Very interesting, very different social news site for strange, funny, scandalous and generally non-boring news. picked by norequest 3 years ago

News At Seven automatically gathers news with relevant images, videos and opinions from blogs and combines them into a virtual newscast. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

As of 3:30 pm PST, Russian officials say 78 bodies of miners have been recovered from the mine site explosion in Siberia, but fear casualities will increase. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

Think the news is boring? Well here is a site that may change your mind. It is a community driven experience – imagine fantasy sports meets the evening news. Roleplaying, prediction of real world events and more are combined into a new fun learning experience. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Scott Moore is in charge of news at Yahoo! Broadcast television still reaches more people in a single hour; 6 million viewers at a time will tune in to the CBS Evening News. But over the course of a month, the online portals are providing news to more people. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Silly & wierd news clips from around the world - Ex. A brothel in Germany hopes to capitalize on the growing number of retirees by offering them a 50 percent discount in the afternoon. picked by susiesunshine 3 years ago

No one likes to give bad news. What if there was a better way to give out bad news? What if there was a robot that could tell people things they didn't want to hear? picked by bernardblack 2 years ago

From story:
"He chose a 42-inch katana, a Japanese samurai sword, and went inside to confront Lee Alexander, a 25-year-old ranch hand from Polk County who was convicted in 2000 of a lewd and lascivious act on a person under 16. Less than 15 minutes later, Alexander was dead." picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

News Corp chairman plans to charge readers of the websites of all his newspapers within the next 12 months.

Will this work? Doomed to failure I think. picked by topofall 8 months ago

"If you’re looking for some good news in these days of hurricanes, insurgency and high oil prices, go to goodnewsblog.com for links to stories that are uplifting but not maudlin." - Newsweek Blog Watch, Sep. 12, 2005 picked by kissmenow 3 years ago

The Onion News Network has set the standard for globe-encompassing 24-hour television news since it was founded in December, 1892. The network boasts channels in 171 languages and can be viewed in 4.2 billion households in 811 countries. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Or, why McCain is getting hosed in the press. "Before answering the question, indulge us in noting that the subject of ideological bias in the news media is a drag. The people who care about it typically come at the issue with scalding biases of their own. Any statement journalists make on the subject can and will be used against them. So the incentive is to make bland and guarded statements... read full post picked by lynxears 1 year ago

Brian Williams asks viewers for good news and they deliver!

One such gem:
"..a man who keeps a full can of gas in his trunk and gives it to people who have run out of gas, asking only that they do the same for someone else." picked by gammerus 1 year ago

News stories from around the world that got little attention. picked by wags273 2 years ago

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University: "TV election news has been hardest on Hillary Clinton this fall." The study also found that "Fox News Channel's evening news show provided more balanced coverage than its counterparts on the broadcast networks." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A real-time news "translation machine" representing appearing & disappearing information about our times. The news content is reduced to the most frequent headlines & their according keywords. The reduced news headlines are then visually translated in a dynamic pictogram language that is considered to be universal & instantly understandable. online users can add keywords to ... read full post picked by Turtle 2 years ago

Starting in November, AP text stories will contain a 'beacon' that will allow tracking where their news go. Sources submitting to AP can opt in too. "This is a pivotal step in the fight to ensure that quality journalism can be funded in the digital era," said Tom Curley, AP's chief executive. "We have stood by too long and watched other people make money off the hard work of our jo... read full post picked by meggysue 8 months ago

Site is filled with legal stories, lawsuits, photos and more. Most articles have links to pdf files of legal filings. It is basically a news wire for lawyers and those interested in legal cases.

Includes lawsuits such as one where a land owner is suing FEMA and Homeland Security for failure to pay rent on his land since June of 2007 picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Fox News has signed Palin to appear on the network’s programming on a regular basis as part of a multiyear deal. She won't have her own regular program, but a source says that she will host a series that will run on Fox "from time to time." picked by suebe 2 months ago

Here’s a collection of 115 social bookmark and news sites ranked by PageRank, number of links and value of each site. picked by Bearsuit 2 years ago