Breaking Tweets
Global news delivered Twitter-style.
NewsCred
News aggregator links you to media outlets and blogs in the United States.
Newspaper Archives on the Web
A listing of archives from the Special Libraries Association.
Short Form Blog
Blog of short news items.
The Reddit Edit
Created by a freelance journalist, this site features the best of Reddit. Great place to go and find story ideas.
Directory of USA Newspapers Online
Breitbart.com
A quick scan of the day's top headlines.
Newser.com
A news site that publishes about 60 written new summaries each day. It's aggregated news but written and framed by editors. It includes top stories of the day and pieces from free-lancers around the world, and links to various news sources.
Kidon Media Link
A very comprehensive directory of news organizations from around the world.
HometownNews.com
Links to more than 2,600 U.S. daily and weekly newspapers.
Legacy.com
Obits and death notices from hundreds of U.S. papers.
Directory of Canadian Newspapers Online
Headlinespot.com
Search daily news headlines
LiveNewsCameras.com
Features more than 110 live streaming video channels from network affiliates around the world, as well as Sky News and the Pentagon Channel. Users stay updated through a Twitter feed and by live moderators that are based out of cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles. Users also can imbed the moderator feed into their blog, website or MySpace page. The site also features live weather channels, an RSS feed and a blog. The site can be particularly helpful to TV and radio journalists tracking stories in other cities.
Slate: Today's U.S. Papers
Summary of front pages of the biggest U.S. newspapers.Bookmark the web page or sign up for a daily e-update.
World Politics Review
Site claims it "covers foreign policy and affairs with a contextual analysis around those key trends and events. WPR is nonpartisan, nonideological with articles covering diplomacy, military affairs, energy, economics and other subjects that make geopolitics tick."
Slate: Today's International Papers
Summary of front pages of the biggest U.S. newspapers.Bookmark the web page or sign up for a daily e-update.
BackIssueFinder.com
Locate back issues of various periodicals and publications. A good stab-in-the-dark search tool.
AllYouCanRead.com
Search more than 20,000 newspapers and magazines around the world.
First Headlines: State News List
Scan news from each state using an image map.
Global Voices Online Blog
From Harvard Law, this site features blogs from around the world, highlighting news and other resources.
IRE Archive of Hot Stories
Good to check every few days for ideas, news, etc.
1stHeadlines.com
A very basic newsfeed site from several sources. Organized by topics.
CyberPaperBoy.com
Helps you find any online newspaper in the world.
New West Network
Founded by former Industry Standard editor Jonathan Weber, this blog is a network of online communities devoted to the culture, economy, politics, etc.
BuzzDash
Online polls on news, politics, sports, celebrities, etc.
HeadlineSpot.com
Search news by city, state, country, region, topics. Includes, TV, radio, magazines, podcasts, newswires and news photos.
Ibiblio.org: U.S. Newspaper Archives on the Web
Internet's most comprehensive directory of online newspaper archives lists which ones are free, prices for sites that charge, and links.
NewspaperIndex.com
A directory of online newspapers, organized by country. Very helpful as a quick-reference tool.
AltWeeklies.com
Best of stories from 125 online alternative weekly sites.
Yahoo! News Local
Scan stories by region using an image map or pulldown menu.
NewspaperArchive.com
More than 32 million newspaper pages online. Some content is free, much of it is paid, password-protected.
Global Beat: NYU's Center for War, Peace and the News Media
Backgrounders for anyone
interested in international news.
E-newswires.com
A cool clearinghouse of great news sites.
AllMediaScotland.com
A portal to Scotland media industries.
WireTap Magazine
An online magazine targeting socially conscious kids.
NewsKnife.com
Ranks the top news websites. Does a top 100 newspaper sites list.
ABYZ News Links
Lists news sites by region.
Newseum: Today's Front Pages
View page one visuals from newspapers around the nation.
Quickish
Sports aggregation site, part of USA Today.
Techmeme
Links to many breaking tech news stories.
NewsDirectory.com
Links to hundreds of newspapers.
Newslink.org
Links to major newspaper Web sites.
Pandia Search Finder: Search Engine for News Sites
Power Library Initiative
Search several newspaper and magazine databases for free.
Total News
Links to dozens of daily news sites.
