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Students in GEG 101 ONLINE! are required to keep an online News Journal (see assignments). In these journals we will attempt to apply geographic concepts to international news throughout the semester. There are many sources of international news, but sometimes we have to do a little searching to find them. This web page will make that search a little easier.

I encourage you to first REVIEW THIS LIST and then to TRY DIFFERENT NEWS SOURCES. Some are better than others and some may fit your schedule better than others. Try something new as well as your normal news sources.

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Online News

MARK'S FAVORITES:

Online News
Newspapers
TV and Radio

BBC

On-Line Newspaper List

WEBZ Radio (91.5 FM)

The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor is NOT a religious newspaper, but it is published by the Christian Science church.

WBEZ radio's (Chicago area) Worldview program

Live at 91.5 FM, weekdays, 1:00-2:00 p.m.after Sept. 4 (Currently airs from 12:00 noon to 1:00.)

You can also listen to Worldview with RealAudio at: http://www.wbez.org/schedule/frames.asp?HeaderURL=../services/hd_serv.htm&BodyURL=../services/worldview_ra1.htm%22

The One World News Service

This site allows you to do searches by country and by theme (topic). Many of the articles that you will find here are not recent but they include news that most of us haven't heard.

National Public Radio
Online RealAudio Archives

CNN

PRI's "The World" http://www.theworld.org/default.htm

New York Times

OTHER

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Radio Programs (WEBZ 91.5 FM)

I listen to public radio (WBEZ 91.5 or WNIJ 89.5) while commuting to and from work. Some of the news that you will hear is also available online from National Public Radio or from WBEZ radio, Chicago. Here is a schedule of the best sources of international news on public radio in the Chicago area. Worldview, The World, and the BBC programs contain almost 100% international news. Morning Edition and All Things Considered contain some international news.

MONDAY - FRIDAY

4:00 am - 9:30 am NPR's Morning Edition
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Worldview-
[Listen to Worldview at: http://www.wbez.org/schedule/frames.asp?HeaderURL=../services/hd_serv.htm&BodyURL=../services/worldview_ra1.htm%22

3:00 pm - 6:30 pm All Things Considered
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The World-http://www.theworld.org/default.htm

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

See Online Weekend Schedule

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