"While having a handle on breaking news is important, the sheer quantity of news and its often frightening implications can make you crazy. It's helpful to have filters -- commentary, analysis, alternative points of view -- to help you make sense of the chaos taking place in the world today."Chris Sherman, SearchEngineWatch.com
Newspapers can provide the filters that Sherman refers to. Editors select the most important of the breaking stories to include in the daily paper, along with news analysis and opinion (sometimes called "op-ed" columns).
Most national newspapers, such as the New York Times (requires registration), Christian Science Monitor or USA Today, provide free Web access to their content.
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Many local newspapers, both U.S. or foreign, are also available on the Web. You can easily locate a newspaper by using a directory, such as:
2C: Newspaper ArchivesMost online versions of newspapers also offer archives of older stories as well. For example, the archive of the Christian Science Monitor extends back to the 1970s. In most cases, you must pay for older articles retrieved from newspaper archives. Here are some tools for locating older news stories:
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