Unlike The Times that has recently moved behind its paywall (http://thefrontline.v3.co.uk/2010/07/the-times-onlin.html) there are still some excellent resources available online for free news.
The Guardian is one of the best available (http://www.guardian.co.uk/) and also offers the ability to interact through posting comments on some of its stories. I’ve been actively involved in the Environmental section (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment), specifically commenting on issues to do with energy efficiency.
The BBC News site is also an excellent resource (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/) but controversial in the UK, because its competing commercially, yet funded by the tax payer through the licence fee. It doesn’t stop it being a great resource though.
Google News is another great resource (http://news.google.co.uk/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn) but another controversial one, mainly because it’s aggregating news from other providers. It’s great for the end user, but it’s not so good for the news companies that are effectively funding it and providing it with the information it collates.
Other good news sites include:
General news
- Reuters – http://uk.reuters.com/
- Sky news – http://news.sky.com/skynews/
- The Telegraph – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/
And a very comprehensive link directory to Worldwide newspapers that have digital versions available online: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/european-newspapers.htm
Environmental news
- The Guardian – http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment
- The Independent – http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/
- Treehugger – http://www.treehugger.com/
Marketing news
- Marketing magazine – http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/
- Marketing Week – http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/
Online news
- The Register – http://www.theregister.co.uk/
Social Media
- Twitter – http://twitter.com/
Some gadget news sites
- Engadget – http://www.engadget.com/
- Gizmodo – http://gizmodo.com/
- Pocket Lint – http://www.pocket-lint.com/
- Stuff – http://stuff.tv/
- T3 – http://www.t3.com/
It’s not meant as an exhaustive list… they’re just some of the sites I use frequently. If there are others I’ve missed that you think should be added – please let me know. Thanks!
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