News & Current Events

Information about recent events and happenings.

Sub-headings:

Deaf & Hard of Hearing News

Offering news and information relevant to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Journalism

Minority Newspapers

News publications by or relating to groups of people with common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.

News & Current Events Blogs

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

Periodical Directories

Directories to periodicals, serials, journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, etc.

Television & Radio 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/

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.fr/

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.

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/

Le Point
http://www.lepoint.fr/

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."

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...

A current events magazine for teens. Features stories about current events, politics, opinion, and a question up for debate in each issue.

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.

National Society for Hispanic Professionals: NSHP Newsletter
http://network.nshp.org/page/nshp-newsletter-january-2009

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

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/

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.

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."