News
- Bad News
- This is a category for web sites that focus on bad, unhappy, sad, mean, evil, malicious, disheartening, discouraging, and otherwise negative news stories.
- Directories - Sites with collections of links to Alternative News related web sites.
- General - This category is designated for sites that include news from perspectives which get less attention in the mainstream media. In this instance, "alternative" is used in a broad sense, as encompassing diverse perspectives outside of the mainstream views and analysis that dominate journalism and the media. (Although open to a variety of viewpoints, sites that promote extreme intolerance or violence or are otherwise deemed inappropriate will not be included within this category.)
- Good News - This is a category for web sites that focus on good, happy, generous, uplifting, encouraging and otherwise positive news stories.
- Magazines and E-zines - Magazines and E-zines for those who are tired of "mainstream" media.
- Newspapers - Newspapers for those who are tired of "mainstream" media.
- Odd News - This category is for web sites that collect news stories depicting odd-but-true events or speculations.
- Radio
- Television
- Directories - Sites with collections of links to Alternative News related web sites.
- Chats and Forums
- This category includes sites that are discussion forums, online communities related to issues, individual commentaries on issues, and directories and other resources related to news and issues.
- Columnists - Links to local, national, and international news and newspaper columnists.
- General - Sites that provide in-depth background and reporting, analysis and commentary on issues. Most links are to in-depth feature packages or archives of media or other websites. Most of those also contain links to current material as well. It also contains links to other categories with background material or commentary and opinions.
- Magazines and E-zines
- Personal - For individual commentaries on news and issues from serious perspectives. Can include sites with commentaries by various individuals. Sites that are about other personal interests should not be submitted in categories about those topics or in Society/People/Personal Homepages.
- Columnists - Links to local, national, and international news and newspaper columnists.
- Business and Economy
- General - Find late breaking news stories on a variety of topics from around the world. Features sites that update frequently as news happens.
- Official Press Releases - Sources of news directly from the source through press releases and other official statements. Includes links to sources, as well as services that distribute news releases.
- General - Find late breaking news stories on a variety of topics from around the world. Features sites that update frequently as news happens.
- Information Technology
- Providing selected web sites and links to other sections of the Open Directory that contain listings of news and information sources on Information Technology, including news about computers and the internet.
- General
- Sites for discussion about news, media and journalism.
- Magazines and E-zines
- Magazines are campus-based publications that are generally published less often than newspapers and contain more in-depth coverage and features. E-zines are news products that exist solely online, with no printed equivalent.
- News Services - Agencies that disseminate news and information such as news stories, press releases, events, announcements and expert lists.
- Newspapers - Campus-based publications that contain timely news content and are printed (and updated on the Web) more frequently. They may be produced by students, journalism departments or schools themselves, and their schedules vary greatly - some are published daily, while others come out just a few times each semester.
- News Services - Agencies that disseminate news and information such as news stories, press releases, events, announcements and expert lists.
- Business and Economy
- Sites containing news, background information, analysis, opinion and other resources about current issues or topics on economic or business matters, and their relationship to society. Intended to provide access to a variety of viewpoints, and in-depth information.
- Disasters - News on the most recent disasters effecting our planet. For history of natural and manmade disasters, check out Society: History: By Time Period: Twentieth Century: Disasters .
- Global Politics and War - Sources of news and timely commentary on current issues and events involving global politics and war.
- Investigations and Scandals - Links you to the latest news on current scandals, investigations, and government cover-ups.
- Disasters - News on the most recent disasters effecting our planet. For history of natural and manmade disasters, check out Society: History: By Time Period: Twentieth Century: Disasters .
- General
- Sites containing alphabetical or classified lists of news resources.
- Headline Links - This category directory lists sites that primarily provide news headlines, with links to articles at other web sites.
- Search Engines - Sites that provide ability to conduct targeted searches of various news sources for specific subjects or words.
- Headline Links - This category directory lists sites that primarily provide news headlines, with links to articles at other web sites.
- General
- Sites with archives of various news issues which were covered over an extended period of time. These may include news and commentary, audio and video clips, background information, media analysis and external links.
- General
- News sites provide material informing, explaining, or commenting on the events and issues of the day. In addition, web sites with information 'about' news and about news reporting are within the scope of the category and its subcategories. This might include essays on current events or sites describing news sources in detail. The Open Directory Project's news section includes a wide variety of news links. The Top: News section is a cross section of some of those links.
- Audio
- Sites offering radio newscasts on the Internet.
- General - Streaming audio and video coverage of news events on the Web. This category is meant to focus on the variety of news providers, much like the scope of News/Newspapers and Arts/Television/News, rather than a directory of topic areas elsewhere in the ODP.
- General - Streaming audio and video coverage of news events on the Web. This category is meant to focus on the variety of news providers, much like the scope of News/Newspapers and Arts/Television/News, rather than a directory of topic areas elsewhere in the ODP.
- Directories
- This category is for sites containing listings of magazines.
