Newspapers And Media Services
NEWSPAPERS
Title: Calgary Herald Canadian Site
Title: Calgary Sun Canadian Site
Title: CBC Homepage Canadian Site
Title: Edmonton Journal Online Canadian Site
Title: Edmonton Sun Canadian Site
Title: Fort McMurray Today Canadian Site
Title: Globe & Mail Canadian Site
Title: Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune Canadian Site
Title: Maclean’s Magazine Canadian Site
Title: National Post Canadian Site
Title: South Peace News Canadian Site
Title: Cold Lake Sun Canadian Site
Title: Bonnyville Nouvelle Canadian Site
MEDIA SERVICES
Title: BBC World Service
Level: HS
Comment: The BBC World Service has an international reputation for providing unbiased world news coverage. New features on this excellent news site include many audio and video segments of top stories as well as audio archives of popular radio programs.
Title: Natural Life Canadian Site
Level: HS
Comment: This site, while not being interactive or media rich, offers an interesting archive of articles on “living lightly on the planet”. Users can search the archive of past issues or download whole issues in PDF form. All articles are complete with a detailed reference list for further reading.
Title: New York Times Learning Network
Level: HS
Comment: This learning center of the New York Times newspaper provides a number of interactive learning activities attached to current news stories. Users may also complete the world famous New York Times Crossword puzzle online. When reading articles online—be sure to turn on the vocabulary feature which provides definitions for tough vocabulary words at the push of a button.
Title: AD ACCESS
Level: HS
Comment: This award winning media service provides a database of 7000 advertisements from U.S. magazine and newspaper sources from 1911–1955. The images originate from the Duke University rare book collection and can be used for a variety of study purposes including media awareness and cultural studies.