Contents:
About Media
| News/Media Associations
| News Media Directories
| News Databases
| News/Wire Services
| Newspapers
| International News
| Current Affairs
| News/Commentary Magazines
| Business News
| Government & Political News
| Internet News
| Online News-Radio
| Online News-TV
| Sports
| Weather, Climate, & Disasters
| PSU Libraries Related Sites
About News & Media
- AJR: American Journalism Review ["a national magazine that covers all aspects of print, television, radio and online media...published six times a year, examines how the media cover specific stories and broader coverage trends... ethical dilemmas in the field and monitors the impact of technology on how journalism is practiced and on the final product...published by the University of Maryland" (from website, 11/17/06); features include Media Monitors and Media News Online]
- CJR Daily ["a real-time critique of journalism and a continuing discussion and analysis of where journalism is as a craft and a business, and where it's going. Operating under the auspices of the Columbia Journalism Review, the country's premier media monitor, we focus on three areas: political journalism; the larger forces -- political, economic, technological, social, legal -- that affect journalism; and the business and financial press." (description from website, 11/17/2006)]
- Editor & Publisher [online edition of Editor and Publisher, "the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the North American newspaper industry, including business, newsroom, advertising, circulation, marketing, technology, online and syndicates." Owned by VNU Business Publications. Top breaking news stories and selected proprietary stories are free on website, but majority of contents is restricted to subscribers. (from website, 11/17/2006)] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles available via Proquest ABI/Inform)
- Frontline: News War:...Investigation into the Future of News (PBS)
- I Want Media: Media Resources [data & surveys, ratings & analysis, statistics, special reports on media; "a Web site focusing on diversified media news and resources. It provides quick access to media news and industry data, updated throughout the day" (from website, 11/17/2006)]
- Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.: IRE Awards ["The prestigious awards, given by Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc., recognize the most outstanding watchdog journalism of the year. The contest covers 15 categories across media platforms and representing a range of market sizes." (website, 4/25/2007)]
- journalism.org [website of Project for Excellence in Journalism, affiliated with the Pew Research Center; State of the News Media contains media overview, trends, content analysis, audience, public attitude, ownership, investment, economics, by specific media type]
- Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas: News Monitor ["...daily and weekly trilingual summaries of journalism news in the Americas...linked directly to the original source. The site contains a searchable archive of hundreds of news summaries, published since 2003, starting with the most recent." (website, 4/17/2007)]
- Local TV News Media Project (UDelaware) ["The database consists of over 10,600 individually digitized stories from over 600 broadcasts of 61 stations in twenty local television markets around the country during the spring of 1998...includes: date of broadcast; station; market; topic; duration (in seconds); story type (18 different types); the chronological position of the story in the newscast; the block (segment) in which the story appeared and the primary presentation mode. The database is searchable by topic, story type, market, station and date of broadcast." (website, 4/17/2007)]
- Maynard Institute for Journalism Education [supports minority journalism education and practice]
- Newswar: A Special Four-Part Investigation into the Future of News [includes 50+ interviews with news media observers and practitioners] (Frontline, PBS)
- On the Media [a product of NPR, OTM "casts an incisive eye on fluctuations in the marketplace of ideas, and examines threats to the freedom of information and expression in America and abroad. For one hour a week, the show tries to lift the veil from the process of "making media," especially news media, because it's through that lens that we literally see the world and the world sees us." stream, download, MP3, Podcast (website, 11/16/06)]
- Peabody Awards ["...recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious service by radio and television networks, stations, producing organizations, cable television organizations and individuals." (website, 4/20/2007)]
- Pew Research Center for People & The Press ["an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues." Five focuses: people & the press; people, press & politics; the news interest index; America's place in the world; and public media use (from website, 11/17/2006)]
- Project Censored: The News that Didn't Make the News (Sonoma State University)
News/Media Associations
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News Media Directories
- ABYZ News Links [links to newspapers, broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies]
- AJR: American Journalism Review: News Sources [links to newspapers, magazines, television networks and affiliates, radio, news/wire services, and media companies]
- Arab Web Index: Arabic Newspapers and Magazines [links to regular publications in Arabic with free access] (arabic2000.com)
- Audit Bureau of circulations: Top 200 Newspapers by Largest Reported Circulation
- Digital Librarian: Directories: Media
- Digital Librarian: Directories: Newspapers
- Freedom Forum: Related Links [organizations related to First Amendment, religious liberty, journalism, newsroom diversity, and international journalism]
- Gebbie Press: All-in-One Media Directory > Media Links [links to websites for U.S. newspapers, radio & tv stations, magazines, publishers, etc.]
