News sites provide material informing, explaining, or commenting on the events and issues of the day. In addition, web sites with information 'about' news and about news reporting are within the scope of the category and its subcategories. This might include essays on current events or sites describing news sources in detail.
The Open Directory Project's news section includes a wide variety of news links. The Top: News section is a cross section of some of those links.
Please do not attempt to list your site here - please find a more appropriate sub-category. (Only really big multi-national news sites are listed here).
It may be worth looking for an appropriate sub-category under Regional/ or Reference/.
This category is designated for sites that include news from perspectives which get less attention in the mainstream media.
In this instance, "alternative" is used in a broad sense, as encompassing diverse perspectives outside of the mainstream views and analysis that dominate journalism and the media. (Although open to a variety of viewpoints, sites that promote extreme intolerance or violence or are otherwise deemed inappropriate will not be included within this category.)
Please note that
only sites in English language will be accepted to this category. To find an appropriate category for sites in other languages browse
http://dmoz.org/World/.
Sites that provide in-depth background and reporting, analysis and commentary on issues. Most links are to in-depth feature packages or archives of media or other websites. Most of those also contain links to current material as well. It also contains links to other categories with background material or commentary and opinions.
Sites that provide in-depth background and reporting, analysis and commentary on issues. Most links are to in-depth feature packages or archives of media or other websites. Most of those also contain links to current material as well. It also contains links to other categories with background material or commentary and opinions.
Find late breaking news stories on a variety of topics from around the world. Features sites that update frequently as news happens.
Only those sites which update throughout the day will be included.
Links to news sources whose focus is a particular region of the world.
Listings of links to other sections of the Open Directory providing news and information sources focused on particular topics or subject areas.
Sites for discussion about news, media and journalism.
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This category is for sites discussing news, media and journalism only. Other sites will be rejected.
Chats and forums which are discussing other topics, should be submitted in the relevant topical category. Browse ODP to find the correct category for your site.
Please note that
only sites in English language will be accepted to this category. To find an appropriate category for sites in other languages browse
World.
Selection of the most appropriate category for submission will expedite the listing of your site. Many categories have a long submission queue, and submitting to wrong category might more than douple the time spent to the evaluation of the site. Spamming ODP with multiple submissions might lead to permanent removal of the site from the directory.
News: Colleges and Universities is for news media produced by institutions of higher education and their students, covering news, events and opinion on campus and beyond; it also includes organizations and services related to their production. These can include newspapers, magazines, e-zines, TV and radio stations, news services and professional and educational groups.
Current Events is a section for people looking for current news and commentary on hot news items such as elections, disasters, and military or political conflicts. For general news about a specific subject, check out News: By Subject.
Submissions are no longer being accepted in the top level of this category. All general news sites should be submitted to
News. Any sites with any topical interest or alternative slant should be submitted to the appropriate News subcategory.
Sites containing alphabetical or classified lists of news resources.
Please submit sites which consist primarily of headline links to news articles at websites external to themselves.
Sites with archives of various news issues which were covered over an extended period of time. These may include news and commentary, audio and video clips, background information, media analysis and external links.
This category directory lists sites that primarily provide news headlines, with links to articles at other web sites.
Please submit sites which consist primarily of headline links to news articles at websites external to themselves.
Streaming audio and video coverage of news events on the Web. This category is meant to focus on the variety of news providers, much like the scope of News/Newspapers and Arts/Television/News, rather than a directory of topic areas elsewhere in the ODP.
Streaming audio and video coverage of news events on the Web. This category is meant to focus on the variety of news providers, much like the scope of News/Newspapers and Arts/Television/News, rather than a directory of topic areas elsewhere in the ODP.
Links related to Journalism as a profession.
See also the description for:
This category is for websites of print publications with content related to the news.
Only general interest magazines in English will be listed at the top level. A site with any kind of topical slant must be submitted to its appropriate subject area. Weblogs should be submitted to the appropriate topical category, based on what the majority of it posts cover.
Sites having to do with issues and processes of reporting and interpreting the news.
See also the descriptions for:
Sites having to do with issues and processes of reporting and interpreting the news.
Lists institutions which contain original news records and make them available for scholarly research.
Please list sites containing references and resources on News museums and the news profession.
Submit only sites with an English language text. Non-English language sites should be submitted to their appropriate counties in World category.
Please submit only sites about physical repositories of news records in their original form (or copied as microfilm, microfiche, digital or similar process enables storage of news documents).
Sites selling facsimiles should be submitted to the relevant section of the Shopping tree.
This category contains links to the web sites for newspapers. These are often online versions of print daily or weekly publications containing news and opinion of current events, feature articles, photographs, and usually advertising.
This category is exclusively for newspaper directories. Sites offering links to all news media belong in
News/Directories. Sites limited to newspapers in the United States belong in
United States Directories.
This category is for customizable web sites or services which allow you to see the news that you want and which filter out what you do not want to see.
All inappropriate submissions will be deleted.
Dedicated to satirizing topical issues and those individuals making the news. Includes spoof newspapers, news-focused satirical columnists and discussions.
All sites must be kept current and up to date.
Providing weather reports, forecasts, current conditions, and warnings as well as access to its related meteorological topics.
Please submit local weather sites to the appropriate category in Regional.
Blogs covering general news stories and current events. Tend to be in the style of news tickers rather than journals.
Blogs covering general news stories and current events. Tend to be in the style of news tickers rather than journals.