Web Gold - Four websites selected by NewsAhead for exemplary design and useful content 

Assignment Editor
A resource for news decision makers of the world who decide
what hundreds of millions of people see and read each day.
http://www.assignmenteditor.com/

Annova - The home of breaking news
News, entertainment, sports, business news, video reports
http://www.ananova.com/ 

Deutsche Welle
German international broadcasting service offers information seekers a global package of programmes for radio

SwissInfo
Switzerland's news and information platform
http://swissinfo.org

World News Agencies

Agence France Press
http://www.afp.com/english/home/

Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/ 

Associated Press
http://www.ap.org/

United Press International
http://www.upi.com/

World News Forecast
News agency for future news
http://www.newsahead.com

InterPress News Agency (IPS)
Independent voice from the South
http://www.ips.org/

World News Portals and Media Guides

WorldNews.com
comprehensive world news portal
http://www.worldnews.com  

News Nabou.com
Comprehensive world news portal
http://news.nabou.com

Mondo Times
Worldwide media guide, covers 17,000 newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations in 211 countries
http://www.mondotimes.com/

NewsPlace for News Sources
http://www3.niu.edu/newsplace/

Breaking Headlines
Nothing but headlines, news syndication site for all the latest breaking news around the globe. It's being updated every hour for the latest in sports, entertainment, politics and economy.
http://www.nothingbutheadlines.com

The Infozone
An information digest of world events
http://www.theinfozone.net/

World Newspapers and Magazines

World Press Review
Monthly magazine featuring news in retrospect from newspapers around the world
http://www.worldpress.org

International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/

Europe-CIS News

EUobserver - European Union news
http://www.euobserver.com

Deutsche Welle
Germany's international broadcaster
http://www.dw-world.de/english

Austria News
The short news from Austria
http://www.austrianews.co.uk

Expatica
News of Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain, and Germany
http://www.expatica.com/  

Le Monde Diplomatique
French and regional newpaper
http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr

BBC - British Broadcasting Corp.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/

The Economist
UK monthly news magazine
http://www.economist.co.uk/

The Guardian - UK daily newspaper
http://www.guardian.co.uk/

The News - Portuguese news
http://the-news.net/

The Irish Times
Irish Republic newspaper
http://www.ireland.com/

Austria Today
http://www.austriatoday.at/

Wiener Zeitung
Austria news weekly digest and news archive
http://www.wienerzeitung.at/

Radio Vlaanderen International
Flanders, Belgian news
http://rvi.be/html/rvi_web/uk

Turkish Daily News
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/

Geneva News
http://www.genevanews.com/

AGI - Italian news online
http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl

Costa Blanca News- Spain weekly news
http://www.costablanca-news.com/

Copenhagen Calling
Denmark international broadcast
http://www.wrn.org/

Copenhagen Post 
http://www.cphpost.dk/

Radio Sweden International
http://www.sr.se/rs/english/

Sweden Globe
http://www.swedenglobe.com/

Norway Post
http://www.norwaypost.no/no

Transitions Online
Central Europe news
http://www.tol.cz/

Insight Central Europe
Central Europe news 
http://www.incentraleurope.com

The Warsaw Voice
http://www.warsawvoice.com.pl/

Novinite - Bulgarian news
http://www.novinite.com/

Bulgarian News Network (BNN)
http://www.bgnewsnet.com/

Prague Daily Monitor
Czech Republic news
http://www.praguemonitor.com/

Prague Post
http://www.praguepost.cz/

Realitatea TV Romanian news television network
http://webtv.realitatea.net/live

Interfax - Russia/CIS news
http://www.interfax-news.com/

Pravda - Russia/CIS news
http://english.pravda.ru/

Albanian Daily News
http://www.albaniannews.com/

Middle East-Africa News

Africa Online
http://www.africaonline.com/

AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/ 

Africa Intelligence
http://www.africaintelligence.com/

The Addis Tribune
Ethiopia and region news
http://www.addistribune.com/

iAfrica.com
South African and region news
http://iafrica.com/

The Online Independent
Ghana and region news
http://www.independent-gh.com/

The Ghanaian Chronicle
http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/

The Nation - Kenya and region news
http://www.nationaudio.com/

Mozambique News Agency
http://www.poptel.org.uk

The Namibian
http://www.namibian.com.na/

Today - Nigeria and region news
http://www.ndirect.co.uk/

South African Broadcasting Corp.
http://www.sabc.co.za/

Johannesburg Star
http://www.thestar.co.za/

Mail & Guardian
South Africa and region news
http://www.mg.co.za/

The Express
Tanzania and region news
http://www.theexpress.com/

The Monitor
Uganda and region news
http://www.africanews.com/monitor/

New Vision
Uganda news
http://www.newvision.co.ug/

The Times of Zambia
http://www.times.co.zm/

The Zambia Daily Mail
http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/

The Herald
Zimbabwe and region news
http://www.herald.co.zw/

The Zimbabwe Independent
http://www.theindependent.co.zw/

Arabia Online - Middle East News
http://www.arabia.com/english/

Al-Ahram Weekly
Egypt and Middle East news
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/

The Cairo Times
Egypt and Middle East news
http://www.cairotimes.com/

The Khaleej Times
United Arab Emirates news
http://www.khaleejtimes.co.ae/

Iranian Newspapers
http://www.netiran.com

Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA
http://www.irna.ir/

The Jerusalem Post - Israel news
http://www.jpost.co.il/

Haaretz - Israel news
http://www.haaretz.com/

The Daily Star - Lebanon
and Middle East news
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/

