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Chats and Forums

Sites for discussion about news, media and journalism.

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Lucianne.com   http://www.lucianne.com/
Forum for posting and discussion of current news items of a political bent. Includes selections by columnist Lucianne Goldberg.



Pravda.Ru -- Talking Point   http://engforum.pravda.ru/
Online discussions, links to related news stories from the Pravda.Ru. Topics range from serious to trivial.



World Affairs Board   http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/
A forum for the discussion of international strategic affairs, military developments, defense topics, and geopolitics.



OmniNerd   http://www.omninerd.com/
OmniNerd is intended to be an academic forum for all aspects of the 21st century nerd.



Volconvo is heated debate   http://www.volconvo.com/
Volconvo is a Debate Forum for the discussion of political, religious, and news-based topics. We encourage bipartisan participation, and permit anyone to browse the debate topics.



Newsbull.com   http://www.newsbull.com/
News Links, Issue Forums, Blogs, Columnist, Politics



Guardian Unlimited: News Talk   http://www.guardian.co.uk/talk/
Talkboards about general news, with links to talkboards on specific topics. Includes Quote of the Week and Hot Topics.



SQLspace   http://www.sqlspace.com/
Discusssions on breaking news. No censorship policy.



IRCPolitics.org   http://www.ircpolitics.org/
Political discussion on the internet. Interactive Realtime chat, news page and bulletin board.



World News Forums   http://www.worldnewsforums.com/
Discuss a wide variety of news, sport, technology.



Drudge Forum   http://www.drudgeforum.com/
Message board that covers news, journalism, politics and topics related to the Drudge Report.



News & Views Exchange Central   http://www.newsbee.org/
Message board for journalists to exchange the latest international news and views as well as topical professional issues. [English, Russian]



Thinking Points   http://thinkingpoints.thengia.org/
Provides an analysis of current and ongoing situations in the world.



National Public Radio (NPR)   http://www.npr.org/yourturn/
Theme/Focus: current affairs. Topic Selection: users can start new discussions, but topics are pre-determined. Author Names: users must select a username and password before starting a new discussion or replying to an existing one. Discussion Structure: linear.



Lobby-It.Com   http://lobby-it.com/
Have your say about any issue that bothers you. Talk online about your concerns in our chat room.



BBC News -- Talking Point   http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/talking_point/default.stm
Online discussions, links to related news stories from the British Broadcasting Co. Topics range from serious to trivial.



Stossel, John   http://abcnews.go.com/2020/ABCNEWSSpecial/
Discussion forum on the topics of the controversial ABC investigative reporter's documentaries.



MSNBC   http://www.msnbc.com/bbs/default.asp?0dm=O227O
Theme/Focus: current affairs. Registration Information: users choose author names on the fly (no usernames or passwords). Discussion Structure: linear.



NOLA Live: News Media Forum   http://www.nola.com/forums/newsmedia/
Nola's discussion forum about current news and media issues.



Poynter Forums   http://www.poynter.org/forum/topics.asp
A variety of e-mail discussion lists on various journalism-related topics.

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Chat This category lists larger sites which relate to general web based chat. Other types of online chat are included in appropriate sub categories. If you cannot decide which site to visit, why not try
Chats and Forums Chats and forums that deal with social issues.
Chats and Forums Discussion forums / message boards on the subject of politics.
Online Communities A directory of internet sites that helps people on the internet to communicate and interact with each other. These sites feature services such as message forums, chat rooms, email and other messaging

Neigbour categories


Alternative This category is designated for sites that include news from perspectives which get less attention in the mainstream media. In this instance, "alternative" is used in a broad sense, as encompassing
Analysis and Opinion Sites that provide in-depth background and reporting, analysis and commentary on issues. Most links are to in-depth feature packages or archives of media or other websites. Most of those also contain
Breaking News Find late breaking news stories on a variety of topics from around the world. Features sites that update frequently as news happens.
By Region Links to news sources whose focus is a particular region of the world.
By Subject Listings of links to other sections of the Open Directory providing news and information sources focused on particular topics or subject areas.
Colleges and Universities News: Colleges and Universities is for news media produced by institutions of higher education and their students, covering news, events and opinion on campus and beyond; it also includes
Current Events Current Events is a section for people looking for current news and commentary on hot news items such as elections, disasters, and military or political conflicts. For general news
Directories Sites containing alphabetical or classified lists of news resources.
Extended Coverage Sites with archives of various news issues which were covered over an extended period of time. These may include news and commentary, audio and video clips,
Internet Broadcasts Streaming audio and video coverage of news events on the Web. This category is meant to focus on the variety of news providers, much like the scope of News/Newspapers and Arts/Television/News, rather
Magazines and E-zines This category is for websites of print publications with content related to the news.
Media Sites having to do with issues and processes of reporting and interpreting the news. See also the descriptions for: Alternative Media Breaking
Museums and Archives Lists institutions which contain original news records and make them available for scholarly research.
Newspapers This category contains links to the web sites for newspapers. These are often online versions of print daily or weekly publications containing news and opinion of current events,
Personalized News This category is for customizable web sites or services which allow you to see the news that you
Satire Dedicated to satirizing topical issues and those individuals making the news. Includes spoof newspapers,
Weather Providing weather reports, forecasts, current conditions, and warnings as well as access to its related meteorological topics.
Weblogs Blogs covering general news stories and current events. Tend to be in the style of news tickers rather than journals.
Headline Links This category directory lists sites that primarily provide news headlines, with links to articles at other web sites.
Journalism Links related to Journalism as a profession.


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