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Alternative Viewpoints on the Internet
Hundreds of links to sources of news and information outside the mainstream media.
Essential Links
Links to the US media, including major newspapers and television networks.
Topix.net
Provides local news for every Zip code in the U.S.
Worldwide News Resource
Links to newspaper, radio, and television web sites around the world, arranged by continent then country. Also searchable by keyword.
Individual News Sources
CNN
The CNN web site is updated frequently, 24 hours a day seven days a week.
The Gate
The web site of the San Francisco Chronicle, Examiner, and KRON-TV.
Mercury Center
Online version of the San Jose Mercury News. Click on Archives: NewsLibrary to search the previous seven days for free.
The Metro Silicon Valley
weekly newspapers in Silicon Valley.
New York Times
The current day's National edition of the New York Times. You have to register to access the full text of the newspaper, but the current day is free.
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