Terranet - Lebanon
and Middle East news
http://www.terra.net.lb/

The Jordan Times
http://www.jordantimes.com/

The Kuwait Times
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/

Gulf Times - Qatar and region news
http://www.gulf-times.com/

The Yemen Times
http://www.yementimes.com/

Asia-Pacific News

Australian Associated Press
http://aap.com.au/index.asp

The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/

The Age
Australian national newsource 
http://www.theage.com.au/

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia and Asia news
http://www.smh.com.au/

Stuff.co - New Zealand news portal
http://www.stuff.co.nz/

The New Zealand Herald
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/

Scoop - New Zealand news
http://www.scoop.co.nz/

Independent Newspapers
New Zealand news
http://www.inl.co.nz/

The National - New Guinea news
http://www.wr.com.au/national/

Channel News Asia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/

AsiaWeek
http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/

The Independent
Bangladesh & region news
http://independent-bangladesh.com/

Borneo Bulletin - Brunei news
http://www.brunet.bn

China Daily - Chinese news
http://www.chinadaily.com/

South China Morning Post
Hong Kong & Asia news
http://www.scmp.com/

The Times of India
http://www.timesofindia.com/

The New Indian Express
http://www.newindpress.com/

Punjab Only
http://www.onlypunjab.com/

Business News (India)
Online financial news portal
http://www.financialexpress.com

Latest News (India)
Premier online news portal
http://www.indianexpress.com

India News
Latest news from India
http://www.expressindia.com

HiPakistan
Daily News Updates - Pakistans' leading news
http://www.hipakistan.com

Bisnis Indonesia
Indonesia news
http://www.bisnis.com/

Ahasi Shimbun
Japan and Asia news
http://www.asahi.com/

Japan Times Online
Japan and Asia news
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ 

The Korea Herald
South Korea and region news
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/

The Korea Times
South Korea and region news
http://www.korealink.co.kr/

Bernama News Agency
Malaysia and region news
http://www.bernama.com/

New Straits Times
Malaysia and region
http://www.nstpi.com.my/

The Kathmandu Post - Nepal news
http://www.nepalnews.com.np/

The News International
Pakistan and West Asia news
http://www.jang-group.com

The Philippine Star
http://www.philstar.com/ 

The Manila Bulletin
Philippines news
http://www.mb.com.ph/

The Straits Times
Singapore and Asia news
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/

Sunday Leader - Sri Lanka news
http://www.lanka.net/sundayleader/

Sunday Times - Sri Lanka news
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/

Taiwan Headlines
http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/

Asia Times On Line - Thai news
http://atimes.com/

The Bangkok Post
Thai and region news
http://www.bangkokpost.net/

Saigon Times Daily
Vietnam news
http://www.saigon-news.com/

The Americas

ABC TV - US television network
http://www.abcnews.com/

CNN - US Cable News Network
http://www.cnn.com/

MSNBC - US NBC cable network 
http://www.msnbc.com/

Christian Science Monitor
US and world news
http://www.csmonitor.com/

The Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/

The Nando Times
http://www.nandotimes.com/

Newsweek
US monthly news magazine
http://www.newsweek-int.com/

New York Times
US daily newspaper
http://www.nytimes.com/

PBS - US public broadcasting network
http://www.pbs.org/

Time - US monthly news magazine
http://www.time.com/

Washington Post - US daily newspaper
http://www.washingtonpost.com/

The Canadian Press
http://www.cp.org/

CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
http://cbc.ca/news/

The Globe & Mail
The most authoritiative news in
Canada --breaking news coverage,
national news, international news,
sports
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/

The Toronto Star
Canadian daily newspaper
http://www.thestar.com/

The National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/

Brazzil
Brazil-oriented news magazine
http://brazzilmag.com/

Buenos Aires Herald
Argentina and region  news
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/

Mexico Business
http://www.mexicobusiness.com/

Space News

SpaceFlight Now
http://www.spaceflightnow.com

SpaceDaily.com
http://www.spacedaily.com/

Sports News

ESPN SportsZone
US and world televised sports
http://espnet.sportszone.com/

  Political News

Politics
Find breaking news, analysis, video, and discussion forums and political events at BOOMj.com
http://www.boomj.com/politics.html

EU Politics
An EIN news service for political professionals
http://eupolitics.einnews.com/news/EUAriane

Environmental News & Events

nvironment News
http://www.4ecotips.com/

Blogs

Conservative News
A conservative blog that discusses the latest in conservative news
http://www.urbanconservative.com

City News - USA

Resources for Journalists

Assignment Editor
A resource for news decision makers of the world
who decide what hundreds of millions of people see
and read each day.
http://www.assignmenteditor.com/

Newstradamus.com
News-tracking website. Allows news aggregation
and real-time monitoring from multiple sources.
http://www.newstradamus.com

American Journalism Review
Reportorial tool, with news and industry issues.
http://www.ajr.org/

Editor and Publisher Online
Daily coverage of the news industry
http://www.mediainfo.com/

Media Web Directory
The best source for news links and related content
http://www.mediawebdirectory.com

World map
Online maps of general interest. Maps of the world

SPECIAL INTEREST PUBLICATIONS

Black Business Owners
 The Network Journal's 25 influential black women in business magazine launched in 1999 tells about the professional achievements of women in business.
http://www.tnj.com/career/career-advice