Newspapers serve as a source of information about the activities of governments and intergovernmental organizations. They may also carry the text of official documents. This is not a comprehensive list of news sources, but will provide links to key starting points. It also highlights news sources that give a "western" perspective to current news.  The section would welcome input from other IFLA sections on useful links for this page.

1. Newspaper Association of America Hotlinks http://www.naa.org/hotlinks/index.asp -- Includes an extensive list of dailies, weeklies, and alternative press as well as  non-US papers & newspaper associations. 
2. The Paperboy: http://www.thepaperboy.com/
3. AJR Newslink: http://www.newslink.org/news.html -- from the American Journalism Review
4. The Ultimate Collection of News Links:  http://pppp.net/links/news/ -- 10,000 plus news links.
5. NON-US Newspaper Archives of the Web: http://metalab.unc.edu/slanews/internet/ForArchives.html -- from the Special Library Association, USA
6. U.S. Newspaper Archives on the Web: http://sunsite.unc.edu/slanews/internet/archives.html -- US newspaper archives on the web, from the Special Library Association

"International" Newspapers

1. International Herald Tribune:  http://www.iht.com/frontpage.html
2. Reuters:  http://www.reuters.com/news.jhtml -- newswire service

Major European Sources

1. UK: London Times  http://www.thetimes.co.uk/
2. UK: Financial Times (London):  http://news.ft.com
3. France: Le Monde:   http://www.lemonde.fr/
4. Germany: Die Welt:   http://www.welt.de/
5. Greece: Eleftherotypia:   http://www.enet.gr/
6. Ireland: Irish Times:   http://www.irish-times.com/
7. Italy: La Stampa:   http://www.lastampa.it
8. Netherlands: NRC Handelsblad: http://www.nrc.nl/
9. Norway: Dagbladet:   www.dagbladet.no/
10. Spain: El Pais:   http://www.elpais.es/elpais.htm
11. Switzerland: Neue Zurcher Zeitung:   http://ww.nzz.ch/

Israel/Middle East

1. Jerusalem Post:  http://www.jpost.com/
2. al-Ayyam:   http://www.al-ayyam.com/ --Palestine
3. Harretz:  http://www.haaretz.co.il/daily/index.asp -- published in Tel Aviv, Israel in conjunction with the International Herald Tribune.
4. Palestine Report:   http://mail.jmcc.org/media/reportonline/ -- East Jerusalem
5. Jordan Times:  http://www.jordantimes.com/index.asp
6. Daily Star:  http://www.dailystar.com.lb/ -- Lebannon
7. Syria Daily:  http://www.teshreen.com/syriatimes/
8. Middle East Times:  http://www.metimes.com/issue98-34/methaus.htm -- Cairo Egypt.

Russian newspapers with official content:

1. Rossijskaya Gazeta - www.russianstory.com/infcoll/rgw/rgw.htm: Official daily newspaper of the Russian Government. It publishes the latest Federal bids, tenders, announcements, decrees, laws, exchange rates, other official statements and legislative information.
2. Izvestia:   www.izvestia.ru/: One of the most influential newspapers of Russia. Published in Moscow, St.Petersburg and other cities. It publishes the latest Federal laws and other official statements. Izvestia Publishing House publishes also the Zakon (Law) magazine.

USA

1. Washington Post:   www.washingtonpost.com/
2. New York Times:   www.nytimes.com
3. Wall Street Journal:  http://www.wsj.com
4. Chicago Tribune:   http://www.chicagotribune.com/
5. Los Angeles Times:   http://www.latimes.com/
6. Miami Herald:   http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/

1. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:   http://www.rferl..org/ -- A 'private' radio station, funded by the United States Congress. A good site for a US prospective on news in Eastern Europe. Contains broadcasts and transcripts of news stories in 25 languages. Broadcasts require the use of the "RealPlayer" which is available for free.
2. Institute for Journalism in Transition:   http://www.omri.cz/ -- The Institute for Journalism in Transition (IJT) is an independent, not-for-profit media-development organization with the aim of strengthening independent media and other democratic voices in societies undergoing major political transition.
3. Open Media Research Center:   -- http://www.omri.cz/archive.html   The predecesor of the Institute for Journalism in Transition. This site contains the archives of the OMRI.
4. Voice of America:   http://www.voa.gov -- The United States Agency government agency charged with presenting the policies of the United States Government. Broadcasts available in 32 languages.