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JNet's Top Ten Picks For 2002
Here are JNet's Top Ten Picks of the best, most topical sites for journalists
for 2002.
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THE TOP SITE OF THE YEAR:
- GoogleNews
The best search engine on the web has rolled out the best news search
tool of the year. You can read the last week's news by topic (World,
Business, etc) or use the search box with the usual powerful Google
accuracy.Google also wowed us this year with other prosucts:
- Google Glossary Need
a quick definition, not just of a word but of a concept or an issue
-- for example, "ozone layer" or PCBs? You get several links
to the best web pages that give you a snapshot of the phrase, its meaning
and context. An excellent quick reference guide.
-Google Translation
It translates words, sentences, or even entire web pages. It's never
perfect, but it's faster and more efficient than most free computer-based
translators.
THE REST OF THE TOP TEN:
- AltaVista News turns up the
heat on Google News by teaming
up with Moreover and gathering news from 3,000 worldwide sources. Its
strength is that you can select topics, sources and also restrict your
news search to countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, India,
Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- Vivisimo
News Search The Vivisimo search tool, one
of the new generation of search engines that try to "cluster"
or group your results, offers a sample of its power by allowing you
to search for news from the BBC, Yahoo News, World News, CNN
and the New York Times. You can only do one media outlet at a
time, but the results are often more efficient than if you tried the
searches from the media sites themselves. For more news search tools,
see JNet's News Search
Page.
- WhitePages.com One
of the most convenient and comprehensive phone directories on the web
for US and Canada. You can search
for only partial names or do a reverse
search by phone number or by
address. For more directories, see JNet's
Phone Page
- IraqWatch Web site devoted
to monitoring Iraq's progress in building weapons of mass destruction.
Iraq Watch describes key Iraqi organizations and sites,
lists their foreign suppliers, and provides access to U.N.
and other documents that describe Iraq's activities.
- BBC News
Search The BBC has launched a new search engine which has distinct
advantages for journalists. Its general results tend to be of higher
quality than ordinary search tools. Plus you can click on a special
button and get results only from BBC News and the BBC WebSite. The Advanced
Archives search also gives you access to years of BBC online material.
- NewYorkTimes
News Tracker The best newspaper on the web has added
a new, personalized search feature. You can now single out specific
words and tell the Times to email you any time the word or phrase appears
in a headline, an article or even a byline. You have to register first
at the member center,
but it's all free.
- Executive Library
A convenient, easy-to-read page that gives you the top of the news
sources from around the world -- plus ways to search for more headlines
and stories. The site also offers excellent
research strategy tips with good sites to start your search on US
and Canadian government and business web pages.
- The Corporate Library
In the year of Enron and WorldCom, this extensive site devoted
to international corporate governance. The free services include news
briefs. You can also
do excellent company research including not just biographies
of CEOs and board members of companies listed on US stock exchanges,
but also their salary, perks and sometimes even a copy of their contracts.
For similar tools, see JNet's
Business Criticism page.
- Ajeeb.com
With tensions in the Middle East showing no signs of easing, you might
want to check out this site -- the only way to get translations from
Arabic and English for free. You can translate single
words, selected text or entire web pages. For more
translation tools from Russian, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese
and Spanish, see JNet's
Translation Page
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