News News is new information or current events. The reporting of news falls into the field of journalism. News can be reported by a variety of sources, such as newspapers, television and radio programs, wire services, and web sites. News reporting is a type of journalism, typically written or broadcast in news style. Most news is investigated and presented by journalists and can be distributed to various sites via news agencies. If the content of news is significant enough, it eventually becomes history.
The official website of the national Australian daily newspaper
From Wikipedia:
The Australian, also referred to as The Oz, is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia Monday through Saturday each week since 1964. The Australian is the biggest-selling national newspaper in the country, its chief rival being the business-focussed Australian Financial Review, with weekday sales of 135,000 and Saturday sales of 305,000. These figures are substantially below those enjoyed by metropolitan dailies in the major cities. The Australian is published by News Limited, which also owns the sole or most popular metropolitan daily in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.
Mitchell has said that the editorial and op-ed pages of the newspaper are centre-right, "comfortable with a mainstream Labor prime minister, just as it was quite comfortable with John Howard."
The newspaper has long maintained a particular focus on issues of Aboriginal disadvantage: "We always campaign very hard on Aboriginal issues because our readers want to see the problem fixed, not because they just wanted an apology."
The newspaper also devotes attention to the information technology and mining industries.
Under the previous Howard Government, some say The Australian's perceived cosiness with the government caused it to be nicknamed 'The Government Gazette' among journalists, including sections of the Canberra press gallery.
The Australian has run many articles critical of the science, and more particularly the politics, of climate change. It has received criticism for its climate change reporting from climate change commentary website RealClimate.
The home page of the English tabloid newspaper THE SUN
From Wikipedia:
The Sun is a tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language newspaper in the world, standing at 3,126,866 copies daily in October 2007 and with a daily readership of 7,909,000 in H1 2007. It reaches 2.9 million readers in the ABC1 demographic and 5.0 million in the C2DE demographic, compared to the 1.5 and 0.1 million respectively of its upmarket stablemate The Times. It is published by News Group Newspapers of News International, itself a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
The Sun relies on stories about the entertainment industry, gossip concerning the British monarchy, and sports, as well as news and politics for its content, with many items revolving around celebrities.
In addition to writers covering celebrities-about-town and the latest soap opera storylines, the paper is always on the lookout for celebrities in trouble or scandal. Pictures are preferred and The Sun often uses pictures taken by paparazzi.
Its serious news stories frequently focus on themes of immigration, security scandals, domestic abuse and paedophiles. The Page 3 pin-up girl is invariably a girl between the ages of 18-28, posing topless.
The current editor is Rebekah Wade, the first female editor in the paper's history.
The Sun has attempted to create a term for itself in Cockney rhyming slang as The Currant Bun.
In a 2007 meeting with the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications who were investigating media ownership and the news, Murdoch stated that he acts as a "traditional proprietor"; exercising editorial control on major issues such as which political party to back in a general election or policy on Europe.
Radio New Zealand is a Crown entity established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995.
Radio New Zealand provides listeners with exciting and independent radio programmes in accordance with the Radio New Zealand Charter.
Radio New Zealand broadcasts over three nationwide networks; Radio New Zealand National, Radio New Zealand Concert and the AM network which relays Parliamentary proceedings. Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) is our overseas shortwave service, broadcasting to the South Pacific and beyond, while Radio New Zealand News provides comprehensive, up-to-the-minute news and current affairs information.
National and Concert are funded by New Zealand On Air.
Contact information can be found on the Contact Us page.
Radio New Zealand — Brief History
Public broadcasting had its beginnings in 1925 when, under a five year contract, the government granted the Radio Broadcasting Company substantial income from radio dealers' licences and 25 shillings from each receiving licence on the condition that the company expand four existing stations in the main centres to establish a national non-commercial broadcasting system, the direct forerunner of today's National Radio.
Company income was insufficient to meet demands for expansion and 1931 legislation established the government-appointed New Zealand Broadcasting Board which was also dependent on licence fee income. In 1936 the first Labour government set up the National Broadcasting Service as a government department which soon added fully commercial stations.
After the war this system became the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (NZBS) and in 1962 government department status ended with the establishment of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). During the next thirty years the system was changed numerous times but a public, non-commercial radio service remained as an integral part of the mix.
The 1995 Broadcasting Act established Radio New Zealand as a stand-alone, Crown-owned entity with major responsibilities being National Radio, Concert FM and Radio New Zealand International.
Radio New Zealand National
Broadcasting 24 hours a day, Radio New Zealand National reaches almost every New Zealander. Its programme mix includes news and current affairs, documentaries and features, drama and music. At least 33% of the music it broadcasts is New Zealand in origin.
Talk-orientated programmes make up 60% of air time. National is well known for its high profile programmes and personalities including 'Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan', 'Saturday Morning with Kim Hill' and 'Sunday Morning with Chris Laidlaw'.
Specialist features and documentaries produced exclusively for National focus on the interests of particular groups in the community.
Drama production includes plays and readings of New Zealand literature.
Maori programming can be heard across the schedule.
