News resources and News agencies websites for Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies
News Resources
Africa Online
Up-to-date news on current affairs in Africa and its individual countries
allAfrica.com
Updated with approximately 500 news stories daily, this web site provides articles from over 125 African news organizations published since October 1996. Recent stories can also be browsed by headlines, top news and latest news or by specific countries or topics. It is also possible to search the full contents of the archive using the website's premium search engine
BBC News
Continuous news service
British Media Online
All national and regional UK newspapers publishing online, major news magazines and British computer monthlies
British Movietone
Hold nearly a century of news material in four primary collections: Newsreels, Out-takes, TV-AM and the Henderson Collection (international events from 1895 to 1925)
British Universities Film and Video Council Newsreel Project
Details of 160,000 newsreel stories from 1910 to 1979
Hold the Front Page
A resource and forum for the British regional press
ITN Source
The Reuters moving picture television archive comprising all ITN's output since 1955, Channel 4 and Channel 5 and 26 000 hours of the Reuters Archive of current material, Visnews, British Paramount and other newsreels.
Journalism UK
Links to useful sites for journalists working in the UK
Media Channel
International media critique - often very topical and well-informed
Media UK
The critically-acclaimed independent media directory for the UK. Listing web sites, addresses, telephone numbers and more for all areas of the online media, it's a one-stop media portal, currently listing radio stations, television channels, magazines and newspapers
National Readership Survey
Detailed statistics of the nature of the readership of UK newspapers and magazines
NewsLab
A non-profit resource for television newsrooms, focused on research and training. They serve local stations by helping them find better ways of telling important stories that are often difficult to convey on television
Online Newspapers.com
A list of nearly 3000 online newspapers worldwide
News Agencies
News Production
4Producers
Channel 4's online commissioning guide
BBC Commissioning
BBC commissioning guide
BBC Wales
BBC Wales commissioning guide
Broadcast
Television and radio industry news, blogs, data and analysis
Broadcastnow
A business services resource