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AlJazeera.net
English-language version of this "Arab world" news service.
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BBC News
"World edition" of this British news service.
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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."
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CNN.com
Online news service of CNN, with U.S. focus.
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Christian Science Monitor
Highly-respected publication is the first nationally-distributed U.S. newspaper published only in online form.
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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.
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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."
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EuroNews
Most-watched pan-European news channel in Europe.
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Financial Times
U.S.-focused news site for this respected British news service.
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Google News
Stories from over 4,500 news sources worldwide, updated every 15 minutes.
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International Herald Tribune
International news coverage, published simultaneously at 16 different locations around the world.
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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.
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Lexington-Rockbridge News Sources
News from local sources.
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LexisNexis News
A free selection of news stories from the enormous LexisNexis database.
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LinkTV
Global news coverage, with lots of streaming video.
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New York Times
Pre-eminent U.S. newspaper.
All users should have free access to all articles, including columnists and other opinion pieces, from 1981 to date. In addition, there is now free access to material dating from 1851 to 1922.
There is an alternate view of today's NYT site which more closely resembles the layout of the printed pages.
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NewsNow
News "aggregator" site, covering over 17,000 news sites and updating every 5 minutes.
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Online Newshour
Video, audio, and transcripts of this nightly PBS news and commentary show, hosted by Jim Lehrer.
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Online Newspapers And Other Mass Media Sites
Links to hundreds of newspapers and other mass media sites.
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Roanoke Times
Regional news.
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This Day In History
From the History Channel.com.
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Times Online
Site for the London Times and the Sunday Times. Not all articles are accessible without charge.
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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.
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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.
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USA Today
National newspaper site.
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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.
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Wall Street Journal Online
Web site contains very little free content, although their College Journal is free.
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WashingtonPost.com
Viewing articles requires (free) registration.
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Weather Resources
A selection of sources for current local, regional, national, and international weather information.
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World Press Review
Stories from newspapers and magazines around the world.
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Yahoo! News
News feeds -- wire services, business, most popular stories, etc..
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