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Six Local Papers

  • LaCrosse Tribune
    Provides local Wisconsin as well as national and international  news.  Online version of print newspaper. Use the search box in the upper right hand corner for archival stories (goes back to 2005). See About Us for more information about the paper.
     
  • MinnPost
    "MinnPost is a nonprofit, nonpartisan enterprise whose mission is to provide high-quality journalism for news-intense people who care about Minnesota."  Online presence only. Covers local, national, and international news stories.  Use the search box in the upper right hand corner for archival stories (goes back to 2008). See About Us for more information about the paper.
     
  • Rochester Post Bulletin
    "The Post-Bulletin is the largest evening newspaper in the state and the largest daily newspaper in southeastern Minnesota." Online version of print newspaper. Emphasis is on local and regional stories, but some national news also available.  Use the search box in the upper right hand corner for archival stories (goes back to  2013).  See About Us for more information about the paper.
     
  • Winona Daily News
    Focus is on local and regional news with some coverage of national news. Online version of print newspaper.Use the search box in the upper right hand corner for archival stories (goes back to 2005).Winona
     
  • Winona Post
    Winona's twice weekly paper with a focus on local and regional news.  Online version of the print newspaper. Archival stories back to 2003.
     
  • Wisconsin State Journal
    Online version of print newspaper published in Madison, WI. Focus is on state news stories with some national coverage.  Archive search available.

 

In Summary

Major Radio: Online Sites

News Aggregators

Associated Press
An International news agency that provides reports through the World Wide Web, television, radio, and print publications. The agency compiles stories from various new outlets and republishes them through their various channels. The company was founded in 1846 and is based out of New York, New York. Associated Press is cooperatively owned by the various newspapers, radio, and television stations that regularly contribute news to the agency.

Reuters News Service
A portal for headline news stories across the world ranging from finances to entertainment. Reuters provides a comprehensive overview of stories that impact individuals across the world. The company is owned and operated by Thompson Reuters, which resulted from the merger between Thompson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC. The combination of the two companies formed one of the leading information reporting companies.

Project Syndicate: the World's Opinion Page
"Project Syndicate produces and delivers original, high-quality commentaries to a global audience. Featuring exclusive contributions by prominent political leaders, policymakers, scholars, business leaders, and civic activists from around the world, we provide news media and their readers cutting-edge analysis and insight." (Site description)

 

 

 

 

"Journalism still, in a democracy, is the essential force to get the public educated and mobilized to take action on behalf of our ancient ideals." Doris Kearns Goodwin