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Links to Media sites that Wednesday Night finds particularly useful, informative, or in some cases are included to balance the Editor's natural biases.Aljazeera - english.aljazeera.net/English
Timely, balanced news, predominantly related to Middle East
AllAfrica - allafrica.com/
Good source for African news - English and French - largest electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide. Searchable archive includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997)
BBC - news.bbc.co.uk/
Our premier reference for news, in-depth analyses and good regional/country profiles. Also strong on Science & Technology. Britannia rules!
Blogger News Network - www.bloggernews.net/
High-quality English language reporting, analysis and editorial writing on the news.
Bloomberg - www.bloomberg.com/index.html?Intro=intro3
Business and world news, market data and much more
Center for Public Integrity - www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx
The mission of the Center for Public Integrity is to produce original investigative journalism about significant public issues to make institutional power more transparent and accountable.
The Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, non-advocacy, independent journalism organization based in Washington, D.C.
Common Dreams - www.commondreams.org/
Left-leaning, good writers, principal focus is on U.S., or international issues affecting U.S.
Dispatches from the Vanishing World (Alex Shoumatoff) - www.dispatchesfromthevanishingworld.com/home.html
Dispatches from the Vanishing World is a forum for documenting and raising consciousness about the world’s fast-disappearing biological and cultural diversity. It provides first-hand, in-depth reporting from the last relatively pristine places on earth, identifies who and what is destroying them, and who is engaged in the heroic and often life-threatening struggle to save them.
Huffington Post - www.huffingtonpost.com
News, opinion and a great collection of columnists and bloggers
IC Publications (Africa & Midle East) - www.africasia.com/
New African, African Business and The Middle East, our three monthly international magazines have a reputation for editorial excellence, cutting edge reporting and integrity and are known for their independent, objective and balanced reporting. They cover government, business, social and cultural development in emerging markets. IC Publications also publishes specialized magazines, such as African Banker, a new quarterly magazine specializing in banking and finance in Africa, and produces the annual African Banker Awards.
Le monde diplomatique (Eng) - mondediplo.com/
In-depth coverage of selected international topics
Media Observatory - media-observatory.mcgill.ca/index.html
The Observatory, housed at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, brings together academics, students and journalists interested in mass media in Canada. It provides a forum to discuss and analyze issues of mutual concern, and more particularly examines the roles, responsibilities and impact of media in Canada's policy processes.
The Observatory's main goal is to encourage the quantitative study of mass media content in Canada. Towards that end, the Observatory provides training in content analysis for graduate students, and gathers and disseminates data on media content.
MediaScrape - www.mediascrape.com/News/Home.aspx
MediaScrape is a world leading broadcaster of global, multi-lingual breaking news video. Our partners include BBC News; CBC News; Asia News International and thirty other leading news broadcasters around the world.
New distribution opportunities provided by MediaScrape broadcasters can further monetize their clips, web publishers have a new source for breaking news, and advertisers have access to highly targeted audiences which driver higher CPMs.
MediaScrape also encourages individuals around the world to submit their news stories, providing a venue for empowered individual journalism as the most democratic form of news reporting.
NPR (National Public Radio) - www.npr.org/
A privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization, NPR (National Public Radio) is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming.
open Democracy - www.opendemocracy.net/
openDemocracy offers in-depth news analysis and commentary from a pro-Democracy, pro-Human Rights perspective
openDemocracy is committed to human rights and democracy. We aim to ensure that marginalised views and voices are heard. We believe facilitating argument and understanding across geographical boundaries is vital to preventing injustice.
Pro Publica - www.propublica.org/
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Reuters - www.reuters.com/
"Global information company providing information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. Our information is trusted and drives decision making across the globe. We have a reputation for speed, accuracy and freedom from bias."
Reuters Planet Ark - Environmental news - www.planetark.com/dailynewshome.cfm
Self-described as the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. Has many good stories on wildlife, natural disasters in addition to major environment and related energy news.
Salon.com - www.salon.com/
Salon Media Group, Inc. is an Internet media company that produces 7 original content sections as well as two online communities -- Table Talk and The WELL. The content sites, updated daily or more frequently, include News and Politics, Opinion, Technology & Business, Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life and Comics.
Slate - www.slate.com/
Slate is a daily magazine on the Web. Founded in 1996, it is now owned by The Washington Post Company. It is a general-interest publication offering analysis and commentary about politics, news, and culture. Slate's strong editorial voice and witty take on current events have been recognized with numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award for General Excellence Online.
The Impudent Observer (Fred Stopsky) - theimpudentobserver.com/
I shall report issues of liberal concern in every corner of this planet. Each day, readers will receive a digest of what is reported in over forty newspapers throughout the world. Each day, readers will engage with critical thinking issues including voices dreaming of new ways to live peacefully in this world. Each day, as long as the horror of the war in Iraq continues, I shall report about Americans trapped in that monstrous action as well as about the lives of Iraqis who daily suffer from the sins of George Bush.
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