- E
- E-zines
- General
- M
- Society
- E
- Access to Airwaves
- Analysis and Opinion - This category is for sites that include some criticism or analysis of the news media. That doesn't include sites that comment on the business news of the media companies. If your site is more relevant to business news regarding the media companies you should submit it to Top: News: Media: Industry News . If your site comments on news stories from a particular perspective you should submit it to News Analysis and Opinion .
- Broadcast - For web sites related to broadcast journalism information and issues. See also the descriptions for: International Broadcasters Internet Broadcast Radio Television Web Broadcast Directories
- Employment - Sites related to training, employment and career enhancement for media professionals.
- General - Sites having to do with issues and processes of reporting and interpreting the news. See also the descriptions for: Alternative Media Breaking News Business Services for Media Publishing Industry
- Industry News
- Journalism - Links related to Journalism as a profession. See also the description for: Broadcast Journalism
- Media Literacy - Media Literacy is concerned with helping to develop critical thinking and viewing skills among the consumers of news, entertainment, and advertising.
- Regulation and Policy
- Resources
- Watchdogs - Media Watchdog groups are organizations whose mission is to monitor the producers of mainstream news, advertising, and entertainment and to monitor policymaking in the media arena.
- Analysis and Opinion - This category is for sites that include some criticism or analysis of the news media. That doesn't include sites that comment on the business news of the media companies. If your site is more relevant to business news regarding the media companies you should submit it to Top: News: Media: Industry News . If your site comments on news stories from a particular perspective you should submit it to News Analysis and Opinion .
- Directories
- Links to sites which are directories of newspapers.
- International - This is the category for multinational newspapers. A multinational newspaper is one which operates in more than one country. National newspapers belong to News/Newspapers/Regional. Sites that only list links to a range of newspapers belong to News/Newspapers/Directories and Links Collection.
- Military Bases - Online versions of newspapers published by and for military bases and the surrounding communities.
- Publishers
- Regional - A listing of Newspapers divided by country.
- Student - Student newspaper web sites have started springing up all over the web. Here are a few:
- Syndicates
- International - This is the category for multinational newspapers. A multinational newspaper is one which operates in more than one country. National newspapers belong to News/Newspapers/Regional. Sites that only list links to a range of newspapers belong to News/Newspapers/Directories and Links Collection.
- Desktop Software
- This category provides PC or network based technological solutions for accessing selected news and information sources and products. See also descriptions for: Information Retrieval Weather Products and Software
- General - This category is for customizable web sites or services which allow you to see the news that you want and which filter out what you do not want to see.
- General - This category is for customizable web sites or services which allow you to see the news that you want and which filter out what you do not want to see.
- General
- Contains sites for media coverage of political issues, events, and happenings around the world. Also contains pathways to related areas for in-depth information related to specific ideologies, parties, or issues.
- International - Sites providing media coverage of multinational political events and issues.
- Magazines and E-zines - Links to online magazines or the web sites of print magazines that focus on politics and political issues.
- Progressive and Left
- International - Sites providing media coverage of multinational political events and issues.
- Audio
- E-Zines - E-Zines publishing satirical or comedic news.
- General - Humor on or about current news events and/or personalities and issues of topical interest. Includes: comedy, parody and satire.
- Video
- E-Zines - E-Zines publishing satirical or comedic news.
- Business Services for Media
- This category lists resources, and leads to other collections of, services supporting professional news media producers.
- General - News Services provide news headlines, stories, photos, and breaking news on a regular schedule, frequently updated throughout the day, for distribution to subscribers of those services. Wire services and news syndication services are typical examples of the news services collected here. See also the descriptions of: Breaking News College and University News Services News Directories
- Media Monitoring - Media Monitoring is a service that searches for and collects news, reports, information or other data, based on the customer's specifications, and delivers those search results and information to the customer, either on a one-time basis or according to an on-going schedule. Media monitoring is a type of current awareness service, and might be provided as part of an SDI (selective dissemination of information) service. This category lists web sites that offer media monitoring services.
- General - News Services provide news headlines, stories, photos, and breaking news on a regular schedule, frequently updated throughout the day, for distribution to subscribers of those services. Wire services and news syndication services are typical examples of the news services collected here. See also the descriptions of: Breaking News College and University News Services News Directories
- Agricultural
- Air Quality
- Audio Broadcasts
- Aviation
- Commercial Products - Software and other products for accessing or collecting weather information and data.
- Directories
- General - Providing weather reports, forecasts, current conditions, and warnings as well as access to its related meteorological topics.
- Hazards and Extremes - Forecasts and warnings for various severe weather conditions, information on preparing for disasters, and news coverage of major weather events.
- Imagery - Live weather forecast images geared towards the layperson. Sites dealing with in-depth or scientific information are connected via @link to categories under Science/Earth_Sciences/Meteorology/Imagery.
- Marine
- Snow and Ski Forecasts
- Travel Conditions - Sites providing quick access to forecasts and conditions affecting road and air travel.
- Trivia
- UV Index
- Web Rings
- Air Quality