Radio New Zealand Concert
Radio New Zealand Concert is Radio New Zealand’s fine music network. Music comprises 85% of air time. Much of this is classical, with additional specialist music programmes covering jazz, contemporary and world music.
Concert actively promotes New Zealand music and composition, providing an important showcase for the best of the country’s performing artists. Its specialised production department commissions work from New Zealand musicians and composers, and initiates a wide range of music programmes. The station delivers live broadcasts of concerts and recitals both of New Zealand artists and visiting international artists.
Concert also features international programmes selected from public radio broadcasters overseas.
Parliamentary Broadcasts
The AM network broadcasts all sittings of Parliament.
Radio New Zealand International
Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) provides vital news and information services, via its shortwave broadcasts to the South Pacific. It also provides a wide range of New Zealand programmes to listeners in the Pacific and beyond.
Radio New Zealand News
Radio New Zealand News are vital elements in our programming, providing impartial news and information to New Zealanders every day.
Radio New Zealand Sound Archives/Ngā Taonga Kōrero
Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero is the country’s leading archive of contemporary and historical radio programmes. It is responsible for collecting, preserving and providing access to New Zealand’s audio heritage.
Replay Radio
Replay Radio produces and sells copies of many interviews and programmes broadcast on National and Concert, plus selected material from other sources.
The official website of the New Zealand television channel
TV3 is a commercial television station in New Zealand. It began broadcasting on November 26, 1989 as the first privately owned television network in the country.
The station is part of CanWest MediaWorks NZ which also operates the CanWest-owned C4 music channel and numerous radio stations.
TV3 operates a significant news and current affairs department, responsible for over 9 hours of peak programming weekly. News and current affairs programming is in constant high demand by advertisers and attracts premium rates. TV3's flagship one-hour bulletin, 3 News is aired nightly at 6pm. TV3 also has a number of other news and current affair programmes.
3 News
Campbell Live
60 Minutes (New Zealand TV series)
Nightline
Hyundai Sports Tonight
TV3 currently holds the free-to-air rights to the A1GP and 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. It had previously held the delayed free-to-air rights to Cricket and Rugby Union.
Radio New Zealand broadcasts over three nationwide networks; National Radio, Concert FM and the AM network which relays Parliamentary proceedings. Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) is our overseas shortwave service, broadcasting to the South Pacific and beyond, while Radio New Zealand News and Current Affairs provides comprehensive, up-to-the-minute news and current affairs information.
* And it has the page whose link is provided in this entry in The Unscrambled Web, which is part of the "stuff.co.nz" site. It doesn't show you what the paper looks like, and is an unreliable guide to what is in the paper on any day, but it's the best we have.
"Welcome to the Black Sheep's Home Page, designed in mind for all you great Kiwi's living abroad (like myself). As well as the millions of you out there who have an interest in Aotearoa "The land of the long white cloud".
"Here you will find links to various New Zealand sites, Like the Christchurch Press newspaper, Ski reports and of course links to some of the awesome ALL BLACKS and other Rugby sites. But the best of all, check out my "Chicky Babe" of the month!
"I am originally from Christchurch, New Zealand. I am currently living and working in Sydney, Australia but still miss my homeland. Yes NEW ZEALAND! the land of Rugby...Racing...Beer...and lots of Sheep!"
The Newseum [sic], featuring the front pages of 427 newspapers from 37 countries
New Zealand is represented by - wait for it - the Christchurch Press! Notwithstanding this very curious fact, which may well explain why New Zealand has the reputation of being dull, this site is simply amazing, and particularly useful if you're interested to see what papers in Europe are saying.
But - and this is the oddest thing - young women with large breasts appear to be in the news all over the world. They're on front pages in every country on the planet.
Why is this? I think we should be told.
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Date: 07-08-2006
This is the website of Canoe News, a Canadian news website
From the About Us page:
CANOE (Canadian Online Explorer), has developed into Canada's leading news and information site since launching on March 4, 1996.
CANOE offers three tiers of content:
There are our Web-only brands: SLAM! Sports, JAM! Showbiz, CNEWS, Webfin, Lifewise, CHealth, CANOE Travel and AUTONET.CA.
There are exclusive online editions of traditional daily newspaper favorites like the Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Calgary Suns, and the London Free Press.
There is a broad range of applications and services, including national TV and movie listings, daily weather, stock market and sports scoreboard updates, horoscopes, lottery results, comics, crosswords, travel.
Staffed around the clock, CANOE provides news and information, including photos and data from Canada and around the world. It's information you can't get elsewhere, and best of all it's put together by Canadians for Canadians.
CANOE is also interactive. It features regular contests and an abundance of reader forums, polls and other feedback opportunities.
Finally, CANOE is a free service which looks to advertising as its principal source of revenue. With more than 559,000,000 page views per month, CANOE continues to develop the traffic numbers sufficient to be Canada's leading player in the national marketplace.
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Date: 03-08-2006
Wikipedia describes Illuminati as follows:
The Illuminati is the name of many groups, modern and historical, real and fictitious, verified and alleged. Most commonly The Illuminati refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment secret society. However, it often refers to an alleged shadowy conspiratorial organization that controls world affairs behind the scenes, usually a modern incarnation or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati. Illuminati is sometimes used synonymously with New World Order.
