LEXIS-NEXIS Provider of legal, government, business and high-tech information sources. By subscription only. http://www.lexis-nexis.com/lncc/

AlterNet.org AlterNet, the syndication service of the alternative press, features stories from alternative newsweeklies, magazines and Web publications from across the country, and invaluable resources for journalists and national employment listings. http://www.alternet.org/

Pressi.com Searchable, multilingual collection of archived press releases. http://www.pressi.com

ClariNews Provides up to 2000 stories a day, organized into topic groups. http://www.clarinet.com/

Federal News Service Providing verbatim transcripts of speeches and comments by US and Russian leaders on matters of official government policy and other issues of the day. http://www.fednews.com/

Feature Story News FSN is an independent source of broadcast news for networks worldwide providing ready-to-air television and radio news material, tailored to individual on-air styles. http://www.fsntv.com/

Associated Press Television News APTN provides camera crews, editing, satellite uplink, space segment and delivery - from anywhere in the world, direct to a broadcaster's door. http://www.aptn.com/

NewsNowDirect Regularly updating news derived from more than 2000 online sources, customised and delivered to Web sites and Intranets. http://www.NewsNowDirect.com/

NoticiasWire Internet newswire for Hispanic media and opinion leaders. http://www.noticiaswire.com/

Scripps Howard News Service Provides breaking news, analysis and behind-the-scenes reporting covering Washington and international news, sports, business, entertainment, health, money, science, crime, technology and religion. Also provides photos and graphics. http://www.shns.com/

Interfax News Agency Providing business, political and financial news on the former Soviet Union and Central Europe. Subscription-based. http://www.interfax-news.com/

AAP Information Services Australian independent news provider specialising in real time news to media, corporates, financial markets and private individuals. http://aap.com.au

IPS Inter Press Service The agency describes itself as civil society's leading news agency, specializing on globalization and development topics. Description of the agency, its services and regional centers. http://www.ips.org

AFX News Ltd Jointly owned by the Financial Times & AFP, provides both European and Asian real-time equities-focused international financial news; specialised domestic local language company news services, including UK, Dutch, German, Swiss and Italian; and real-time and internet feeds for e-commerce. http://www.afxnews.com/

Hyde Park Media Chicago metropolitan area news service syndicating investigative reports, spot news coverage and feature stories domestically and internationally since 1984. Site includes sample stories, client list, links to Chicago media, and samples of work by journalist Anthony DeBartolo. http://www.hydeparkmedia.com/

AFP-Direct Providing real time access to news agencies, this service guarantees subscribers "minute-by-minute information on events, however minor, in the field of politics, economics, sports, diplomacy and social issues". http://www.afp-direct.com/

Hard Edge Media The sole Scottish member of 2dayuk, a partnership of 10 British Press agencies, which supplies a daily electronic news service to subscribers. http://www.hemedia.co.uk/

Gemini News Service Gemini News Service is an international news features agency supplying articles written by local journalists, plus graphics and photographs, to media outlets worldwide. http://www.gemininewsservice.com/

2dayUK News, features, sport, celebrities, politics, and dramatic pictures from 10 UK independent press agencies. News feeds ppdated daily. http://www.2dayuk.com/

WiseEye Independent and free news scanning service. Enables users to perform adhoc search at a single portal for direct links to each story's origin site. http://www.wiseeye.com/