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Media Sources

Use this page to find the latest news on HIV/AIDS or check out what alternative media Web sites are saying about important issues in the world. This is a chance to break away from traditional news and get a fresh perspective on vital issues that affect our world from HIV to peace initiatives around the globe.

For the latest breaking news stories on HIV/AIDS

AEGIS
The AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS) is the largest database of AIDS and HIV related topics in the world. Everyday, it presents the top stories around the nation and the globe and links to other major news sources such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, and more.

AIDS Treatment News

Kaiser Daily Report
Check up on the most recent AIDS and HIV related news from around the country and world. View live Webcasts of the breaking stories. Or find the latest information on any health topic and pending policy.

National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP)

National Prevention Information Network
The CDCNPIN provides daily news updates, press releases and updates straight from the CDC, and news exposes featuring in-depth explorations of HIV/AIDS in the national and worldwide media.

Yahoo! News HIV and AIDS
It is a big company without excellent marks in other areas but it does provide top-notch coverage of news and particularly news about HIV/AIDS.

Mainstream Media

CNN
CNN is the media outlet for news all the time. Watch it on cable or on the Web. Either way, you will get solid new coverage from around the world.

The New York Times
Everyone knows that The New York Times is known for it's solid reporting and excellent coverage of local and world events. But they also frequently have stories on pharmaceutical company policies and public health and research issues. They are always a good safe bet for accurate information.

The Washington Post
The Washington Post is the main newspaper read by the pols who make decisions affecting our lives down in DC. It covers politics from a comprehensive, mainstream perspective.

Beyond CNN: Alternative Media Sources

CSPAN
You see it on cable and it's not CNN. C-SPAN provides in-depth news coverage on topics around the world. Direct streaming allows you to hear speeches of senators, congressional speakers, and the president on policies being voted on every day on the Capitol.

Free Speech TV
Safeguarding free speech for reporters, activists, and independent thinkers on the Internet. View live broadcasts, special reports, and exposes by those whose voices don't usually make it to the mainstream media.

Independent Media Center
Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth.

The Media Channel
The Media Channel is out there to watch the media. Action toolkits, special reports, and Hip Hop media allow us to look at the news in new ways. Teaching curriculums about media literacy evaluate the news we see, hear, and read everyday.

Media Directories

The Google Directory of Indy Media
This is just one big list. But Google shows that there are a lot of places you can go to get valuable news and reports about the world without turning to traditional news most of which is controlled by three major corporations.

The US Congress' Media Guide
Type in a zip code, select a state, or search by organization. This is a great little database that will display all the media outlets region by region across the US. Notice something they don't have? Be sure to add it!


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