Media - Periodicals - Web sites for browsing Internet content
Many publications offer Web sites with online content; these links take you to directories of worldwide newspapers, magazines, news services, headlines, and specialized news sources.
- Directories: Find periodicals of all kinds worldwide; use these directories to find newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, front pages, ezines, alternative press, and serials. In most cases, you can browse a hierarchical listing of publications to find one by geographic location or subject. Many of these sites also offer way to search for publication title or description.
- Paperboy: directory of world newspapers; World Newspapers, US Newspapers, News Headlines, Front Pages; newspaper obituaries & death notices, local news, front pages, headlines
- World Newspapers: directory of world newspapers and magazines (see lefthand column); a directory organized by world region, country, and US state listing links to newspapers; directory of magazines by topic area (see left-hand column)
- World news guide: The Guardian's country-by-country directory of news
- AllYouCanRead: magazine and news sites from 200 countries
- Newspapers: online newspaper archive, part of ancestry.com; fee-based or free trial; historical newspapers from across the United States and world; newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy, history and other research; 16,600+ newspapers from the 1700s to 2000s
- DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals; covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals; all subjects and languages
- EZines: The Ezine Directory; created by Ryan Jensen in 1999 as a resource for ezine publishers and subscribers; lists thousands of the best email newsletters available on the Internet; a human-edited categorical listing of ezines, fanzines, and email newsletters
- alt Press: Alternative Press Center directory of Periodicals
- Scholar: search for scholarly articles; search articles, theses, books, abstracts, court documents, and patents
- Newspapers: Access selected world newspapers; these are widely-read or significant newspapers represent world regions or regions of the USA; see the directories section for comprehensive directories of world newspapers and news in other languages.
- USA
- NY Times: The New York Times; American daily newspaper; founded 1851; winner of over 100 Pulitzer Prizes; popular Web site; headquarters New York City
- Wash Post: The Washington Post; American daily newspaper; Washington, DC; founded in 1877
- Mercury News: San Jose Mercury News
- LA Times: Los Angeles Times; American daily newspaper based on West Coast in Los Angeles, California; founded in 1881
- Chicago Sun-Times: American daily newspaper, Midwest; began in 1844 and is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in Chicago, Illinois
- Denver Post: American daily newspaper, Rocky Mountain region
- Star Tribune: Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota daily newspaper
- USA Today: American daily newspaper
- WSJ: The Wall Street Journal (limited free content); largest-circulation American newspaper; business-focused; limited number of free stories available for reading without a subscription, but useful to see the front page and headlines
- International
- Guardian: British national daily; headquarters London; established 1821; popular Web site
- SCMP: South China Morning Post; English-language daily Hong Kong newspaper
- Japan News: Daily Yomiuri Online; Japanese daily national newspaper; founded 1874; paper version credited as having the largest newspaper circulation in the world (Wikipedia); headquarters Tokyo
- Times of India: English-language daily; credited as the largest circulation English-language newspaper in the world (Wikipedia); founded 1838; headquarters New Delhi
- The Age: Melbourne, Australia daily newspaper; business, world, and breaking news; established 1854
- allAfrica: multi-media content provider; African news and information; offices in Johannesburg, Dakar, Lagos and Washington, DC; provides articles from content providers from across Africa
- Toronto Star: Canadian daily newspaper; established 1892; largest newspaper in Canada; headquarters Yonge St, Toronto, Canada
- Magazines: Web sites of selected periodicals published as magazines; these publications now include continuous updates of breaking news on their Web sites; see the directories section for more magazines and magazines in other languages.
- Time: weekly news magazine; headquarters New York, NY; international editions; world's largest circulation weekly news magazine
- Der Spiegel: German weekly news magazine; headquarters Hamburg; Der Spiegel = "The Mirror"
- Reader's Digest: monthly general-interest magazine; US and global editions; headquarters Chappaqua, New York
- The Week: news magazine
- Mother Jones: investigative news magazine; reader-supported news organization
- Economist: weekly news and international affairs; headquarters London; established 1843
- NatGeo: National Geographic; Web site of famous magazine established 1888; geography, science, history, culture, current events, and photography; headquarters Washington, DC
- Cosmopolitan: international magazine for women; established 1886; relationships, self-improvement, health, careers
- Maclean's: Canadian weekly magazine; events, culture, politics
- The Atlantic: American magazine; foreign affairs, politics, the economy; founded Boston 1857
- India Today: weekly news; established 1975; headquarters Mumbai
- USNWR: US News and World Report; news and information
- New African: monthly news magazine covering Africa; includes analysis, regions, opinions, interviews, and culture
- BHG: Better Homes and Gardens; monthly magazine on home-based lifestyles; covers homes, cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating, and entertaining
- GH: Good Housekeeping; covers product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health, literature; founded 1885
- Prevention: health; started 1950; food, nutrition, workouts, beauty, and cooking.