The word conspiracy, as it relates to this site, will be defined in the context of a scheme: to act in harmony toward a common end. As it has been known for centuries, "alchemists conceal in order to baffle the vulgar." This site exists for the sole purpose of penetrating the veil.
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Date: 29-07-2006
Provocative and little publicized stories from the world's press
The mission of Matrix Masters' News summaries can best be summed up in the lines Franklin Rosemont wrote in his introduction to the writings of Slim Brundage, where he described Chicago's famous College of Complexes:
The aim of the College of Complexes, as an educational/recreational forum, was neither to recruit members nor to mobilize troops for the achievement of specific goals, but rather to inform, agitate, educate, emancipate, provoke, inspire, offend, scandalize, tickle, and excite.
Well, our aim here at Matrix Masters is to provoke an unmuffled, ungagged, and unsilenced generation of world citizens into speaking up and taking the actions necessary to wrest control from the privileged few and to reclaim this planet in the name of all the humans, animals, plants, and other forms of life who share its bounty.
And as for our name, “Matrix Masters”, we intend this as a reminder that ultimately YOU are the Master of Your Own Matrix . . . unless, of course, you have surrendered that right to someone else :-).
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Date: 03-08-2006
Robert Fisk is Britain’s most highly decorated foreign correspondent. He has received the British International Journalist of the Year award seven times, most recently in 1995 and 1996. His specialty is the Middle East, where he has spent the last twenty-three years. Currently the Beirut correspondent for the London Independent, Fisk has covered the Iranian revolution, the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf war, and the conflict in Algeria. He is the author of Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War (Atheneum, 1990), and his reporting from Lebanon has brought him international attention. He was the one who broke the story about the Israeli shelling of the U.N. compound in Qana, Lebanon, in 1996.
Fisk visited Madison, Wisconsin, in April 2006 to give two lectures on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. He brought with him film footage of the Qana shelling, as well as footage of an Israeli bombing of a Lebanese ambulance carrying fourteen people. He showed a film he made about Palestinians who had lost their homes when Israel became a state. He also showed interviews with Jews who lost family members in Nazi concentration camps, and he went to Auschwitz to show where the Holocaust took place. In one of his lectures, he made a special point of taking on those who deny the truth of the Holocaust.
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Date: 28-07-2006
John Pilger is a world-renowned journalist, author and documentary filmmaker, who began his career in 1958 in his homeland, Australia, before moving to London in the 1960s.
He regards eye-witness as the essence of good journalism. He has been a foreign correspondent and a front-line war reporter, beginning with the Vietnam war in 1967. He is an impassioned critic of foreign military and economic adventures by Western governments.
"It is too easy," he says, "for Western journalists to see humanity in terms of its usefulness to 'our' interests and to follow government agendas that ordain good and bad tyrants, worthy and unworthy victims and present 'our' policies as always benign when the opposite is usually true. It's the journalist's job, first of all, to look in the mirror of his own society."
He believes a journalist also ought to be a guardian of the public memory and often quotes Milan Kundera: "The struggle of people against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting."
Noam Chomsky wrote: "John Pilger's work has been a beacon of light in often dark times. The realities he has brought to light have been a revelation, over and over again, and his courage and insight a constant inspiration."
Harold Pinter wrote: "John Pilger unearths, with steely attention, the facts, the filthy truth, and tells it as it is."
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Date: 30-07-2006
Where to find: Today's news stories
All of the news articles published in The NZ Herald to which we have electronic publishing rights will appear on the site from 5am each day. A team of NZ Herald journalists also publishes news to the site throughout the day as it happens. This generally appears as latest news headlines, which are displayed in the top of the right hand column on most news pages.
Where to find: News from the past
You can access past content on the website by several methods: • If the story that you are looking for is recent but is not displayed on the section home page, click the headlines link in the left-hand navigation or, the more headlines link at the bottom of the section home page. These links will take you to a list of recent story headlines displayed in date order.
Where to find: News on a subject
We cover news by a wide range of subjects. These are grouped into the following: • Category (A broad subject such as; Health, Politics, Education) • Topic (A more specific subject such as cancer) • Feature (Wider coverage of a news story, e.g., Tsunami in Asia) • Event (A regular news event such as; Super 14, Elections) • Organisations (News about a company, political party, etc)
Where to find: Editorial and opinion
All comment articles, daily editorial and the daily news cartoon published in the paper can be found in the Opinion section. This content (with the exception of Sport) requires a website subscription . We do not currently carry Letters to the Editor online.
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Date: 30-07-2006
"For seventy years the ABC has been a distinctive part of the Australian way of life. Australia's only national, non-commercial broadcaster, the ABC has shared its history and development with the growth of our nation. From its beginnings during the Depression years, the ABC has grown into Australia's largest broadcaster, entertainment and marketing organisation. It has become an important part of Australia's cultural heritage, fostering the arts and reflecting the nation's cultural diversity."
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