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Top five worldwide news providers

In our 24-hour society it is important to have a news provider on whom you can rely for accurate, up-to-date information, but the choice can indeed seem to be overwhelming. This article looks at five of the best worldwide news providers. They all have a strong online presence, as well as, either a link to a rolling news station or a daily newspaper.

Television and online news

BBC News Online This is the website of BBC News and is the most popular news website in the United Kingdom, with an average of 14 million users every week. As well as providing breaking news, it provides video, audio and feature stories. The BBC has a long-standing and well-earned reputation as a trusted provider of international and UK news. It also provides extensive coverage of UK regional and local news. CNN.com CNN.com claims to be one of the world’s leaders in online news and information delivery. Based at CNN’s world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, it also boasts a global team of over 4,000 news professionals. The site features the latest multimedia technologies, from live video streaming to audio packages to searchable archives of news features and background information.
Al-Jazeera English.aljazeera.net is the online English version of the most popular Arabic current affairs TV channel. The 24-hour news channel is the first international English-language news channel to broadcast across the globe from the Middle East. Its mission is to provide independent, impartial news for an international audience and to offer a voice to a diversity of perspectives from under-reported regions. As a result, it provides a welcome alternative for the American and UK-based news providers.

Newsapers and online editions

New York Times Nytimes.com is the online edition of the New York Times. The newspaper has won over 100 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organisation.
The website is the most popular American online newspaper. This site requires you to register before you can gain full access. However, once you are registered, you can get news sent to your mobile and personalise your news section. The Guardian and Observer Guardian.co.uk is the website of The Guardian and Observer newspapers, internationally renowned for their ground-breaking investigative journalism.
As well as keeping abreast of breaking news, the website offers sections from sport to travel and encourages contributions with its Comment is Free section.

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