News Resources for English Learners

List compiled by Jeffrey Hill, EM Normandie

UK News Sites

• The Guardian (probably the best UK newspaper site)
• The Daily Telegraph (conservative daily broadsheet)
• The Independent (centre-left daily)
• Mail Online (the world's biggest newspaper website)
• The Week (website of UK weekly news magazine)
• BBC News (breaking news, video, audio and feature stories)
• Sky News (international multimedia news)
• ITV News (all the latest breaking news)
• British Newspapers (list compiled by Council for European Studies)

US News Sites

• The New York Times (the famous American national daily)
• International New York Times (formerly the International Herald Tribune)
• The Washington Post (iconic American daily newspaper)
• USA Today (middle-market American daily)
• CNN (Cable News Network)
• Reuters (latest news from around the world)
• Time (website of the weekly American news magazine)
• Newsweek (European website of the weekly American news magazine)
• Newser (easy-to-digest news briefs from hundreds of US and international sources)
• The Onion ("America's Finest News Source")

International News Sites

• Deutsche Welle (English language version of German-based news site)
• France 24 (international news site based in Paris)
• euronews (international news from a European perspective)
• Al Jazeera English (news channel owned by the government of Qatar)

Video News

• Newsy (multisource video news service with transcripts)
• Reuters Video (video news stories with transcripts)
• Times Minute (short video news reports from The New York Times)
• CNN Latest News Videos
• CBS News (English subtitles available)
• msn (video news from different sources)
• PBS News Hour (hour-long American evening news broadcast)
• Sky News Live Feed (YouTube)

Radio News

• BBC World Service Radio
• euronews Radio (the latest world news at least every 30 minutes)
• NPR Hourly Newscast (America's National Public Radio)
• tunein Radio (links to dozens of radio news programmes)

News Podcasts

• Global News Podcast (the day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily)
• BBC World Service Newshour (interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events)
• Six O'Clock News (the latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4)
• NPR Hourly News Summary (five minutes of news, on the hour, every hour)
• PBS News Hour (audio version of TV program)

Business News

• The Economist (website of the historic weekly newspaper)
• Financial Times (website of the daily newspaper)
• Bloomberg Business (features stories from Businessweek)
• The Wall Street Journal (business-focused international daily)
• CNN Money (the world's largest business website)

News for Students and Young People

• Channel One News (daily American video news with transcript)
• CNN Student News (national and world news with background material and transcripts)
• Student News Daily (current events articles with questions and additional resources)
• Newsela (improve reading comprehension with daily news)
• Smithsonian Tween Tribune (national and world news written by kids and professional journalists)
• CBBC Newsround (BBC's news site for children)
• Youngzine (current events for children)
• Time for Kids (junior version of Time Magazine)
• News Quiz (15-minute current events program for grades 4-8)

News for English Learners

• BBC Learning English - Words in the News (short news stories with audio, transcript, and exercises)
• BBC Learning English - News Report (new series featuring short authentic audio news reports)
• Newsmart (Learn English with the Wall Street Journal)
• News in Levels (news stories with audio at three different levels)
• VOA Learning English (news stories at three levels with audio and video)
• English Club - Listen to News (weekly audio news lessons)
• Breaking News English (interactive and printable news lessons at 7 different levels)
• News English Lessons (handouts, listening and quizzes in simple English)
• The Times in Plain English (news stories rewritten for greater readability)
• Bangkok Post Learning English Channel (news stories at three levels with audio and vocabulary)
• Newsademic (bi-weekly subscription-based PDF newspaper with some free resources)

News Apps (iOS)

• Newsy (short news videos with transcripts)
• Newser (brief news stories in a grid format)
• Newsela (articles at 5 different levels)
• Yahoo News Digest (multisource news summaries)
• Watchup (all the best channels in one place)
• CNN App for iPhone
• BBC News
• The Guardian
• MailOnline (Daily Mail news app)
• Yahoo News
• Student News Daily (iPhone)
• Student News Daily (iPad)

News Apps (Android)

• Newsy (short news videos with transcripts)
• Newser (short, easy-to-digest news stories in grid format)
• Yahoo News Digest (multisource news summaries)
• Watchup (all the best channels in one place)
• CNN Breaking US and World News
• BBC News
• The Guardian
• Yahoo News
• Daily Mail Online
• Student News Daily (phone)
• Student News Daily (tablet)