News roundups

US:
  • Slate's  Today's Papers    Precise summary of leading American papers every morning
  • Cybereditions   100 websites searched six days a week for the most interesting articles
  • AllStarNewspaper  The editor's of Brill's Content, the American media-watch magazine, pick some of the best in daily news stories, every day of the week updated at noon.  The selection is almost exclusively from the major American newspapers, but you still get one-stop shopping for some of the top stories of the day. You can also get the choices emailed to you by free.
  • News of the week   The Poynter Institute's David Shedden gives journalists useful links for a top story of the week. While usually an American story, the issues are frequently of world importance -- such as the recent China-US spy plane dispute or Mad Cow Disease. An excellent way to find the best news sources for a current story.
  • Assignment Editor.com    Even if you're not a news assignment editor, you'll find these fast, clean list of links useful. You'll find photo searches, job sites, maps, research tools and an easy way to search the wires.  It's only drawback is that is almost entirely American, but there are some international links.

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