Library of Congress: Chronicling America -- Historic American Newspapers
An ever-expanding database of newspaper archives.
WorldFlash
A news ticker that crawls across the bottom of your computer screen. Lets you run up to four constantly scrolling ticker-style windows.
True/Slant.com
Launched in June 2009, True/Slant is an "original content news network tailored to both the "Entrepreneurial Journalist" and marketers who want a more effective way to engage with digital audiences. Contributors, consumers and marketers each have a voice."
ABYZ Newslinks Page
Choose by country, region, etc.
InfoToday News Breaks
A flash news digest of technology information.
Chronicling America
Library of Congress database of historic newspaper pages from 1880 to 1922. Part of the National Endowment of the Humanities.
News Lookup
A great global search tool that lets you search by nation or topic.
Ananova
A great news search site that includes top headlines of the day.
The Media Briefing
Real-time news and information resource for the media industry; curate thousands of articles each day.
Yahoo! News
A great breaking news site and related Web sites, Usenet groups and audio-video files.
United Press International
Offers real-time on all its wires.
Cursor.org
A handy collection of news and political stories.
Cybercast News Service
Daily news updates with a conservative twist.
MagPortal.com
Search hundreds of magazine titles.
Law.com Newswire
Updated several times a day with great stories.
The Morning News
Dry wit and candor on this news site with a New York focus.
Footnote.TV
From Stephen Lee, a former Chicago Tribune reporter, offers a site that provides context and background to current events mentioned on such shows as "Saturday Night Live" on NBC, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Comedy Central, "The West Wing" on NBC, and "JAG" on CBS.
The News Directory
Portal for finding news stories, search magazines, etc.
Atlantic Unbound
An expanded version of the Atlantic Monthly on the Web.
RocketNews.com
A helpful, current news search engine.
EmergencyNet News Today
Site monitors current and potential political, social an natural crises.
AJR News Links: Newspapers
Business, campus, U.S., international, etc.
AJR News Links: TV Sites
Affiliates organized by network.
NewsHub
This site features major news sources as well as PR Newswire, EurekaAlert and E! Online.
NewsMax.com
Dubbed "America's News Page."
The Yahoo! Buzz Index Top 20 Searches
Scoop08: National Student Newspaper Election Coverage
First online national student newspaper will cover the 2008 elections.
EveryBlock.com
Available in Chicago, San Francisco and New York, this site helps you browse news by zip code or neighborhood. You can enter an address and see nearby crimes, restaurant inspections, media coverage, etc. You also can get a citywide overview of news by category, then click on specific topics to find what you're looking for.
GuerrillaNews.com
Explore various global issues through this site, which provides links to articles, headlines, videos, and blogs.
The Huffington Post
Popular news, entertainment and politics site from Arianna Huffington.
Mediaite
News and opinion on TV, print, and online media. It includes a media influence index and a jobs board.
SiloBreaker
An online search service for news and current events that delivers "meaning and relevance beyond traditional search and aggregation engines."
ABC World Newser Blog
Anchor Charles Gibson's blog.
World Public Opinion
Information and analysis about public opinion on international policy issues.
The Daily Beast
A news aggregator that's about 30 percent original content features politics, entertainment, pop culture, etc. Includes blogs, "buzz board", e-mail newsletter, etc.
NewspaperArchive.com
Millions of historical newspaper articles, dating back to 1759. Includes "Today in History" and a newsletter archive.
TruthDig.com
Truthdig is a Web magazine that provides expert coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. The site is built around reports by authorities in their fields who conduct in-depth exploration of contemporary topics. To offer frequent change and surprise, the magazine also presents a diversity of original reporting and aggregated content culled by the site's editors and staff.
U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects: Current Events
Thousands of documents, maps, military and other newsworthy topics.
MyGazines.com
Encourages people to copy and upload popular magazines on newsstands. Run by an offshore company that's working around digital piracy laws. You can use the site to look up past issues of publications, but there are ethical concerns.
HubDub.com
A fun site that helps you "predict" what will happen next in the news: who will win a game, an election, an award?
MegaCarta GeoSearch News
Use this global image map to click for news stories. Also listed as a news ticker.
American Public Media: Marketplace
Great resource for business news and analysis. Includes an RSS feed.
