... some news and opinion sources:

The media conglomerates’ market-driven "infotainment" and "nuzak" gets more insulting by the year. Here are some alternatives:

American:

http://www.nytimes.com   (A brief and free log-in is required)

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

http://www.csmonitor.com

http://www.npr.org

http://www.h-net.msu.edu/`hns/

 

British:

http://news.bbc.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk  (In print: The Guardian Weekly)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk

http://www.independent.co.uk

 

Canadian:

http://www.cbc.ca

http://www.globeandmail.com