- Home Town News [direct links to 2600 U.S. daily and weekly newspapers]
- Indigenous Media and News Outlets
- Kidon Media-Link [links to media--newspapers, magazines, radio, television, news agencies, internet only--by country around the world]
- LANIC: Media and Communication in Latin America [directories of journalism resources, magazines, newspapers, radio, and television in Latin America]
- Middle East Information Network [links to online news services, magazines, and newspapers in the Middle East]
- National Federation for the Blind Newsline [free service offering telephone access to hundreds of newspapers for those who cannot read regular newsprint; registration required]
- NewsDirectory.com
- NewsLink [easy-to-use links to American media sources--newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, local city blogs, with a good listing of foreign newspapers as well; very little commercial content]
- newspapers.start4all.com
- NewsVoyager [good newspaper search engine, especially useful for local United States papers; very little commercial content]
- NPR: All Programs A-Z
- Official News Agencies Worldwide (middleeastnews.com)
- PublicRadioFan.com [schedules for thousands of public radio stations and programs around the world, sortable by station, program, region, and "what's on now"; also includes Public Radio Podcast Directory]
- Radiostations.net [guide to collections of radio & television stations on the Internet]
- Reporter.org
- Who Owns What ["CJR's online guide to what major media companies own"] (Columbia Journalism Review]
- world-newpapers.com [links to newspapers from all over the United States and around the world, arranged alphabetically by continent; includes links to photo archives and sources of alternative news & media criticism]
- worldNewspapersonline [browse newspapers geographically or search by name; filter by language and ranking]
- Yahoo! News Directory [Yahoo! listings of local, national, and international newspapers, radio, and television]
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News Databases
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News/Wire Services
- Agence France-Presse ["AFP is the world's oldest established news agency, founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, the father of global journalism. Today, the agency continues to expand its operations worldwide, reaching thousands of subscribers via radio, television, newspapers and companies from its main headquarters in Paris and regional centers in Washington, Hong Kong, Nicosia and Montevideo;" journalists in 165 countries (from AFP website, 11/8/2006)]
- Associated Press ["the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video for more than one billion people a day....AP operates as a not-for-profit cooperative with 3,700 employees working in more than 240 worldwide bureaus. AP is owned by its 1,500 U.S. daily newspaper members. They elect a board of directors that directs the cooperative." (from AP website, 11/8/2006)]
- BlackPressUSA.com ["the joint web presence of America’s Black community newspapers and the NNPA News Service — the last national Black Press news wire." (from website, 4/16/2007)]
- Business Wire ["Business Wire has the most comprehensive news and disclosure network in the world. We originate hundreds of thousands of news announcements each year, with a dramatic impact on capital and commercial markets around the globe and in virtually every industry sector." (from website, 11/08/2006)]
- DowJones Newswires ["provides real-time news for financial professionals in the equities, fixed-income, foreign exchange, and energy markets. The division also offers news for financial firms' Web sites and Dow Jones Newsletters' sector-specific content." (www.djnewswires.com, 11/08/2006)]
- FNS, Federal News Service [description ]
- Kyodo News on the Web ["Kyodo's English-language news service reaches news agencies, newspapers, radio-TV broadcasters and financial information distributors in various parts of the world as well as international organizations, including the WTO, IMF and IOC. The English members' site of Kyodo News is web service with charge" for full text of articles (website, 11/8/2006)]
- Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service [the world's leading supplemental news service, according to 5,000 journalists polled by the American Journalism Review publication. (description from website, 11/15/2006]
- Press Association of Britain [the national news agency of the UK and Ireland, since 1868]
- Reuters ["...known as the world's largest international multimedia news agency....We supply news - text, graphics, video and pictures - to media organisations across the globe. We also provide news to businesses outside financial services as well as direct to consumers." (from website, 11/8/2006)]
- Reuters Africa
- United Press International ["Since 1907, United Press International (UPI) has been a leading provider of critical information to media outlets, businesses, governments and researchers worldwide. UPI is a global operation headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in Beirut, Hong Kong, London, Santiago, Seoul and Tokyo." (website description, 11/8/2006)]
- VOANews: Voice of America [multilingual service funded by the U.S. government...broadcasting news, information, educational, and cultural programming worldwide]
- Worldnews.com ["a global news service providing the latest in business, politics, sport, technology and current events, with news available in 20 languages...Afrikaans, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish" as well as English (from website, 11/17/2006)]
- Xinhua Online: China View [Xinhua News Agency, China: Wikipedia description]
- Yonhap News Agency [South Korea's official news agency: (description from website)]
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U.S. Newspapers
- ajc.com [online edition of Atlanta Journal-Constitution, owned by Cox Newspapers, highest Sunday circulation* 523,968] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers, LexisNexis Academic Universe, and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers ).
