Consider the source : a critical guide to 100 prominent news and information sites on the web / James F. Broderick and Darren W. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broderick, James F., 1963-

Contributor:

Miller, Darren W., 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic journals--Directories.

Electronic journals.

News Web sites--Directories.

News Web sites.

Web sites--Directories.

Web sites.

Genre:

Directories.

Physical Description:

xiii, 457 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Medford, N.J. : Information Today, [2007]

Summary:

The famous slogan of one major TV news network, "More people get their news from ... than from any other source," now applies to the Internet. But where can you find the news you need, how can you gauge its veracity, and how can anyone keep up? The answers are in this unique book by a professor of journalism and a working reporter. Jim Broderick and Darren Miller have written an A-to-Z guide to the best and worst news and information sites, featuring 100 in-depth, critical reviews and a 5-star rating system. You'll discover dozens of reliable sites that meet your needs, learn what to expect before you log on, and gain a reporter's hardnosed perspective on the motives and bias behind each resource. As a reader bonus, the authors' Web site provides links to all 100 sites covered, reviews of new sites and sources, Darren Miller's blog on the media, a writer's bookshelf, and more.

Contents:

1 Agence France-Presse (AFP) 1

2 Al Jazeera 5

3 allAfrica 9

4 AlterNet 13

5 American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) 17

6 American Broadcasting Company (ABC) News 21

7 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 26

8 Amnesty International 31

9 Asia Times Online 36

10 Associated Press (AP) 40

11 Bloomberg 44

12 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News 48

13 Cable News Network (CNN) 53

14 Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) 57

15 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) 62

16 The Center for Public Integrity 66

17 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 71

18 Chicago Tribune 75

19 Christian Science Monitor 79

20 CNET 84

21 Columbia Broadcasting Service (CBS) News 89

22 Congressional Quarterly 93

23 Consumer Reports 97

24 Democratic National Committee (DNC) 101

25 Drudge Report 106

26 Entertainment Weekly 110

27 ESPN 114

28 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 119

29 First Amendment Center 124

30 Forbes 128

31 Foreign Affairs 133

32 Fox News 137

33 Globe and Mail 142

34 Google News 147

35 Guardian Unlimited 151

36 Hispanic News 156

37 Irish Times 160

38 Jerusalem Post 164

39 Library of Congress 169

40 Los Angeles Times 173

41 Miami Herald 177

42 MichaelMoore.com 181

43 Mother Jones 185

44 MoveOn.org 190

45 MSNBC 194

46 MTV 198

47 The Nation 203

48 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 207

49 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 212

50 National Enquirer 217

51 National Geographic 221

52 National Public Radio (NPR) 226

53 National Review 230

54 National Rifle Association (NRA) 234

55 New York Daily News 238

56 New York Post 242

57 New York Times 246

58 New Yorker 251

59 Newsweek 255

60 OhmyNews 260

61 The Onion 264

62 People 269

63 Poynter Institute 273

64 Prevention 277

65 The Progressive 281

66 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) 285

67 Republican National Committee (GOP) 290

68 Reuters 294

69 Rolling Stone 298

70 Rotten Tomatoes 303

71 Rush Limbaugh 307

72 Salon 311

73 San Francisco Chronicle 315

74 Slate 319

75 The Smoking Gun 323

76 Sports Illustrated 327

77 Sydney Morning Herald 332

78 Time 337

79 Times of India 342

80 The Times of London 346

81 Times-Picayune 350

82 TomPaine.com 355

83 Topix.net 359

84 U.S. News & World Report 363

85 United Nations (UN) 368

86 USA Today 372

87 Vanity Fair 376

88 Village Voice 381

89 Voice of America (VOA) 385

90 Washington Post 389

91 Washington Times 393

92 Weather Channel 397

93 WebMD 401

94 The Week 406

95 Weekly Standard 410

96 WhiteHouse.gov 414

97 WhiteHouse.org 419

98 Wired News 423

99 The Write News 428

100 Yahoo! News 432

Appendix Ranked Sites 439.

Notes:

"CyberAge Books."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0910965773

9780910965774

OCLC:

122525992