Al Jazeera is an Arabic language news network, but it also has a sister English language service. Based in the Middle East but with offices all over the world, Al Jazeera often offers different perspectives - from the mainstream UK media - on important international stories.
Friday, May 24, 2013
BBC News and other Useful News Websites
The BBC News website is the internet arm of the biggest newsgathering
operation in the world, bringing together breaking news and in-depth
analysis from its team of journalists and correspondents.
The website's
news feeds
allow you to see the latest headlines and video in one place as soon as it's published, while the
front page
pulls in the top stories from around the UK and the world. You can also receive the latest headlines in an
email
and via various
mobile phone apps.
Al Jazeera is an Arabic language news network, but it also has a sister English language service. Based in the Middle East but with offices all over the world, Al Jazeera often offers different perspectives - from the mainstream UK media - on important international stories.
Channel 4 News broadcasts a well-regarded nightly news programme, and their website provides a similarly in-depth experience.
There's plenty of analysis of the day's big stories from a variety of
experts and correspondents, as well as features, blogs, video and audio
content and links to other Channel 4 news programmes like Dispatches.
CNN is one of the biggest news organisations in the United States, and
its website is one of the most popular online news sources in the world.
Obviously it has a strong interest in American stories, but also has
comprehensive coverage of international stories.[The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites]
ITV News website rounds up the main stories of the day with video and
text reports, as well as weather reports and blogs from key on-screen
talent.
This
A-Z page
has a link to every local newspaper website in the UK, so you can easily find the most relevant paper or papers for your area.
The UK market contains a wide range of national newspapers, with
broadsheets jostling for position with tabloids in newsstands. Of course
news is increasingly consumed online, with
The Daily Telegraph,
The Guardian,
The Independent
and
The Times
(subscription required) all offering strong websites full of stories
and analysis, with video and audio material in addition to the usual
text output.
The Newspapers for Schools website offers two free services on behalf of
the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA): paper copying and an online
clippings service from over 140 UK national and regional titles. The
services are designed to make the use of newspaper material as easy as
possible in schools while being fully compliant with copyright law.
Sky News is another major news gathering operation in the UK, with a
24-hour rolling news channel and an impressive website full of the
breaking news and in-depth analysis.
Sky Sports,
of course, also offers an in-depth website full of sport news and coverage.
Al Jazeera is an Arabic language news network, but it also has a sister English language service. Based in the Middle East but with offices all over the world, Al Jazeera often offers different perspectives - from the mainstream UK media - on important international stories.
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