News Clearinghouses
OnlineNewspapers.com
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com
Developed by Web Wombat, this metasite claims to index 10,000 online newspapers worldwide.
It is organized by geographic area, nation, and state/province. A valuable resource.
AJR Newslink
http://www.newslink.org
The American Journalism Review hosts this portal site that offers links to online versions of newspapers from countries around the world. Click on "newspapers" in the upper left hand corner, and follow the links to the continent and country that interests you.
Kiosk: Journal of Geo-Politics
http://FowlerLibrary.com/Kiosk/
A unique and innovative collection of online newspapers and other resources related to the political world. Using the drop-down menus, you can access the news in any country you like simply by selecting a region and clicking on the country or state name. A free resource published bi-weekly by Fowler's Internet Library. Boasts a current annual readership of over a million.
Sympatico NewsExpress--Newspapers and Magazines on the Web
http://www1.sympatico.ca/Contents/News+Magazines/
This site features a comprehensive listing of newspapers and magazines from around the world.
One World Online
http://www.oneworld.org/themes/country/index.html
One World provides country-specific news information for all regions of
the world. Information can be searched by country, today's headlines,
theme, or by weekly news.
International News Sources
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/
The International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/
The Economist
http://www.economist.com
Le Monde
http://www.lemonde.fr
CNN Interactive
http://www.cnn.com/
ABC News
http://www.abcnews.com/"
Reuters News Service
http://www.reuters.com/news/
The Wire: News From the Associated Press
http://wire.ap.org/
The Brookings Institution
http://www.brook.edu/
The United Nations Foundation
http://www.unfoundation.org
Radio
Common Ground Radio
http://www.commongroundradio.org
Common Ground is a weekly radio series produced by the Stanley Foundation.
Since 1980 Common Ground has been covering world affairs and the people
who shape events. Programs feature analysis and discussion of a variety
of issues of international importance including regions and countries in
conflict, the United Nations, etc. Visit the Common Ground web site
for a list of National Public Radio stations that broadcast Common Ground
or listen to weekly broadcasts online. Free program transcripts are
available online.
Free Download
Research Tools
CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for
use by US Government officials. Resources included in the World
Factbook can be reproduced without the permission of the CIA. A
great resource for country-specific information including maps,
statistics, and profiles. Visit the CIA Publications and
Handbooks web site for information about other resources
available from the Central Intelligence Agency.
UN InfoNation Database
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Sponsored by the United Nations CyberSchoolBus, InfoNation is an
easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the
most up-to-date statistical data for Member States of the United Nations.
You can compare statistics from seven different countries at the same
time.
Atlapedia Online
http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well
as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/
The Library of Congress provides a number of resources including Thomas, a
legislative information service that grants full text access to current
bills under consideration in the Congress, as well as a guide to
exhibitions, library services and research tools.
Search Engines
Northern Light
http://www.northernlight.com
AltaVista
http://altavista.digital.com/
Webcrawler
http://webcrawler.com
Dog Pile
http://www.dogpile.com/
HotBot
http://www.hotbot.com
MultiCrawl
http://www.multicrawl.com
Excite
http://www.excite.com/
Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com/
Infoseek
http://www.infoseek.com/
Pathfinder
http://www.pathfinder.com/welcome/
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