Sites

Newspapers

Philly Inquirer

This is my hometown newspaper. It has both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News. I prefer the Inquirer. They also have info to things going on in Philadelphia. Like other online newspapers, the news is today's, and there are archives for recent issues. If you want any papers from the recent past, just change the date in the URL, it's faster.

Washington Post

The Washington Post not only is a great newspaper, but it provides links to other sites related to the news or topics covered.

Christian Science Monitor

One of the best papers around is the Christian Science Monitor . It's good reading. Don't be fooled by their link to Today's Paper or Archives , these are basically just a photo of the front page, with maybe one article. Stick to the entries under Sections for today's news.

San Jose Mercury

The San Jose Mercury is a surprisingly good newspaper. Give it a try as an alternative to the other newspapers.

USA Today

If you like the newspaper, you'll enjoy their site.

Ha'aretz

This is an Israeli newspaper, English edition. There is a Hebrew edition. Israeli papers are the only foreign papers I read regularly. If you have interest in newspapers of other foreign countries see Metagrid below.

Jerusalem Post

This is another Israeli newspaper. English only, which is how it is printed.

Magazines

U.S. News

This site has the current issue on-line. Find this by clicking on table of contents . There are also many of its special issues available, such as Best Colleges and Best Hospitals. In addition there are extra topics that are online only. New issues are posted weekly and archives are available (click on past issues ).

Time Magazine

Time Magazine only has information on the current issue on-line, not the actual issue. But archives are available (click on magazine archives ). So you can get the whole magazine one week late. Top news of the day is presented too. The U.S and International editions are available.

Newsweek Magazine

As an alternative to Time Magazine, you may be a Newsweek reader. Newsweek does have the current edition online. Click on the magazine at the top right corner of the front page. There are no longer any archives online. Newsweek is now on the msnbc site.

The Economist

The Economist is an excellent magazine, not just for information on the economy. They cover politics, business, finance and economics, and science and technology. Both nationally and internationally.
Some of the magazine is available for free, some requires a fee. They have a means to register with no fee, but I haven't seen what advantage that provides over just visiting without registering. Of course if you pay the fee, you get the whole magazine. But there is enough free articles to make it worth the visit. We remember Slate that tried a fee, and then dropped it. The Economist used to be free also.

Red Herring

Red Herring is a magazine on the business of technology. As they state, it is your 'Internet destination for original, leading-edge analysis and commentary about the business of technology. With unmatched depth of analysis and insider perspective, Redherring.com explains how technology business news and events affect you, the economy, the stock market, and your portfolio.'

Newspaper and Magazines Links

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This site consists of links to News Services, Media Research Sites, Newspapers, Popular Magazines, Online-only Magazines, Alternative Weeklies, Media Subversion sites, TV and Radio sites, and many Columnists. They also have some media stories. The poor part is that these stories are all on the same page, and with all the links. It makes it a long page, and it is not handled well by Internet Explorer 3.0. A 4.0 browser handles it fine.

Metagrid Link to Magazines and Newspapers

This site consists of links to many magazines and newspapers. Magazines are listed by the category they cover. Newspapers are listed by state or country. Very good way to find new sites. Many of the magazines just tell you what is in their current issue. You won't find those listed here.