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Newspaper subscriptions reached their peak in
1970 but ever since the emergence of alternate news sources
there has been a steady decline in sales. The population is on
the rise and newspaper sales are shrinking with every passing
year. For one thing, people do not read as much as they used
to. Secondly, modern life has taken its toll and people seem
busier than ever before. With internet access becoming
cheaper, online news sources have become the preferred choice
of a vast majority of the
population.
It
is not only the young who prefer to get their news online; a
substantial majority of older adults have also switched to
reading newspapers online. Virtually every newspaper has an
online version. There are also independent news providers and
countless news blogs across the web. It is not only the
convenience but also the ability to deliver real time news,
in-depth analysis and forums for discussion that has brought
about this paradigm change in the ways news are delivered and
read.
It's
not surprising then that an entirely new segment of internet
news has been created. These are alternative sources for
political, financial, business and fashion news. What is
interesting is that you get to read news and analysis that
give you an entirely different perspective, rarely seen in
corporate-sponsored media.
BEST
ONLINE NEWS SOURCES
Here's a fairly extensive listing of today's
best online news sources, annotated for easy
scanning.
Reuters
One
of the most trusted names in the news world. It brings you the
latest news around the world. No matter what you are
interested in, you can always depend upon
Reuters.
The New York
Times
Log
on to this for breaking news, world news and multimedia
content, reviews and opinion on practically every sphere of
life.
USA
Today
The
ultimate online news source that covers news, travel, money,
sports, life, technology and
weather!
The Boston
Globe
The
online version of The Boston Globe ranks among the top ten
newspaper websites in USA.
The Christian Science
Monitor
Published daily online and weekly in print,
covers US and international news.
BBC World
News
Need
anyone say anything more about the online version of UK's most
popular radio and television news
source!
The Washington
Post
Mainstream news website of America's popular
newspaper and D.C's largest. Excellent source of national,
world and D.C. Area news and
headlines!
The
Independent
A
U.K. based newspaper launched in 1986; it is England's
youngest newspaper that delivers world and UK
news.
New Delhi
TV
Visit NDTV for credible India-centric as well
as world news on almost every conceivable
topic.
ABC
News
This
is one of Australia's top credible sources of online news; top
stories from Australia and round the
world.
CNN
CNN
is perhaps USA's most popular independent source of online
political, business, sports and entertainment news. The site
has separate pages for different regions and there is an
international edition as well.
Google
News
This
is among the top online news sources beating the websites of
the major news sources like CBS, CNN and New York Times.
Yahoo
News
Another news portal that delivers news whenever
and wherever you want.
World Press
Review
This
online news source, a monthly magazine, is of particular
interest for those interested in analysis and translations
(English) of international press.
North American and Caribbean
Newspapers
Newspapers online, an enormous database of
American, Canadian, Mexican and Caribbean
newspapers!
Centre for Investigative
Reporting
News
source specializing in revealing injustice since
1977
Sci
Central
The
best source of news in the field of biosciences, health
sciences, physics, chemistry, earth, Space and
engineering!
Alter
Net
One
of the more popular independent media websites that features
syndicated writings from the alternative press. Monthly
magazine that focuses on original journalism and expands on
many other media.
The
American
Prospect
A
magazine with liberal political bias that has a very useful
blog as well!
Project
Censored
Specializes in stories that fail to receive
media coverage they deserve
Online
Newspapers
You
can access nearly 10,000 newspapers from here; search by
continent, country and then by publication, English as well as
local language newspapers.
Financial
News
If
there is something happening in the financial world, you can
be sure that it is here.
CNN
Money
News
from the world of finance; this CNN's financial arm has
everything from personal finance to business to market
news.
CNBC
The
latest in business and market news, the site also allows
registered users to create and manage their investment
portfolio.
Bloomberg
Bloomberg is a premium site for updated
business news online and financial
information.
Adbusters
A monthly magazine
dedicated to critical evaluation of consumerism and corporate
media.
Centre for Research on
Globalisation
If you believe that
there is a need for a dramatic change in world political
thought and balance of power, this is the place where you can
read news and analysis on the New World
Order.
Channel
Chooser
Watch live TV news channels online on the
Internet. This is an extremely convenient site that has links
to TV news channels and more all over the world. Choose by
region, country and channel name.
Paper
Boy
This
site provides links to thousands of online newspapers. Search
by region or name of the newspaper.
Antiwar
A website completely
devoted to antiwar news and
viewpoints.
CorporateWatch
A quarterly magazine
that tracks actions of British corporations
Axis of
Logic
Read news and
commentaries ignored by mainstream media. Sources input from
columnists all over the world; believes in journalistic
activism.
Dissident
Voice
A radical newsletter
that supports the struggle for peace and social
justice.
Common
Dreams
News for people who
believe in progress. The website also has links for news and
analytic articles from all over the
world.
Democracy
Now
Hosts a daily news
program that provides access to people and views rarely heard
in mainstream media that is subservient to big
corporations
Consortiumnews
An online magazine for
underreported news and specializes in investigative
reporting.
CorpWatch
The website has taken
upon itself to make corporations accountable.
Disinformation
This is another source
of alternative news that collects, distributes and promotes
political, cultural and social issues that the mainstream
media chooses to ignore.
Fight
Back
This newspaper is
published five times a year and covers news and views and
analysis on the key issues facing working and low income
people.
Global
Issues
As the name suggests,
this website provides news and in-depth analysis of global
issues such as poverty, human rights, environment and
globalization.
Independent Media
Center
It is a network of
independently run non-corporate media organizations and offers
grassroots coverage reflecting radical and an accurate view
that is free of corporate distortions.
Index on
Censorship
Has one point agenda of
freedom of expression
Extreme
Inequality
Provides information in
income inequalities
Information Clearing
House
Independent media
organization that collects news that you will not find on CNN
and other corporate media.
UNObserver
Non- profit
organization that covers the activities of the UNO, internal
as well as external issues. Publishes the contrarian views of
many Heads of State and independent
experts.
Adversus
Lifestyles magazines
that focuses on fashion and beauty. Provides latest fashion
trends and beauty tips.
Marie
Claire
News magazine for the
fashion conscious
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