Finding News Articles on a Particular Subject
The Internet provides a great way to search for news articles relating
to a particular subject..... if you can figure out how to find such
articles.....
There is so much information on the Internet that it can be overwhelming
(for most users) to try to find what (they) are looking for. Finding
information is easy...finding the article that you're looking for is
more challenging. As one writer put it: "the Internet is an enormous
library in which someone has turned out the lights and tipped the index
cards all over the floor."
The other problem is that most free news search tools look only at
headline news or the most recent news; older articles are usually not
available for free online.
What's Out There?
The first instinct may be to use one of the many search engines
online. However, search engines are generally poor sources for current
news. Some have developed separate engines and directories for news
postings and these tend to work the same way as . Examples include: , ,
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and Lycos Top News. But if you're looking for topics that are not in the newspaper
headlines, these may not necessarily be the best search options for
you.
Where Should I Start?
There are many good places to search for the latest news stories from
hundreds of sources on the web. And because they search only news sites,
the results are usually focused and timely (see for how they work).
It would be impossible for us to list every online news source that
might be valuable to online volunteers here on our web site. Every online
volunteer is going to have a different need, because assignments and
organizations and projects vary! Below is a small selection of places
to look for news on the web, and to search for news articles.
Newswires
- England
- España
- France
- Global
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Portals to Newspapers and News Services Online
links to U.S. and worldwide news sources
Links to newspapers and news services around the world.
Links to international media and news
A portal to thousands of online news resources. These are indexed
by media type (headlines, newswires, newspapers, television,
etc.), region, subject, and opinion sections. Links to the top news
of the day and headlines are also offered on the main page, sorted
by media type and subject, with a frequently updated collection of
selected headlines in a right-hand column. In addition, users can
also browse for news by city, state, and country via pull-down menus.
Major Europe Newspapers and News Services Online
- Belgique
- Deutschland
- Deutschland
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Deutschland
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Deutschland
- Deutschland
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Deutschland
- England
- England
- England
- England
- England
- España
- France
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France
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- France
- Germany
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Germany
- Italia
- Italia
- Ireland
- Nederland
- Nederland
- Nederland
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Portugal
- Switzerland
- Scotland
- Sverige
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Other European news source
- Resource List
- Europe, CIS
- Resource List
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Central & Eastern Europe,CIS
- USA, EUROPE, ASIA
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Major American Newspapers and News Services Online
- Brasil
- Colombia
- Jamaica
- USA
- USA, EUROPE, ASIA
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Other news sources in the Americas
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allows a search of various news sources, including Excite
News Tracker, Associated Press (via the Washington Post),
Infoseek Wires, NewsBot, News Index and Total News.
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search top newspapers simultaneously
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Searches a variety of news databases.
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Caribbean
Middle East
Asia
- Australia
- Cambodia
- China
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Hong Kong
- Japan
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- Japan
- N. Thailand and Laos
- Singapore
- Thailand
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Other news sources in Asia
Africa
- Madagascar
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Senegal
- South Africa
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Other Media Lists
Once you have a feel for the keywords being used in the articles, some
other good resources include:
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A partnership between LookSmart and the Gale Group, a publisher of
research and reference materials for libraries, businesses, and information
technologists. Offers free access to the full-text of articles published
in more than 350 magazines and journals dating from 1998. Search returns
include article title, periodical, and short description, with a link
to the full-text, which is conveniently and quickly displayed at the
FindArticles site, though with numerous advertising banners. Visitors
can also view a list of the publications indexed, alphabetically or
by subject. Periodical listings include a one-sentence description
and a link to their Website. A very useful reference source, indexing
many leading journals and magazines.
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To many this is the best site to keep up-to-date on any technology
beat. It's a page of deep links, updated in real-time, to a host of
newspapers, trade magazines and websites covering e-commerce (and
other topics.) You can also search the database to get real-time news
on any technology topic you like. The ads follow the copy, and the
stories aren't "framed," so they're not stealing from copyright holders.
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"Explore thousands of news articles and discussions, organized by
topic onto an information landscape." You can click on data "points"
on the maps to link to actual news articles. Works best at 56KB and
faster, and your browser must support Java."
What's Best?
Finding what is best depends on what you're looking for. Sometimes
searches on a general search engine may prove to hold the best information
for your search, sometimes you may have to use multiple sources. As
with any search, the more sources that you use, the more information
you will be able to retrieve.
Citing Internet Sources
When you are given an assignment to gather news articles, provide the
assigning organization the name of the article, the date of the article,
and the direct URL of the article, so that they can then access the
article themselves. This is also important so the article can be properly
cited if it is used.
