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In
this choice review we look at
the world of news online from news
sites, and the features they
provide. We then select the best in a top
10 directory and
review our top choices.
the Web provides a particularly good
medium for news...
News is big business today, and as a result it is an industry which is now well represented on the Web.
The Web provides a particularly good
medium for news, being constantly updateable
and providing the ability to link to more detailed information relating to a
story when required.
And as broadband capabilities continue to increase, we have an increasing ability to listen to news as audio files and watch
news as video online. Although not the
relative mainstream as yet, multimedia
news is starting to become popular, so
the leading news services are providing
that capability already.
The immense resources of the existing news industry are available to the Web sites of the leading news services today, which is good news for those who like to get their news from the Web because it means the latest news is fast, free and convenient. And with the
readily updateable nature of the Web, all the latest news from around the world is available online almost as soon as it has happened.
As a result of the demand online, news
Web sites are available in a number of different formats with a number of different focuses. Online news is now available to browse, to listen to, to watch, and is readily available in email update
form, so you can simply subscribe and get
your news in your
mailbox if you prefer.
So, whatever your
interest in news, it seems the Web
now has it covered with the latest
generation of news sites, and this choice
review looks at the best of the
leading sites.
We have taken
the top 10 news sites and evaluated them from
a users perspective, looking mainly
for the uses that the majority of
movie site visitors want, including: A
good all-round news site - with good
individual news sections - offering
audio and video - and a good
depth of background information
and desirable features.
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 1ST
CHOICE
CNN.com
CNN.com is
our first choice as a recommended single-stop news
site which is updated continuously
throughout the day.
With a global news
team of almost 4,000 staff CNN has
significant resources which make sure
all the latest news is well covered,
and their 24 hour staff enable a
constantly updated Web site.
The
site features top stories along with
dedicated sections like World, US,
business, sports, politics, health and
tech news.
They
are at the forefront of news
technology too, providing live streaming
video and audio for their top stories.
They
maintain an archive of searchable news
features, so they are relevant for
background information and research
too.
CNN.com is a
good all round, constantly updated
news site
with a good depth of information for more than just the
current news, which is why
we rate it our first choice in the
news sites choice review.
TOP CHOICE
CBS News
The CBS News
site is the news Web site of the major
news organization CBS Worldwide Inc. Their Web
site includes up to date news in a
well planned format featuring the top
headlines, and also leading to their
other sections like US,
World, Politics, SciTech, Healthwatch,
Entertainment and Opinion.
In
depth interactives and special reports
focus on current stories of interest
in more detail.
Video and audio
reports are available for the latest
and biggest news events.
Their news
updates are also available by email
from their email alerts service.
Stock market
highlights from their Market Tracker
service are shown on the main page
with links to the service for more details.
All up, the CBS
News site is likely to provide the
news requirements of most, from a
single site, but with the ability to
get more in-depth information when it
is required.
TOP CHOICE
abcNEWS
The abcNEWS Web
site provides the latest headlines
mixed with featured reports, audio,
video and market indexes.
The latest
news is also available in summary
form, with their news summary page
providing the top stories for; US, International, Moneyscope,
SciTech, Politics, Health and
Entertainment.
News alerts are
available too, so you can get all the
latest by email.
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