Contemporary Issues Resources
http://ajr.org/
American Journalism Review magazine.
http://www.newslink.org/
Offers the worldwide online publication lists of NewsLink with over 18,000 links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and news service worldwide, including top sites and search engines."
http://www.facsnet.org/
FACSNET is the web site for journalists by journalists.
Registration is required and free.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/PI/index.jhtml
FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that
you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles
dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/hot/supersites.shtml
Hot Topics on the Web and Hot Topics Supersites offer lists of topics and links to online resources compiled by the librarians of San Diego State University.
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
Hot Paper Topics. A list of topics with links to online resources complied by the staff of the O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University. Contemporary social issues suitable for informative or persuasive speeches.
http://library.louisville.edu/government/news/otherlinks/otherlinks.html
Hot Topics with links to government resources compiled by the librarians of the University of Louisville.
http://www.libraryspot.com/features/currentevents.htm
Directory of sites arranged by media type, topic and location.
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html#censor
Multnomah County Public Library provides a list of contemporary social issues and links to online resources for opposing and supporting viewpoints.
http://www.nationalissues.com/index.html
Nationalissues.com is a non-partisan, issue-oriented research
web site that provides information to individuals, voters and
students who are interested in truly understanding the major issues
facing our nation today. Designed to be an efficient resource
for people short on time, nationalissues.com presents summary
information on each topic as well as a compilation of experts'
views on each of the issues. The material is organized so
that the site user begins with summary information and then gains
more detail on each issue while progressing through the site.
Since knowledge of original source material is imperative in fostering
a clear understanding of current events, access to historical
documents is also provided.
http://www.vote-smart.org
Project Vote Smart - A national, non-partisan organization providing
information about the political system, issues, candidates and
elected officials.
News Outlets:
http://abcnews.go.com
http://english.aljazeera.net
http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://www.cbs.com
http://www.cnn.com
http://www.foxnews.com
http://news.google.com
http://www.msnbc.com/news
http://www.nbc.com
http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1001
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/home.html
http://www.reuters.com
http://www.topix.net/world
http://news.yahoo.com/
Online Magazines:
http://www.newsweek.com
http://www.rollingstone.com
http://www.salon.com
http://www.time.com
http://www.usnews.com
http://www.utne.com
Online National Newspapers:
http://www.chicagotribune.com
http://www.latimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com
http://www.usatoday.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com
http://public.wsj.com/home.html
Online Local Newspapers:
http://www.phillyburbs.com/couriertimes/index.shtml
The Bucks County Courier Times.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/intelligencerrecord/index.shtml
The Intelligencer and The Record Homepage.
http://www.philly.com
The Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News Homepage.
http://www.thereporteronline.com
The Reporter Lansdale.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1306&dept_id=187828&newsid=1899926&PAG=461&rfi=9
Montgomery Life.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1306&pag=460&dept_ID=187822
The Souderton Independent.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1306&pag=460&dept_ID=187829
Ambler Gazette.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1306&pag=460&dept_ID=187833
North Penn Life.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1672
The Times Herald Norristown.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1674
The Mercury Pottstown.
