December 2003

 

BROWSING THE NEWS

The column on the left of this page represents a collection of the best news sites anywhere. Browse them in this manner: Click on a link and position/extend the resulting window on the right side of the screen so that the left news column is visible. Then just close it and click on a different news site. The new window will be rightly positioned. This is comfortable news browsing... try it! As you browse through, you'll notice that each of these sites focus on different events; often, breaking news are only presented on one or two of the sites, as the others still need time to catch up. In fact, one agency only can send its reporters to so many places... The point here is that the EASIEST way to read the news is by browsing the news sites, as opposed to just sticking with one of them, because the main headline of each site has preferential status (more pictures, video, reactions, etc.) As this main headline is in general different from a site to another, it's quite sufficient to look at them only. This will take you 2-3 minutes on a day when not much happened. And now, the second issue, the video clips. Isn't this the Internet, with all its spectacular multimedia? Maybe, but not with many of the larger news sites (CNN, Reuters, ABC, and others). They require monthly subscriptions in order for you to access news video on their sites. We don't recommend subscribing to any of these sites. You'll save money and you won't have to worry about those payments (are they still charging me?). Actually, there are resources we link to right on Simpleportal, that can compensate for the loss. Some of the larger sites (like ABC) that don't offer much besides the subscription material, we excluded altogether. Instead, you can still find free news video at BBC, FOX, CBS, CWN and Arutz7. If you need more, you'll probably end up better by watching TV...   

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