- boston.com [online edition of Boston Globe, owned by New York Times Company, highest Sunday circulation* 587,292] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers, LexisNexis Academic Universe, and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers ).
- CentreDaily.com [online edition of Centre Daily Times (State College, PA), published by McClatchy Company.] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers ).
- Chicago Tribune [online edition of Chicago Tribune, owned by the Tribune Company, highest Sunday circulation* 937,907] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers, LexisNexis Academic Universe, and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers ).
- The Christian Science Monitor [online edition of The Christian Science Monitor published by The First Church of Christ, Scientist; highest circulation* 61,144; see "About the Monitor" for description] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers, LexisNexis Academic Universe, and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers ).
- Chron.com [online edition of Houston Chronicle, owned by Hearst Publishing Company, highest Sunday circulation* 692,586] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers, LexisNexis Academic Universe, and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers ).
- cleveland.com [online edition of The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), owned by Advance Publications, Inc., highest circulation* 446,487] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers) and LexisNexis.)
- The Daily Collegian Online [online edition of The Daily Collegian, PSU student-run newspaper] (full text available for free for 1988-current issues)
- denverpost.com [online edition of Denver Post/Rocky Mountain News, owned by MediaNews Group, highest circulation 1,039,340] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers, LexisNexis Academic Universe, and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers)
- Detroit Free Press [online edition of Detroit Free Press, owned by Gannett Company Inc, highest circulation* 348,297] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers) and Proquest National Newspapers)
- latimes.com [online edition of Los Angeles Times, owned by Tribune Company, highest Sunday circulation* 1,172,005] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers and LexisNexis Academic Universe. NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers) contains articles from the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service.
- MiamiHerald.com [online edition of Miami Herald,owned by McClatchy Company, highest Sunday circulation* 361,846] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers)
- New York Times [online edition of New York Times, owned by New York Times Company, highest Sunday circulation* 1,623,697] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers and LexisNexis Academic Universe)
- Newsday.com [online edition of Long Island Newsday, owned by Tribune Company, highest Sunday circulation* 474,750; online edition features AP Top News] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers), Proquest National Newspapers and LexisNexis Academic Universe)
- Philadelphia Inquirer [online edition of Philadelphia Inquirer, owned by McClatchy Company, highest Sunday circuation 682,214] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers )
- post-gazette.com [online edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, owned by Block Communications, Inc., highest Sunday circulation* 354,966] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through LexisNexis Academic Universe and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers )
- PressDisplay [60 day archive of electronic images of U.S and world newspapers, including photographs, editorials, and translations in text and audio] (For Penn State Users Only)
- STLtoday.com [online edition ofSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, owned by Lee Enterprises, Inc., highest Sunday circulation* 418,262] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through LexisNexis Academic Universe and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers )
- The Times-Picayune [online edition ofThe Times-Picayune (New Orleans), owned by Advance Publications; daily circulation is approximately 265,080 (per LexisNexis, 11/16/06); free access to post-Katrina archives] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers, LexisNexis Academic Universe, and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers)
- USA Today [online edition of USA Today, owned by Gannett Company Inc, highest circulation* 2,549,252] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers and LexisNexis Academic Universe )
- Wall Street Journal Online [online edition of Wall Street Journal, includes Asia, Europe, and U.S. business news coverage; published by Dow Jones & Company, highest circulation* 2,047,127] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers)
- washingtonpost.com [online edition of Washington Post, owned by Washington Post Company, highest circulation* 930,619] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through Proquest National Newspapers, LexisNexis Academic Universe, and NewsBank Full Text Newspapers (America's Newspapers)
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International News
- Alternative News Resources [includes alternative news sources for coverage of the U.S. War Against Iraq, U.S. "War Against Terrorism," the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, on Haiti, and on Venezuela (website, 4/24/2007)] (International Responsibilities Task Force of the ALA's Social Responsibility Round Table)
- Arts & Letters Daily [a service of The Chronicle of Higher Education, this site links to international news radio, television, and newspaper websites]
- Daily Star [published in Beirut, Lebanon, affiliated with the International Herald Tribune; a leading source of Middle East news and information]
