Reference Resources:
News Sites
AlJazeera.net
English-language version of this "Arab world" news service.
(More Info) BBC News
"World edition" of this British news service.
(More Info) BlackPressUSA.com
News service self-described as "the joint web presence of America’s Black community newspapers and the NNPA [National Newspaper Publishers Association] News Service — the last national Black Press news wire."
(More Info) CNN.com
Online news service of CNN, with U.S. focus.
(More Info) Christian Science Monitor
Highly-respected publication is the first nationally-distributed U.S. newspaper published only in online form.
(More Info) Chronicle Of Higher Education
Pre-eminent "current awareness" publication for coverage of higher education.
Leyburn Library also maintains a subscription to the weekly
printed issues of the
Chronicle.
(More Info) Country Lists Of Online Newspapers And Other Mass Media Sites
Links to hundreds of newspapers and other mass media sites.
(More Info) Economist.com
"Publishes all articles from The Economist print edition (including those printed only in British copies) plus a searchable archive of all The Economist’s articles back to June 1997."
(More Info) EuroNews
Most-watched pan-European news channel in Europe.
(More Info) Financial Times
U.S.-focused news site for this respected British news service.
(More Info) International Herald Tribune
International news coverage, published simultaneously at 16 different locations around the world.
(More Info) Latin America And The Caribbean -- News Sources
A collection of resources which provide significant coverage (mostly English-language) of news concerning Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes both W&L subscriptions and free Web sites.
(More Info) Lexington-Rockbridge News Sources
News from local sources.
(More Info) LinkTV
Global news coverage, with lots of streaming video.
(More Info) New York Times
Pre-eminent U.S. newspaper. Most articles are free, but some require payment; see this
guide.
In addition, the
NYT announced in March 2011 that a
personal subscription is now required for monthly use above a certain level (20 articles per month).
(More Info) News Aggregators
These are organizations or sites which do no news reporting on their own. Instead, they gather news accounts from sources from around the world and present them in thematic collections.
(More Info) PBS Newshour
Video, audio, and transcripts of this nightly PBS news and commentary show, hosted by Jim Lehrer.
(More Info) Roanoke Times
Regional news.
(More Info) This Day In History
From the History Channel.com.
(More Info) Times Online
Site for the London Times and the Sunday Times. Not all articles are accessible without charge.
(More Info) Today's Front Pages
Created by the Freedom Forum's Newseum, this site provides access to the front pages of over 500 newspapers around the world, available online by 9:30 each morning.
(More Info) U.S. Political News Coverage And Analysis
This is a collection of online sources which provide expert and mostly non-partisan coverage and analysis of political news in the U.S. Most specialize in contemporary coverage, while a few are designed for retrospective coverage.
(More Info) USA Today
National newspaper site.
(More Info) VOA News
The Voice of America is a "multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors." Not likely to be critical of U.S. Government actions or policies.
(More Info) Wall Street Journal Online
Web site contains very little free content, although their
College Journal is free.
(More Info) WashingtonPost.com
Viewing articles requires (free) registration.
(More Info) Weather Resources
A selection of sources for current local, regional, national, and international weather information.
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