The Web is home to numerous sites offering a directory of links to international news agencies, but I like this one for the easy navigation and the range of features. It's also the most comprehensive directory I've seen.
Tracking down a paper is simple. You can search for papers by city or name, flip through a country-by-country listing, view U.S. papers by state, or skip to "top drawer" papers from around the world.
The site also includes a news feed of top stories from Moreover.com and provides links to TV news networks and to international radio news agencies such as the BBC, Radio Prague, and the Voice of Israel.
Other features include a link to elibrary.com and, at the moment, links to international news coverage of the war on terrorism.
The Paperboy isn't flawless -- the ads are distracting, for one thing -- and, unfortunately, the site is not entirely free. To keep the boat afloat, Duckworth decided in the past year to create a member's area that provides additional features for a fee.
A monthly subscription of $2.95 provides access to computer-generated translations of foreign-language papers. But don't let the fee drive you off. Even if you don't sign up, the site offers plenty of browsing material.
In addition to The Paperboy, Duckworth runs a companion site at http://www.magazineboy.com. I haven't explored it quite as much, but it boast links to more than 1,700 international magazines. It's hard to imagine what's missing.
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