- Daily Telegraph [online edition of The Daily Telegraph," daily circulation* over one million readers and 800,000 copies of "The Sunday Telegraph" distributed worldwide; free full-text archive access from 1996]
(For Penn State Users Only, available full text via LexisNexis Academic Universe from October 30, 2000-to date)
- Le Figaro [online edition of Le Figaro. Wikipedia description, 11/06/2006: "one of the leading French morning daily newspapers. Its editorial line is conservative and has generally been supportive of the Rally for the Republic political party and its successor, the Union for a Popular Movement. Its circulation* was 342,445 in 2005." Full free text available for past week; for-fee archived articles since 1996] (For Penn State Users Only, available full text via LexisNexis Academic Universe from 1997)
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) [online edition of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a national German newspaper having daily readership of one million+ in 148 countries; free full text for current issues; for-fee archived articles from 1993-]
- globeandmail.com [online edition of The Globe and Mail, Toronto; free registration required, with some features by paid subscription only]
(For Penn State Users Only, full text via LexisNexis
from December 2, 1992 through August 5, 2004)
- The Guardian Unlimited [online edition of The Guardian (London), a daily newspaper with "radical, left of centre editorial stance" (LexisNexis description, 11/6/2006); free full-text archive access from 1999]
(For Penn State Users Only full text available via LexisNexis Academic Universe from July 14, 1984 through current)
- Haaretz.com [online edition of Haaretz (Israel); free full-text articles for past two weeks; for-fee archival articles from 1997-2001. Wikepedia description , 11/06/2006: "Its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict tends to publish more views sympathetic to the Palestinian cause than other Israeli newspapers....The position of the newspaper in Israel's religious spectrum is decidedly secular."] (For Penn State Users Only full text available via LexisNexis Academic Universe from March 11, 1999 through July 17, 2001
- The Hindu [online edition of The Hindu, Madras. Wikipedia description, 11/7/2006: "current net-paid circulation* exceeds 1 million copies...readership of 3 million in India and abroad...The National Readership Survey for the year 2006 rated The Hindu as the second highest read English Newspaper in India after The Times of India."; Left-leaning]
(For Penn State Users Only, selected full text available via LexisNexis Academic Universe from July 1, 1997 through current)
- The Independent [online edition of The Independent; Generally, free full-text archive access for last three days; for-fee archived articles from 1999. LexisNexis description, 11/06/2006: daily circulation* 410,000+, independently-owned company "not editorially or financially controlled by any other media organization." National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards]
(For Penn State Users Only, full text via LexisNexis Academic Universe from September 19, 1988 to current)
- International Herald Tribune [online edition of International Herald Tribune, owned by New York Times Company; it combines the extensive resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times. (description from website, 11/14/2006)] (For Penn State Users Only, current and archived full-text articles available through LexisNexis Academic Universe)
- Jerusalem Post [online edition of Jerusalem Post; free full-text for current issue; for-fee archive dates from 1989. Wikipedia description, 11/7/2006: "founded on December 1, 1932, by American journalist-turned-newspaper-editor Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post....Currently, the Jerusalem Post is viewed as having a moderate right of center slant on news coverage, although left-wing columns are often featured on the editorial pages."]
(For Penn State Users Only, full text via LexisNexis Academic Universe from January 1, 1989 through current)
- Le Monde.fr [online edition of Le Monde, Paris; free full text for last three days; for-fee articles from 1987-; Wikipedia description, 11/06/2006: "French daily evening newspaper with a circulation* in 2004 of 371,803....the French newspaper of record...generally well respected, often the only French newspaper easily obtainable in non-Francophone countries...."]
- Moscow Times.com [online edition of Moscow Times, Russia's longest-running independent English language daily newspaper. Some of its articles are translated from Moskovskiye Novosti. (description from Wikipedia, 11/14/2006]
- elmundo.es [online edition of El Mundo, Madrid; free full-text access from 1994; 2nd largest newspaper in Spain, 2003 circulation* of 350,297, an estimated readership 1.29 million readers ( Wikipedia, 11/7/2006)] (For Penn State Users Only, abstracts via LexisNexis Academic Universe 1997-2002)
- NewsStand [provides electronic image access to Le Monde, El Pais, and al-Hayat] (For Penn State Users Only)
- EL PAIS.es [online edition of El PAIS; free access to full text for current edition; for-fee arhives from 1976; Wikipedia description, 11/7/2006: "the most widely-circulated newspaper in Spain....about 2.1 million readers;...the newspaper of record from Spain."]
- PressDisplay [60 day archive of electronic images of U.S and world newspapers, including photographs, editorials, and translations in text and audio] (For Penn State Users Only)
- Der Spiegel [online edition of Der Spiegel; current issue, free full text; for-fee articles from 1999-; Wikipedia description, 11/7/2006: "Europe's biggest and Germany's most influential weekly magazine, published in Hamburg, with a circulation* of around one million per week....similar in style and presentation to American newsmagazines such as Time or Newsweek, but its long, in-depth articles are more comparable to the Atlantic Monthly or the British Economist. It is known in Germany for its distinctive, academic writing style and its incredible heft."]
