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Magazines

Atlantic Monthly
Life Magazine
Teacher Magazine  Full text articles online.
Time Magazine
Time Magazine for Kids  An online news magazine just for kids.
US News Online

Newspapers

Africa Online  Daily internet newspaper has news updates and general information for the continent. Also includes specific sites for Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast, site is in French), Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
ENN (Environmental News Network) Online
India Today Online
International Herald Tribune
New York Times
Philadelphia Online
Roll Call Online The slightly irreverent insiders newspaper for Capitol Hill.
Russia Today
San Jose Mercury
South China Morning Post  Hong Kong's leading English language newspaper since 1903 now has an internet edition. Requires registration, but is free.
The Teacher's Guide to the Professional Cartoonists Index  This site demonstrates and provides support on how to teach using political cartoons.
USA Today
Washington Post
ENN (Environmental News Network) Online

El Nuevo Herald   The Miami Herald
The Universal  Mexican Newspaper. Most articles are in Spanish.
El Granma  The Newspaper of the Cuban Government. Very interesting from a propaganda point of view. Comes in five languages. Not always up to date.
The Bolivian Times  This newspaper comes up in English but if you click the button in the lower right hand corner that says EspaŅol, the articles in the main frame will appear in spanish after chhosing another article.

Radio

BBC Online
History of Radio Archive
The Rise of Radio

Television/Online

ABC
BBC Online
CBS News
CNN Money  An outstanding site that contains news updates, stock quotes, and companies names for every industry from aerospace to utilities.
CNN Interactive  All of the world's news. The most popular site on the internet.
Discovery Channel School
FOX News
MSNBC News
PBS Online
Online Newshour (PBS)

Talk Shows

StraightTalk  Current events talk show with Derek McGinty. Includes viewer's responses.
To The Contrary  Current events talk show with a female perspective.
Follow The Money  A PBS show that traces political trends and scandals. Includes some very interesting transcripts.

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