the latest headlines and most recent happenings in the news.

Resources in this category:

TheAdvocate
http://www.advocate.com/

"The Advocate is the newsmagazine of record for the gay and lesbian community. Our authoritative national and international coverage of gay and lesbian issues has won the prestigious 'Editorial Excellence' Award in the news/weekly category for four years in a row. In addition to news, issues contain features, columns, interviews, and arts and entertainment coverage to keep you informed."

BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Blather
http://www.blather.net/

" 'Blather' is a very strange but intriguing Irish webzine that's dedicated to 'paranormal agent-provocateurism'. The juxtaposition of X-File style conspiracy theories with Irish cynicism might seem unlikely, but the result is oddly compelling. " You can also subscribe to get this e-zine through email, although half the fun is looking at the wonderfully designed web page.

Bulgarian News Service
http://news.bg/

The Bulgarian News Service provides information on current events about Bulgaria in both English and Bulgarian. Topics range from politics to economics to society issues. This online news service features a weekly editorial along with frequently updated weather reports and currency exchange rates. Readers may also find archived articles in the Bulgarian News Service.

Central Europe Online
http://www.einnews.com/centraleurope/

The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/

A major national newspaper featuring national and international news, editorials, and financial information.

Conspiracy Nation
http://www.shout.net/~bigred/cn.html

News articles about supposed conspiracies, conspiracy theories and government cover-ups.

Daily News From Iceland
http://icelandreview.com/

Online version of English-language quarterly magazine featuring daily news updates.

Diário Digital
http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/

An electronic newspaper from Portugal, updated throughout the day.

eclectricity
http://www.murrah.com/eclectricity/eclectricity.htm

"Amusing, intriguing, surprising, ironic, and other neuron tickling items of all sorts from around the web and elsewhere."

The Economist
http://www.economist.com/

El Pais Cali Colombia
http://www.elpais.com/

A Spanish-language national daily newspaper, same edition as print version.

L'Express
http://www.lexpress.presse.fr/info/

A weekly news magazine. News about politics and business as well as reviews.

Extra!
http://www.fair.org/extra/index.html

"Published since 1987, Extra! looks at the major issues in the news, questioning the conventional wisdom that narrows the range of issues, sources and perspectives. Articles examine biased reporting, censored news, media mergers, press/state cronyism, the power of corporate owners and advertisers, and the exclusion of progressive voices from the media."

Focus
http://www.focus.de/

FU Nachrichten
http://web.fu-berlin.de/fun/

G 21
http://www.g21.net/

"G21 - World Magazine of News, Satire, Humor & Commentary. Some of what we offer you is funny, but much is not. We hope that you respect our commitment to bring you the Real News behind the headlines and the punditry of the Usual Suspects who are the Mouthpiece Media talking heads .....We mean to generate energy into the 21st Century."

GoodBye! The Journal of Contemporary Obituaries
http://www.goodbyemag.com/

"GoodBye! is an opinionated bimonthly magazine which chronicles the dead­famous, infamous and non-famous."

Harvard Magazine
http://harvardmagazine.com/

Serves as the alumni magazine for Harvard University as well as publishes general-interest topical content, especially about public issues.

Inkling
http://www.inkling.com/

"The Web's best mix of fresh news, real people and in-your-face opinion."

Irish America
http://www.irishamerica.com/

Irish America covers such topics as business, arts and entertainment, food, shopping, and sports from an Irish American perspective.

Irish Eyes
http://www.eionews.addr.com/index1.htm

"Irish Eyes Online Newspaper gives you news from the north of Ireland when the mainstream media is silent... plus facts and thought-provoking commentary you don't get in 30-second TV sound bites." The magazine offers Irish politics from a Nationalist perspective, commentary, history, arts & entertainment, culture, sports, genealogy, travel, shopping, organizations, music and more.

Jinn Magazine
http://www.pacificnews.org/jinn

"Jinn is Pacific News Service's biweekly online magazine, written by the most eccentric network of writers, scholars, reporters and teenagers contributing to the global media."

Korean Central News Agency (North Korea)
http://www.kcna.co.jp/

"News from Korean Central News Agency OF DPRK(Democratic People's Republic of Korea)." North Korean government news organ. Daily news, views, editorials, and updates on the activities of the "Great Leader" Kim Jong Il. Archive of past issues Dec 1996 to present.

Kronika
http://www.kronika.ro/

L'Hebdo
http://www.hebdo.ch/

Mr.News.Mx
http://www.mrnewsmx.com/

News from Mexico. Sections include: National, Regional, Mexico City, Business, Sports, Culture/Travel, and Life Styles.

National Science Foundation Custom News Service
http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/

"The Custom News Service is an email- and web-based alert service, designed to help anyone with an interest in NSF news and publications find out quickly about new publications and information. It is a "custom" service that lets you select the types of publications you want to know about. It alerts you to new publications and provides links to electronic copies. Every document included in the Custom News Service alerts is available in one or more electronic formats, which can be downloaded or printed."