- suddeutsche.de [online edition of Suddeutsche Zeitung, Munich; Wikipedia description, 11/7/2006: "The circulation* is 442,000, reaching over 1.1 million readers daily, making SZ one of the largest dailies published in German....Forty correspondents report from Germany and abroad...The editorial stance is liberal...."]
(For Penn State Users Only, full text via LexisNexis Academic Universe from November 3, 1997-to date)
- Tehran Times [online edition of Tehran Times. Wikipedia description, 11/07/2006: "Tehran Times is a Tehran-based English daily newspaper, established in 1979. It is run by the Islamic Republic and thus leans towards its theocratic - consequently autocratic - principles. Moreover, it is antagonistic towards the administration of George W. Bush....For its stories outside of Iran, it uses Reuters, the Associated Press, Agency for the French Press, and many other news agencies as its sources."]
- The Times [online edition of the Times of London; free full-text for past seven days; for-fee archive from 1985. LexisNexis description, 11/06/2006: "perhaps the world's most famous daily newspaper and Britain's newspaper of record. Both authoritative and zany over the years, it represents the conservative voice of a rising, prosperous English generation." ]
(For Penn State Users Only, available full text via LexisNexis Academic Universe from July 1, 1985 to current)
- Times of India [online edition of the Times of India, Bombay; free full-text from 2001. Wikipedia description, 11/7/2006: "The newspaper today sells 2.7 million copies daily, and has an average issue readership in excess of 8.4 million, which makes it by far the world's largest English-language broadsheet newspaper....Though the Times has traditionally tried to portray an image of political neutrality, it has been by and large viewed as a pro-establishment paper."]
- Die Welt.de [online edition of Die Welt, Hamburg; free full-text access available from 1996. Wikipedia description, 11/7/2006: "a German national daily newspaper published by the Axel Springer AG company...founded in Hamburg in 1946 by the British occupying forces, and it takes a self-described "liberal cosmopolitan" position in editing"; average circulation* about 209,000 distributed in 130+ countries]
- Die Zeit [online edition of Die Zeit, Hamburg; free full-text access available from 1996. Wikipedia description, 11/7/2006:"a German nationwide weekly newspaper with a high repuation for its quality journalism. With a circulation* of 488,036 copies and an estimated readership of 1.43 millions, it is the most widely read German weekly newspaper."]
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Business News
- Adweek [online edition of Adweek; searchable archive of full-text articles, some for subscribers only] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles available via Proquest and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.)
- Advertising Age [online edition of Advertising Age; full text for current day; free registration for previous week: "Registered users can sign up for any of Advertising Age's suite of email products, purchase articles or article packs and read online daily news stories for free for 7 days after the date of their publication." (from website, 11/9/2006)] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles is available via Proquest and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe)
- American Banker Online [online edition of American Banker, a daily newspaper covering the financial industry, independent of affiliation with the banking industry, owned by SourceMedia ] (For Penn State Users only, full text of print edition articles is available via Proquest and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe)
- Barron's Online [online edition of Barron's; full text of articles available only to subscribers; published by Dow Jones & Company ] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles available via Proquest ABI/Inform from 1921-)
- Bizjournals [free registration; "Bizjournals is the new media division of American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. It operates the Web sites for each of the company's 41 print business journals" featuring local business news, top business stories from American City's print editions, industry-specific news from more than 40 industries, and other business resources (description from website, 11/9/2006)]
- Bloomberg.com ["Bloomberg.com, created in 1995, ranks among the top financial news sites in the U.S. It attracts more than two million unique visitors each month and features a broad selection of news, commentary, live streaming video, audio video reports, data, and investment tools."(description from website, 11/10/2006)]
- Brandweek [online edition of Brandweek; by subscription. "Each month, Brandweek.com delivers an average of 214,600 page views to 52,400 unique visitors....offers more breaking news, trends and data categorized on an industry basis. (description from website, 11/9/2006)] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles available via Proquest and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.)
- BusinessWeek.com [online edition of Business Week; features articles in top news, investing, technology, autos, Asia, Europe, small business, innovation, business schools, careers categories; J.D. Powers reports and rankings, and other special reports] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles available via Proquest ABI/Inform and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe)
- CNNMoney.com ["The Internet home of FORTUNE, Money, BUSINESS 2.0, FORTUNE SMALL BUSINESS"; U.S. and international news, business news, stock market news & data, tech company news & trends, currency market, IPOs, careers, cost of living calculator, real estate info, lots of "best" lists: Fortune and Global 500s, best places to live, to retire, best stocks, best cars, best employers, etc.] (For Penn State Users Only, full text articles from paper editions of Fortune, Money, and Business 2.0 are available via Proquest; Fortune and Money also available via Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.)
