Yahoo! Full Coverage
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/
Web-savvy news junkies have learned that depending on a couple of sources of news does not always give you a full understanding of a complex story. So they turn to sites that allow then track news from different sources.
My starting point for major stories is the “Full Coverage” section of Yahoo’s news section. It allows me to keep tabs on news events as they unfold, and to see how they are being covered around the world. You are no longer constrained by a certain newspaper or TV station’s editorial policy, news hole, etc.
Take, for example, the U.S. military strikes against Afghanistan. The Full Coverage page made specifically for the event provides, predictably, links to breaking news from the AP, AFP and Reuters. But the story links were from various countries: The Jakarta Post, BBC, Irish Times, The Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and more. The related Web sites section includes links to government, nonprofit and other sites that provide background information. I usually spend too much time on the the column down the left side that links to opinion and editorials, to magazine articles and to audio and video clips.
This works for almost every major story, with separate links pages built for it. Journalists I know who are covering certain events keep a browser window open just for this and then hit “refresh” throughout the day.
There are other news sites that have similar — but not as complete — “complete coverage” sections, and I have yet to figure out how exactly the editors pick what to link to. But Yahoo’s speed and the range of links it tracks down makes it worth bookmarking. To find it easily, look for the “News & Media” link right on the front page of Yahoo.com — “Full Coverage” is usually right below it as a secondary link.
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