News Sources and Political Commentary  

This is a staple American news source. It is considered less openly biased compared to Fox News and MSNBC although as with all media, it's reporting should be examined with a critical eye.

This is the most popular TV news channel. Allegations against Fox for conservative bias should be heeded and as with all news sources a keen eye must be kept.

This news source is less popular than either CNN or Fox but is recognized more broadly to have a progressive tilt as a news agency. Just as with Fox News, one should be on the look-out for biased reporting.

This is the newspaper of record in the United States. Their most comprehensive coverage of news, opinion, and other topics occurs when the Sunday edition is published. Some articles are not available to read online unless you are a paid subscriber.

This is another popular national news paper. While the New York Times has an increasing number of articles behind its pay wall, this site is completely free for the time being.

Not as prestigious as either the New York Times or the Washington Post, this newspaper is still pretty popular as a source for national news.

Truly global in scope, this site provides news from around the world concerning a variety of subjects in 49 languages.

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a leader in providing news on a world scale.

This is a good site providing news for both the U.S. and the world.

This is a more British and European-centric news source.

This is a news source focused on the Middle East from an Israeli perspective.

This site reports news on Arab countries.

Sydney is a major cirty in Australia. This Australia newspaper covers domestic and international news from an Australian focus.

This is an English language Chinese news site that reports on news in Asia with an emphasis of course on Chinese news.