- Forbes ["Forbes's Web site, Forbes.com, bills itself as "Home Page For The World's Business Leaders" and is the most widely visited business web site. It features in-depth coverage of current business and financial events." (Wikipedia,, 11/10/2006); Website features include Business, Tech, Market, Entrepeneurs, Leadership, Personal Finance, Forbeslife, and Opinions, as well as links to its many lists of the "best" and the "rich."] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles available via Proquest ABI/Inform from 1992-2006.)
- Fortune [see entry for CNNMoney.com]
- FT.com: Financial Times [online edition of Financial Times, an international business broadsheet newspaper originally published in London, now published in 22 cities around the world, covering national, international, company, and market news. "Thanks to its extensive network of correspondents reporting from all the political and commercial nerve centres of Europe, the FT is widely regarded to be the premier source news involving the European Union, the Euro, and European corporate affairs....Worldwide circulation* stands at 432,548 (Source: ABC July 2006), with global readership estimated at over 1.6 million people in more than 140 countries." ( Wikipedia, 11/10/2006)] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles available via Proquest ABI/Inform and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.)
- Investors.com [online edition of Investor's Business Daily, "a national business and financial newspaper with a circulation* of 311,000 that covers all the major business and economic news of the day. The newspaper's parent company owns one of the oldest and most comprehensive computer databases on companies and stocks. This information allows the paper to focus on the best-performing companies, the most important business trends and the most successful investment strategies." (LexisNexis, 11/10/2006)] (For Penn State Users Only, full text of print edition articles available via LexisNexis from January, 1998-to date)
- MarketWatch.com [news and commentary, domestic and global market news, trends, highs & lows, industries, IPO, mutual funds and ETS, and personal finance tools; a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company ]
- MSN Money.com [product of Microsoft Service Network; market news, banking, investment, planning, commentary]
- Nikkei Net Interactive [includes Nikkei News, which "offers 100 articles daily updated round-the-clock, including exclusively translated Nikkei stories, and news from Kyodo and Dow Jones and The Nikkei Weekly online...in-depth features covering key issues in Japan" (from website, 11/10/2006)]
- SmartMoney.com [online edition of SmartMoney: The Wall Street Journal Magazine; a joint publication of Dow Jones & Company and Hearst Corporation; includes online "Map of the Market"]
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Government & Political News
- C-Span.org: Featured Links [links to topical political, governmental, and organizational sites]
- CNN.com: Politics
- CQ Weekly Report (Penn State Users Only)
- FedNet ["provides real-time, live webcasts of congressional and regulatory hearings, and press conferences, and other events of special interest" (from website, 2/1/07)]
- Roll Call [online edition of Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill since 1955]
News/Commentary Magazines
- American Prospect: Daily Prospect [online edition of American Prospect, "an authoritative magazine of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics;" free access to online archives, from 1990-] (For Penn State Users Only, full text is available via Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe from 1992-)
- American Spectator [online edition of American Spectator, conservative political magazine; only selected articles are available on-line]
(For Penn State Users Only, full text is available via Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe from 1992-)
- Atlantic Monthly [online edition of Atlantic Monthly, with only the first paragraph of each article availabe to non-subscribers]
(For Penn State Users Only, full text available via Proquest from 1988-)
- The Nation [online edition of magazine founded in 1865; some articles available to subscribers only]
(For Penn State Users Only, full-text available through the Nation Digital Archive from 1865- and through Proquest from 1988-2005)
- National Journal [weekly on politics and government] (For Penn State Users Only, online edition available through E-Resources List; also available full text via Proquest from 1994-)
- New Statesman [online edition of The New Statesman, "weekly UK current affairs magazine with an international perspective....a forum for ideas and analysis that shape future policy...articles from the political, literary, arts and cultural worlds" (LexisNexis Description, 11/6/06)]
(For Penn State Users Only, via LexisNexis from November 13, 1998- and Proquest Direct from 1988-)
- Newsweek [online edition of Newsweek, with archives containing most domestic edition articles since January 1993, international edition since January 1999, and all Web Exclusives since June 2000; archives searching is free, but a fee is charged for full text of articles in the archives]
(For Penn State Users Only, available full text via Proquest from 1998- and from LexisNexis from 1975-]
- Slate [online daily news/commentary magazine covering culture and politcs; affiliated with NPR's Day to Day program]
- The Spectator (London) [online edition of the weekly The Spectator; "Established in 1828, The Spectator is the oldest continuously published magazine in the English language. Its views, however, remain fresh and individual, its nose for controversy undiminished" (LexisNexis description, 11/6/06); free full-text archive from 2000-to date] (For Penn State Users Only, available full text via Proquest from 1996-to date and LexisNexis from January 6, 2001-to date)
