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AJR Newslink

The American Journalism Review hosts this portal site that offers links to on-line versions of newspapers from countries around the world. Click on “newspapers” in the upper left-hand corner and follow the links to the continent and country that interests you.

Ask ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

ERIC is a federally-funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.

ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
ERIC/ChESS, Indiana University, 2805 E. Tenth St., Suite 120, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698

Invaluable ERIC search pages can be used to access an immense database of publications. Abstracts of articles and information about how to order materials are available by searching with key words (international, global, middle school, author names, titles, and so forth).

InfoManage.com

This site consists of a huge compendium of links to information about countries, regions, and global issues, including outstanding links to world news sources.

New York Times

The New York Times consistently offers well-balanced coverage of international stories. The Web site also offers a number of different tools and resources for teachers.

For questions about this information, contact Gerhard Fischer (608) 267-9265

Last updated on 2/25/2008 1:42:39 PM