Sources

(work in progress--will get much much larger, and yes I will organize my list as well)

Online News Sources (From FAIR)

Here are some of the websites that FAIR visits most often to keep up with the news. Please note that we don't necessarily endorse the way these sites covers the issues; some of them are worth visiting for their critical perspectives, others simply because the media outlets are particularly influential. Happy browsing!

Alternative News

AlterNet. Syndicated writings from the alternative press.
The American Prospect. Liberal political magazine; has a good blog.
Common Dreams. Breaking news and links to highlights from the day's progressive press.
CounterPunch. A bi-weekly muckraking newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair.
Democracy Now!. The web version of the daily radio show.
Free Speech TV. Towards more democratic television; site features downloadable independent video.
Eschaton. Popular blog is perhaps the best round-up of the progressive blogosphere, with much media criticism.
In These Times. A nonprofit political magazine featuring news and analysis that challenge the corporate media.
Indymedia.org: Independent media organizations and journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage.
Left Business Observer. Monthly newsletter on economics and politics edited by Doug Henwood.
The Nation. America's oldest weekly news magazine, featuring political news and commentary.
OneWorld Online. Global news with a focus on the developing world.
The Progressive. Political magazine with commentary and news advocating for peace and social justice.
Raw Story. Alternative news site that highlights stories that get underplayed by the corporate media. It also features some original reporting.
Sam Smith's Progressive Review. "Washington's Most Unofficial Source."
Truthout. Independent progressive website with original reporting, analysis as well as articles from around the web.
World Socialist Web Site. News from a Marxist perspective; frequent media criticism.
ZNet. Z Magazine's site for progressive news and organizing.

Mainstream News

BBC World News.
The Independent. A U.K.-based newspaper.
Le Monde Diplomatique in English. A French monthly news magazine focusing on global politics (French edition).
The Los Angeles Times
The New York Times. Registration required.
Reuters. British-based news service.
Salon Magazine
Slate Magazine. The Washington Post's online magazine.
Includes Today's Papers, a review of national newspapers' front pages.
The Washington Post
World Press Review, a monthly magazine offering analyses and English-language translations of the international press.

Media Criticism and Resources

Abyz News Links. An enormous database of national and local U.S. news publications.
Adbusters. Examines and parodies advertising culture.
Center for Investigative Reporting.
Crooks and Liars. Liberal blog that features video.
The Daily Howler. An often insightful Web-based column on media inaccuracy and arrogance.
Freedom Forum. Formerly the Gannett Center.
Index on Censorship. Promotes free expression around the world.
Institute for Public Accuracy. Seeks to broaden public discourse by gaining media access for those whose perspectives are commonly drowned out.
Jim Romenesko's MediaNews. Up-to-date media news and gossip. With links to media writers.
JournalismNet. Online resources for investigative journalists--search tools and much more.
Media Bistro. Journalists' site features a daily round-up of media news.
Media Channel. A media criticism site critical of corporate ownership, with links to articles on media from around the world.
Media Matters. An organization dedicated to exposing conservative media misinformation.
Project Censored. Identifies and promotes the most undercovered stories of the year.
Center for Media and Democracy's PR Watch. Investigates and counters corporate and government spin.
This Modern World. The weekly cartoon of social and political satire, by Tom Tomorrow.
TomPaine.com. Aims to encourage debate on issues like media, the environment and campaign finance reform.
Vanderbilt University's TV News Archive. The best free resource for studying TV news.
world-newspapers.com Exhaustive links to international newspapers online.

Please tell us about bad links-- and great sites not on our lists.

Headlines/Wire Services

AP Top Stories

AP Big Story

News from The Associated Press (map of US, click on state and then news source)

UPI

All Headline News (old news headlines)

Agence France-Press

ITV News

BBC Monitoring (monitors the media)

Newspapers

The New York Times (Mobile version)

Today’s Paper - The New York Times

Watching - NYTimes.com (an excellent resource of breaking news and top stories)

Washington Post Today's paper

Wall St Journal Today's paper

Boston Globe this link should take you to Today's Paper

The Guardian US version

The Guardian UK version

Le Monde diplomatique

Janes Defence Weekly

Other News Websites

Revolution News

C-SPAN latest programs

Project on Government Oversight

African News - Breaking News

The Conflict Monitoring Center

Countries | ReliefWeb

FATA Research Centre

Doha Free Press

Human Security Report Project

Global Legal Monitor

London Progressive Journal

alternativenews.org

The Free Thought Project

Daily Sabah | Turkish Daily News

DCist: News, Food, Arts & Events

Center for Public Integrity

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

The UpTake | Citizen Fueled News

Jacobin magazine

The Sparrow Project

Nation Institute

Dissident Voice

UK Constitution Law

Orchestrated Pulse Periodical Blog

The Detectologist

Courage to Resist

Compass Cultura

Political Fail Blog **note as of December 25 2014 there seems to be a problem with web host. Page listed as suspended

International Trade Centre

European Public Affairs

Boston Magazine

Climate Science Watch

Public Intelligence

http://www.peoplesearchpro.com/journalism/ Scroll down for various news links

FBO.gov US government website

USASpending.gov US government website

Watanserb (last update November 2013)

Daily News Egypt

GRIID (last updated May 2013)

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