- Time [includes searchable database of Time covers from 1923-2005, with links to archived articles] (For Penn State Users Only, available full text via Proquest from 1992-)
- U.S. News & World Report [online edition of Newsweek; contains archival gallery and portfolios of photos; partial access to educational and hospital rankings] (For Penn State Users Only, available full text via Proquest from 1988-2006 and LexisNexis from 1975-)
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Current Affairs
- GlobalSecurity.org: Hot Topics [excellent source for news on military and "strategic" issues; free access, some commercial content, some pop-ups]
- Opposing Viewpoints Research Center [database of online resources, including journal articles, newspaper and magazine stories, and statistical data, organized by subject; excellent starting point for writing research papers] (Penn State Users Only)
- Penn State Live [the site for Penn State news and announcements](PSU)
- Religionlink: Newswriters ["helping journalists cover religion with balance, accuracy and insight" (from website, 1/18/2007)]
- Stateline.org [a project of the Pew Research Center, covering state politics and policy news]
- Teaching Current Events via Newspapers, Magazine, and TV [collection of news sources for teaching K-12] (California State University Northridge)
- U.S. Department of Defense News [incudes schedule of briefings, transcripts, and photos]
- U.S. General Accounting Office: Reports and Testimony [current information on issues under Congressional scrutiny]
- U.S. General Accounting Office: Featured Issues [broad topics of current interest: Iraq, terrorism, homeland security, etc.]
- University Channel [focuses on international and public affairs; streaming video and podcasts] (Princeton)
- Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! ["surprisingly informatiove news quiz" from NPR ]
- Worldpress.org: News and Views From Around the World. ["a nonpartisan magazine whose mission is to foster the international exchange of perspectives and information. It contains articles reprinted from the press outside the United States, as well as originally written material. Reprinted articles are subject to editing, translation, and excerpting." (from worldpress.org website, 11/9/2006)]
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Internet News
- Google News ["Google News is a computer-generated news site that aggregates headlines from more than 4,500 English-language news sources worldwide, groups similar stories together and displays them according to each reader's personalized interests...stories are sorted without regard to political viewpoint or ideology and you can choose from a wide variety of perspectives on any given story." Available in a number of non-English languages as well as in English. (from Google News website, 11/17/06)]
- Yahoo! News [news categories include U.S, business, world, entertainment, sports, tech, politics, science, health, most popular, "odd news;" also includes opinions and editorial cartoons. Search database covers all stories from the past 30 days.]
Online Radio News
- ABC News Radio [from website, 11/16/2006: "ABC Radio includes ABC Radio Network, Inc., its syndicated radio programming network, and 73 owned and operated stations located in leading markets throughout the United States. ABC's radio business is part of ABC, Inc., a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company....has approximately 4,600 affiliate stations...."]
- All Things Considered [a product of NPR, National Public Radio; Broadcast schedule]
- BBCRadio [Programming includes Today, Newshour, The World Today, World Update, and other news programs.]
- Latino USA: The Radio Journal of News and Culture ["the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective...weekly, half-hour broadcast of news, cultural programs, and public affairs;" Real Audio format (description from website, 11/16/06)]
- Morning Edition [a product of NPR, National Public Radio; Broadcast schedule]
- NIH Radio ["24-hour audio service designed to provide radio stations with the latest information about NIH research findings, highlights of press conferences, and health campaigns." (from website, 1/18/2007)] (National Institutes of Health)
- NPR, National Public Radio: "A privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization, NPR serves a growing audience of 26 million Americans each week in partnership with more than 800 independently operated, noncommercial public radio stations....With original online content and audio streaming, npr.org offers hourly newscasts, special features and ten years of archived audio and information" (NPR website, 11/16/2006)]
- PRI ["an independent, not-for-profit corporation and managing partner of American Public Radio LLC, the satellite radio company, is public radio's leading source for innovative programming, providing diverse voices and global perspectives for the public airwaves. Through partnerships with BBC World Service and station-based and independent producers, the Minneapolis-based network provides over 400 hours of programming each week, content that is broadcast and streamed online by its nearly 750 affiliates nationwide...PRI affiliate stations reach 29 million listeners weekly, and its programming is heard by 11.1 million listeners each week." (description from website, 11/16/2006)]
- RadioFreeEurope ["a private, international communications service to Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Southwestern Asia, funded by the U.S. Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. In countries stretching from Belarus to Bosnia and from the Arctic Sea to the Persian Gulf, listeners rely on RFE/RL's daily news, analysis and current affairs programming to provide a coherent, objective account of events in their region and the world." Live audio available in many different languages. (from website, 11/16/06)]