- Smithsonian: monthly magazine of the Smithsonian Instituion; History, science, arts, nature
- SI: Sports Illustrated; covers sports; founded 1954
- People: entertainment
- Headlines: News sites provide a continuous stream of breaking news; you can use traditional news organizations as well as Web-grown news portals deliver headlines that are updated continuously. I've selected these sites to provide a range of world news to browse.
- AP: Associated Press; wire service provided to many newspapers; operated as a not-for-profit cooperative; established 1846; headquarters New York City
- Reuters: business and financial newswire; covers financial markets, industries, and analysis; established 1851; headquarters London; includes section for photographs
- Axios: Summary-style curated news; a focused approach to news; summaries of news issues in a range of categories: politics, technology, economy, health, world, energy, environment, science, and sports; links to in-depth source material
- PressReader: world-wide headlines and front pages; view news by category as well as country; click on a country name, and you can see images of newspaper pages; click on the pages to read articles
- Newser: Grid of news briefs; grid of headlines and photos in boxes shows off headlines and links to synposes of stories from hundreds of US and international sources; sections for trending news, US, world, science, crime, politics, entertainment, and more
- Google News: wide range of news sources presented in one usable interface; news is available by category or search term; customizable with free google login
- Yahoo News: a well-organized breakdown of news categories that is easy to navigate; brings together a variety of news sources; free customization with yahoo account
- Bing News: wide range of news sources; customizable
- CNN: world news presented in a usable interface; you can look at world news in text and videos by world regions (US, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East) as well as news categories; draws on CNN's world-wide reporting
- Drudge Report: Selected headlines; links to stories from a variety of news sources; some scoops and exclusives; breaking news; established 1996 by Matt Drudge
- MSNBC: web outlet of cable news channel based in the US; news website for NBC news; includes world news, politics, sports, travel, and local news; launched 1996 as cooperative effort of Microsoft and NBC; headquarters New York City
- Euronews: world news from a European perspective; multilingual news television channel, headquartered in Lyon-Écully, France; created in 1993
- Worldpress: news and views from around the world; headlines presented with a brief summary of a story; categories include world regions
- Specialized: Web sites provide news geared to a specific subject or audience; these publications such as magazines or Web portals provide content and continuous news and information updates in specific areas.
- Bloomberg: financial markets; covers stocks, rates and bonds, currencies, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), commodities, and economic issues; personal finance; news
- CNET: technology and consumer electronics; reviews, news, downloads, video; part of CBS Interactive
- Daily Beast: Politics and pop culture
- New Scientist: daily news from weekly international science magazine; current events on science and technology; not peer-reviewed; founded 1956
- Science: peer-reviewed science journal; provides news, commentary, and research; founded 1880; published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Slashdot: news for nerds; breaking technology news, trends, gossip, hacks; user-submitted stories
- ESPN: sports coverage; breaking sports scores; major leagues including NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, NASCAR, Soccer, and more; headquarters Bristol, Connecticut; unit of ABC
- Barron's: weekly financial newspaper; financial news and markets; site includes market statistics, blogs, online exclusives, daily analysis
- Eonline: entertainment; daily news on entertainment and entertainers; features, gossip, music and movie reviews, live event coverage; unit of E! Entertainment Television; headquarters Los Angeles
- digg: user-generated top news; users "digg" stories elsewhere and send stories to the top of the charts in a range of categories including business, entertainment, gaming, lifestyle, offbeat, politics, science, sports, technology, and world news
- PR Newswire: press releases; provides press release services for a range of customers worldwide; news releases useful to find out about latest products and information, press, and business research; quarterly earnings reports coverage, market outlook and shopping coverage
- WWW: WhoWhatWhy; investigative journalism (forensic journalism); editor-in-chief Russ Baker
- Chronicle: The Chronicle of Higher Education; "news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators"
- Planetizen: urban planning; covers the built environment and connected natural environments, from the smallest towns to the largest cities
- Pew: Pew Research Center; covers US politics, media and news, social trends, religion, Internet and technology, Hispanics, and global issues; explores issues, attitudes and trends; conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research
- Space: covers space, astronomy, NASA; skywatching, webcasts, planetary exploration, videos, telescopes, etc.
- StudyFinds: research results summarized; articles written for a general audience that link to academic research on a range of topics
- Public Intelligence: open-source intelligence products from the private and public sector; part of an international, collaborative research project aimed at aggregating the collective work of independent researchers around the globe who wish to defend the public’s right to access information
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