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an
admittedly eclectic collection: not necessarily only the
best or most objective or reliable, or those that I agree
with, but those that are consistently useful, provocative,
or otherwise worth the time
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innovative
approach: headlines and news stories selected by computer
algorithm from thousands of resources, covering 30-day
period and continuously updated
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links to news resources
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Google
News
Google News and Resources
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"breaking
news and views for the progressive community"
one of the most useful portals on this field, with many
links;both quality of thought and viewpoint can vary
considerably from item to item
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Common
Dreams |
| the
Gray Lady, now in color. Free, but requires registration |
The
New York Times |
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The
Washington Post |
| its
pretensions exceed the reality, but still a good paper
in many ways |
The
Boston Globe |
| successor
to the old classic paper. now a joint undertaking of the
NY Times and Washington Post; also often
partnered with English-language editions of leading newspapers
around the world |
International
Herald Tribune |
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arguably
the leading American magazines of opinion
in
recent years, The New Republic has moved toward
the center while The Nation proudly cultivates
its stance on the marginal left. the strengths of the
two magazines comple-ment one another, and one can attempt
to ignore the respective foibles
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The
New Republic
The
Nation
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| National
Public Radio: increasingly offers in-depth archives as
well as current news |
NPR |
| latest
news from wire services, links to many other sources |
Yahoo!
News |
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CNN |
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BBC
News
live
radio
download
a BBC news ticker to your
desktop or PDA
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| award-winning
organization: emphasis on fostering local journalism in
countries in transition to democracy; human rights. "major
programmes in the Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia,
with a special project on the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal
and a new project on Afghanistan" |
Institute
for War and Peace Reporting |
| e-mail
news bulletins in English from leading world papers (headline
version is free) |
inadaily:
International News Alliance |
| still
the leading French paper |
Le
Monde |
| descended
from the Resistance paper |
Libération |
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old communist organ; at times irritating, but still useful |
l'Humanité
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Courier
international |
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Le
Journal France 2
Radio
France |
| Munich;
arguably the best all-around German daily |
Süddeutsche
Zeitung
print
version
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| Berlin;
one of a younger generation of great papers with a progressive
stance |
taz
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| recently
founded Internet journal; wide-ranging coverage of unusual
stories in culture, politics, technology |
Morgenwelt |
| one
of the classic German papers, though it has grown more
conservative over the years |
Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung
English
edition |
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Frankfurter
Rundschau
(English edition available here) |
| just
a sentimental favorite |
Stuttgarter
Zeitung |
| Hamburg;
the authoritative German weekly; looks much cooler on
the web than in print |
Die
Zeit |
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| German
TV/Radio |
Tagesschau
Deutsche
Welle
Deutsche Welle live audio news in English
Radio
Bremen
SWR
WDR
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| Vienna;
heir to the old liberal organ of the turn of the century |
Die
Presse |
| Vienna;
a very old paper (1703) with a new look |
Wiener
Zeitung |
| part
of a new generation of papers founded after the fall of
communism |
The
Prague Post |
| Prague |
Radio
Praha |
| part
of a new generation of papers founded after the fall of
communism |
The
Budapest Sun |
| independent;
arguably the most respected Israel daily |
Ha'aretz |
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The
Guardian |
| Edinburgh |
The
Scotsman |
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Web
audio: BBC
Radio Scotland
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The
Times of India |
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major portals |
| descended
from the classic 1960s magazine, Atlas World Press
Review. Translations from publications around the
world, original reports, links to world press |
World
Press Review |
| what
is says. used to be called only five thousand newspapers
on the Net. organized by region and by country |
Thousands
of Newspapers on the Net |
| Internet
Public Library: newspapers available online |
IPL
Reading Room Newspapers |
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CNN |
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BBC
News
download
a BBC news ticker to your desktop
or PDA
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| "a
community of over 1000 organisations working for social
justice." includes various national editions, many
of which exist in full or partial English translation
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OneWorld.net
partners
directory
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| "EuropaWorld
reports on international development and humanitarian
actions of European institutions, Governments and NGOs,
including European based United Nations agencies." |
EuropaWorld
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| college
newspapers of the world; from NewsLink (Newspaper Association
of America) |
Index
of Campus Newspapers |
| from
NewsLink (Newspaper Association of America) |
media
organizations |
| innovative
approach: headlines and news stories selected by computer
algorithm from thousands of resources, covering 30-day
period and continuously updated |
Google
News |
| headlines
and portals to resources |
Yahoo!
news |
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countries
of the world: geography, gazetters, &c.
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| basic
statistics, news, and other information, organized by
country |
CountryWatch |
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x |
| basic
statistics, news, and other information, organized by
country |
CIA
World Factbook |
| resources
for current events, from the University of Minnesota |
Maps
in the News |
| live
internet radio and tv |
VirtualTuner |
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United
Nations, world bodies, &c.
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relief
organizations, NGO's &c.
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alternative
publications or media outlets
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news
on social issues and sustainable development:
"a community of over 1000 organisations working
for social justice." includes various national
editions, many of which exist in full or partial English
translation |
OneWorld.net
partners
directory
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| from
NewsLink |
US
alternative newspapers |
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"breaking
news and views for the progressive community"
one of the most useful portals on this field, with
many links;both quality of thought and viewpoint can
vary considerably from item to item
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