National Society for Hispanic Professionals: NSHP Newsletter
http://www.nshp.org/newsletters_archive

Links to the newsletter archive published by the National Society for Hispanic Professionals.

New American Magazine
http://www.thenewamerican.com/

The magazine concerns mainly about the political issues within the U.S and around the world.

New Jour
http://library.georgetown.edu/newjour/

Archive of the New Jour listserv which announces new journals available online, ejournals, ezines.

New York Times Upfront
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront...

"The New York Times Upfront magazine is a collaboration between The New York Times and Scholastic Inc. In this exciting publication, we have created the first news magazine designed specifically for teenagers. Upfront is based on the assumption that young people are smart, aware, interested in the world around them - and eager to see the world improve. Upfront makes the most of The Times' expertise in news and Scholastic's expertise in producing engaging educational materials. Upfront features regular articles on current news events, politics, government, pop culture, technology, business and science. The stories are selected for timeliness, interest to teens, and relevance to the high school history and social studies curriculum. Part of The New York Times Learning Network, the online version of Upfront features selections from the current issue of the Upfront magazine, plus celebrity profiles, daily news articles, online opinion polls and surveys, and New York Times reviews of books, film, music and technology. In addition, the site provides additional resources for many of the topics featured in the current issue of the Upfront magazine. It is updated five days a week, Monday through Friday. Featured articles are available in HTML format."

Newsweek
http://www.newsweek.com/

Contains the full text of current articles from the United States and International print editions of Newsweek. Also includes special issues. Articles cover national and international affairs as well as business, society, lifestyle, the arts, and health. The site has a stock watch and photo gallery as well.

The Northern Scot
http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/

The Northern Scot has been publishing for more than 100 years. Its online incarnation includes both news and articles on topics such as gardening and cooking.

OAT
http://www.tao.ca/

An anarchist publication from the UK. Requires login which is free.

The Obscure Store and Reading Room
http://obscurestore.com/

A compilation of strange and funny news stories from American newspapers, along with links to news, entertainment, and gossip sites.

Outlook
http://www.outlookindia.com/

Weekly news magazine from India. News, current affairs, politics, business, international, and features.

Pop and Politics
http://www.popandpolitics.com/

E-zine with articles and essays by journalist Farai Chideya. Explores everything from pop music to politics, and hip hop to race relations.

Prospect
http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/landing_page.php

"Prospect is the magazine for the intellectually curious general reader who appreciates finely written essays across the spectrum of political, intellectual and cultural debate. It is the intelligent monthly based in Britain - but with an international mind and an international readership." Selections from the print magazine appear in this online version.

rbi-aktuell.de
http://www.rbi-aktuell.de/

"News for Germany and the world." An independent, non-partisan news source. Domestic news, opinion, business, environment, and sports.

Revista KLAN - Shqip
http://www.revistaklan.com/

Media 6 Company, started the publication of "KLAN", the first general, informative, independent Albanian magazine. This magazine is based on information and actuality considered from a profound perspective. Its portraits, analyses, dossiers, and reports are most conspicuous. "

Der Spiegel
http://www.spiegel.de/

Stern Magazin
http://www.stern.de/magazin/

Current events and news on various topics.

Terre d'Escale
http://www.terredescale.net/

French online news site covering international news.

Time
http://www.time.com/time/

Nation, Politics, Science, Society, Business, Health, Arts, Entertainment, World, Education.

Time Asia
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/asia

TIME magazine's Asia edition.

Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

TomPaine.com: A Journal of Opinion
http://www.tompaine.com/

"TomPaine.com seeks to enrich the national debate on controversial public issues by featuring the ideas, opinions, and analyses too often overlooked by the mainstream media. We promote these on our website, where we offer in-depth coverage and provide links to underappreciated authors and organizations. TomPaine.com's HISTORY DEPARTMENT adds to current public discourse the timely and studied opinions of some of the nation's preeminent historians. In TAKE ON THE NEWS we watchdog the watchdogs, reporting the latest examples of the media's sins and successes." This site has a search engine, through which you can search news items.

Trends in Japan
http://web-jpn.org/trends/index.html

Includes current news in Japan.

U.S. News & World Report
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm

WebToday
http://www.888webtoday.com/

"The daily news alternative to the R.I.M. (Reality Impaired Media) featuring UNreported and UNDERreported news and information. Christian, constitutional, and conservative perspective, with no room for racism or anti-Semitism."

World Magazine
http://www.worldmag.com/

Presents world news from a conservative Christian perspective. Mission statement: "To report and analyze the news on a weekly schedule in an interesting, accurate, and arresting fashion, and to combine reporting with practical commentary on current events and issues from a perspective committed to the Bible as the inerrant Word of God."

World News Megastories
http://www.outtherenews.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&...

"Out There News is a news agency born on the Net. It pioneers a non-linear journalism in which people create their own experience of the news rather than passively receiving information. The audience become journalists themselves, meeting people, discovering facts and absorbing atmosphere to form their own understanding of the issues."