http://www.msnbc.com
For overall news.

http://www.nyt.com
The New York Times, for in-depth reports on international and national affairs.

http://www.washingtonpost.com
For political news from the capital.

http://www.sfgate.com
The San Francisco Chronicle, described as an "oasis of attitude" in the world of news.

http://www.alternet.org
Alternative journalism, for news and opinion not found in most media outlets.

http://slate.msn.com/
A "Webzine" with columns and wit and perhaps the best media analysis on the Web.

http://www.pointcast.com/
PointCase offers news tailored to your personal interests. After downloading and installing the free software provided by PointCast, your computer will connect to the ‘Net, at any interval you choose, and download the most recent news about topics that interest you.

http://www.townhall.com
The Claremont Institute is an interactive community on the Internet that aims to bring Internet users together with public-policy organizations under "the broad umbrella of ‘conservative’ thoughts, ideas, and actions."

http://www.totalnews.com/
Literally thousands of new sources, including newspapers, news magazines, and television and radio stations, are now online. Total News Now offers a directory of more than a thousand news sources, including Fox News, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, and USA Today. To find Total News Now.

http://pppp.net/links/news/NA.html
Another site for news sources is the Ultimate Collection of News Links. This site provides links to more than six thousand news sources, ranging from daily newspapers to business magazines, and subject-specific weekly or monthly publications.

http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/
If you are interested in news stories covered by ABC, CBS, and NBC television since 1968, you can find abstracts of these stories at Vanderbilt University’s Television News Archive.

http://www.newspapers.com/
To find out what newspapers are online and whether your own local paper may be on the Web, you can access Newspapers Online.

Here are the URLs for some of the nation’s major newspapers that are now on the Web:

The Boston Globe—
http://www.boston.com/globe/

The Chicago Tribune—
http://www.chicago.tribune.com/

The Los Angeles Times—
http://www.latimes.com/

USA Today—
http://www.usatoday.com/

The Wall Street Journal—
http://www.wsj.com/
 
http://www.pathfinder.com/
A number of national news magazines are also on the Web. You can access Time Warner magazines, such as Time.

CNN—
http://www.cnn.com/

ABC—
http://abcnews.com/

Fox News—
http://foxnews.com/

http://www.c-span.org/
If you enjoy watching C-SPAN, you might enjoy the Welcome to the C-SPAN Networks site, which offers, among other things, nonpartisan summaries of major legislation.

http://allpolitics.com/1997/index.html
An excellent source for breaking news is CNN/Time’s All Politics. Along with constantly updated news, you can find "counterpoints" (news stories containing opposing viewpoints) at this site.

http://www.newslink.org/
The Web site of the American Journalism Review is a joint venture between that magazine and News Link Associates, an online research and consulting firm. this site includes features from the magazine and original content created specifically for online reading. Additionally, it provides numerous links to various publications.

http://www.drudgereport.com/
The Drudge Report home page, posted by Matt Drudge, provides a handy guide to the Web’s best spots for news and opinions. Its mission is one-click access to breaking news and recent columns. It provides links to specific columnists and opinion pages for magazines and major daily newspapers.

http://www.americanreview.net/
The Real News Web page critiques the media, promotes media activism, and call for media reform

http://www.uwire.com/
An AP-like system for college newspapers in Uwire, offered by Northwestern University and intended to provide college papers with a reliable source of information that directly affects their readers.