News Links

A few news links you might enjoy:

Our terrific resource person at the Baylor Libraries, Ellen Hampton Filgo, has complied a resource for our class. Click it for a quick way to find news archives and other interesting sources.

Class Library Page

NPR (National Public Radio) has everything from news to humor. It’s great for listeners who don’t like to hear people yelling at each other.

NPR main page

Two of my favorite NPR shows are “On the Media,” which is about the media (duh), and “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me,” which is a humorous show that covers the week’s news.

On the Media

Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me

PBS has great news and information. Just try not to get distracted watching the previews for Downton Abbey. Click the “programs” tab, and you will see the huge array of quality programming!

PBS

This Facebook page includes news story links complied by a UT journalism professor, based on what would interest today’s college students. “Like” it.

Millennials and News

Yes, Huffington Post always has the gossipy stuff, but they also have links to the biggest stories:

Huffington Post

Texas news, especially politics, can be found at the Texas Tribune. Business students might be interested to know that the Texas Tribune operates as a nonprofit organization.

Texas Tribune

Try these links for international news. It’s always a good idea to find out what the rest of the world thinks is interesting and important.

BBC

Al Jazeera

The New York Times has a pay wall, but you can look at a few stories.

New York Times

Bloomberg is a basic for business news.

Bloomberg News

The Wall Street Journal has really great writing in addition to business news, for you non-business types.

Wall Street Journal

You might also like the LA Times, and I don’t think there is a pay wall.

LA Times

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