First there was radio. Then there was television. Now there is the Internet. This new technology has made previously unimaginable services, like personalized and instantaneous news, a reality. There are even a growing number of online news sources that do not exist in print format. Publishing on the Internet are traditional newspapers, specialty sources focusing on such topics as sports, weather, finance and travel, international papers, and news wires, among others. So whatever news you're looking for, chances are it's available online.

  • News and Media: A General Overview - the availability of online news and how traditional news sources are adapting to the new technology.


  • CNN Interactive - 24-hours per day, 7-days per week news service.

  • C|Net news.com - original technology news related to the Internet, on the Internet.

  • Public Broadcasting Network - offers information and interactive activities related to public television programming, station home pages, and educational resources. The site includes a kids specific site (with Sesame Street, of course), hourly news updates, and PBS news programming.

  • Pathfinder - Time Warner's up-to-the-minute news, sports scores, and financial information, as well as an archive of past articles from Time Magazine, People, and Sports Illustrated.

  • AudioNet - a broadcast network operating only on the Internet, specializing in sports and talk radio. Choices range from live radio talk shows to your home town hockey team's evening game to an updated CD Jukebox.

  • The Irish Times - interested in a different perspective on the world news? Don't feel like going to a large bookstore to find a good international paper? Take a look at the Irish Times online.

  • The Ultimate Television Network (UTV) - broadcast and cable television listings worldwide. Searches on favorite programs provide a comprehensive list of sites, chats and episode guides.

  • WeatherPost - forecasts for 3,600 cities worldwide, including weather images, historical data and more. Enter your hometown and get weather information and a forecast.

  • USA Today - the online version of the nationally distributed paper.

  • CBS Sportsline - multimedia sports information and entertainment covering all major collegiate and professional sports.

  • The Onion - a satirical weekly newspaper from Wisconsin.

  • Electronic Newstand - a voluminous collection of magazines and magazine resources.

  • Roll Call - for forty years, the paper's primary subject matter (and audience) has been the US Congress. A great resource to track the latest news on Capital Hill, you're in the area after all!

  • PointCast - Internet news network that appears instantly on your computer screen and is completely customizable.







 

"People seem to have an almost unlimited appetite for information in all forms. Historically, new media do not devour older forms: TV didn't kill radio, and radio didn't kill newspapers."

University of Maryland journalism professor Carl Sessions Stepp, quoted in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune