Research Guide: Finding News

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General News Websites

American Journalism Review Newslink
Organized by state and type of newspapers. This website deals only with American newspapers.
http://www.newslink.org/statnews.html
Headline Spot
Site organized all kinds of news links. The site includes international and national resources.
http://www.headlinespot.com
Newspaper Association of America
Lists daily, weekly and business newspapers.
http://newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm
Newspapers of the World on the Internet
Organized by area of the world, list and links to international, national and local newspapers.
http://www.actualidad.com
Newspapers Online
Organized by U.S., International, College and Business newspaper links.
http://www.newspapers.com
Top 100 Newspapers
United States papers.
http://www.refdesk.com/top100pap.html
World News Network
Organized by area of the world. Includes topic links to newspaper articles.
http://www.wnnetwork.com/
Yahoo! News
Find breaking news, current events, the latest headlines, news photos, analysis & opinion on top stories, world, business, politics. http://news.yahoo.com/

International News

ABYZ News Links
Links to all kinds of new sources by country. You can also browse by continents or regions.
http://www.abyznewslinks.com
News and Newspapers Online
Links arranged by region of world.
http://library.uncg.edu/news/
Newsmap
"Newsmap is an application that visually reflects the constantly changing landscape of the Google News news aggregator. A treemap visualization algorithm helps display the enormous amount of information gathered by the aggregator."
http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm
World News
This website presents the "breaking News" from important news organizations (BBC News, LA Times, etc.) World News also organizes news by geographic area and current subjects.
http://www.wn.com/

New York Newspapers

Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1841-1902)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle used to be one of the major papers in the New York metropolitan region. The Brooklyn Public Library has digitized this collection and made it freely available to the public. This is great for historical research.
http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/
New York Daily News
Current day only.
http://www.nydailynews.com
New York Post
Current day only.
http://www.nypost.com
New York Times
Current issue. Limited archive of full text articles.
http://www.nytimes.com
Newsday
Current day only.
http://www.newsday.com
Village Voice
Cultural news and editorials. Current issue only.
http://www.villagevoice.com
New York State Newspaper Project Web Site
Links to online papers published in New York State. Can help locate a microfilm collection if needed. Does not link to full-text. Use CUNY+ Union Catalog to find out where you can find those papers.
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp

News Search Engines

Drudge Report
Newspaper links to full text, follows ongoing stories.
http://drudgereport.com
First Headlines
Search news items for full text articles.
http://www.1stheadlines.com
Total News
Searches newspapers and other sources. Full text.
http://totalnews.com
World Press Review
This service survey world news headlines. Can link to newspapers by country.
http://www.worldpress.org

Subscription Newspaper Databases

T.V. News

ABC News
Contains American and world news headlines, articles, chatrooms, message boards, news alerts, video and audio webcasts, and more.
http://www.abcnews.go.com
CBS News
This is CBS' news site. It contains the latest headlines, videos, articles, and much more.
http://cbsnews.cbs.com
CBS News Up to the Minute
Current information about a variety of topics (science, politics, sports, business, etc.)
http://www.uttm.com
CNN
Major news stories, detailed background analysis of current events and multimedia coverage.
http://www.cnn.com
Fox News
Fox News' website will give you the latest headlines, videos, articles, and much more.
http://www.foxnews.com/
MSNBC
Find U.S. News, World News, Business, Sports, Entertainment Science, Weather, Health, Travel, Multimedia, News Video, and more.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
New York 1
Find news about entertainment, health, movies, theaters, travel. You can also browse by borough or watch news videos.
http://www.ny1.com

Wire Services

Associated Press
Wire service. Features breaking news and special reports.
http://www.ap.org
Reuters
A source of breaking business news, full news coverage, stock quotes and global market data.
http://www.reuters.com
UPI (United Press International)
UPI is a provider of information to media outlets, businesses, and governments worldwide. Content includes news and analysis in English, Spanish and Arabic.
http://about.upi.com

Revised by Alexandra Rojas & Jane Devine 7/06