- rfi.fr: radiofranceinternationale
- Radiostations.net [links to audio of latest world news from international stations]
- WRN (formerly World Radio Network) ["WRN's unique radio networks bring together programmes and content from leading international public broadcasters and independent producers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australasia, North America and Latin America. WRN's networks major on news and current affairs - national, regional and international...."(description from website, 11/16/06)]
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Online TV News
- ABC News [ABC News is the news unit of the American Broadcasting Company, owned by the Walt Disney Company (Wikipedia description)]
- BBC News [available in two versions: "The UK version gives prominence to the breadth and depth of BBC content in the UK including news, sport and weather along with UK radio and TV....The International version gives prominence to world news, sport and weather along with the BBC's international radio and TV services." (website, 11/16/2006)
- C-SPAN.org ["a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. Our mission is to provide public access to the political process. C-SPAN receives no government funding; operations are funded by fees paid by cable and satellite affiliates who carry C-SPAN programming." (C-SPAN website, 11/17/2006)]
- CBS News.com [news division of CBS (Wikipedia description)]
- CNN.com [a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner, with news programming throughout the day, including The CNN Wire, a running log of the latest world news (Wikipedia description)]
- Fox News Channel [owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, and is a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. As of January 2005, it is available to 85 million households in the U.S. and to further viewers internationally, broadcasting primarily out of its New York City studios." ( from Wikipedia description)]
- LCI.fr [French television news, similar to CNN]
- MSNBC ["the exclusive online channel for the NBC Universal News family, which includes the Today show, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, Meet the Press and MSNBC TV. Based in Redmond, WA, MSNBC.com is a joint venture of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and NBC Universal News (NYSE:GE)." (MSNBC website, 11/21/2006]
- PBS Online Newshour ["Close to 3 million people tune in to The NewsHour each weeknight (1.1 HH rating) and more than 8 million unduplicated viewers watch at least one night a week. In addition, the Erdos & Morgan Opinion Leader survey ranks The NewsHour first among all television news programs as the most credible, most objective, most influential and most current news program on television." (from NewsHour website, 11/21/06)]
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Sports News
- Big Ten [Big Ten top news, headlines, history, press releases archive, schedules of upcoming Conference sporting events]
- CBSSportsline.com ["a member of the CBS family and a part of CBS Digital Media...latest sports news, scores and expert analysis" (from website, 11/21/06)]
- ESPN [Metrics: "Monthly Unique Users, 14.9 Million; Monthly Reach, 8.9%, Monthly Page Views, 945 Million, Average Time Spent, 8 Minutes per visit (Source: Media Metrix, April 2005, from ESPN website 11/21/06)]
- NBC Sports [product of MSNBC]
Weather, Climate, & Disasters
- AccuWeather ["AccuWeather, established in 1962, is the World's Weather AuthorityT. We provide local forecasts for everywhere in the United States and over two million locations worldwide. We also provide our products and services to more than 175,000 paying customers in media, business, government and institutions. Our headquarters in State College, PA, is home to the greatest number of forecast meteorologists in one location anywhere in the world." (description from website, 11/21/2006]
- Campus Weather Service (PSU)
- CNN.com: Weather [component of CNN.com]
- Intellicastcom. [from Weather Services International...founded in 1978, located in Andover, MA; includes graphics to relate weather to a variety of health conditions--"Labor/Birth index, the Influenza report (updated weekly), the Aches & Pains index as well as the Mood index" plus the usual weather reporting; includes a weather Almanac; (from website 11/21/2006)]
- National Climate Data Center ["World's largest archive of climate data" from U.S. Dept. of Commerce]
- Pennsylvania State Climatologist ["providing detailed climatic information, primarily for Pennsylvania...Some national and international climatic data is also available." (from website, 11/21/06)]
- PSU Weather Links [includes links to Penn State Campus Weather Service, providing local weather conditions, and other national and international weather sites]
- Weather Bonk [live weather, webcams, route planner, traffic conditions, and weather condition forecasts for your driving route]
- The Weather Channel ["features current conditions and forecasts for over 77,000 locations worldwide, along with local and regional radars. Many maps and other features available on the domestic cable television are also at one's fingertips, along with weather-related news, educational material, a weather glossary, a storm encyclopedia, and seasonal features." (from website, 11/21/06)]
- World Weather Information Service ["OFFICIAL weather observations, weather forecasts and climatological information for selected cities supplied by National Meteorological & Hydrological Services (NMHSs) worldwide"]
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See also these PSU Libraries' related pages:
Gateway Library:
News & Microforms Library
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