We all know that immersion is one of the best ways to improve your fluency in a language. You learn new vocabulary, and at the same time, solidify the grammar you already know. A great way to immerse yourself in a language is to visit some news websites in the language you’re studying. We’ve asked some of our e-Tutors to collect their favorite news websites in their native tongues to share with you. Many of these sites have video news stories, which will give you great exposure to the sounds of the language to help both speaking and comprehension. Add them to your bookmarks and make a point to visit them every day!
Arabic
الصفحة الرئيسية , the Arabic language page for BBC News
العربية.نت | الصفحة الرئيسية Al Arabiya news channel, with special sections on Arabs in America and Al Arabiya Institute for Studies
Masrawy, an Egyptian portal similar to Yahoo!
French
TV 5 Monde (alternate)
RFI (English)
France 24
Greek
Newsbomb - Motto: Για να γνωρίζετε αμέσως ό,τι σκάει (Ghia na gnorizete amesos oti skaee “So you know now what will blow up”). News from Greece and all over the wold with regards to politics, sports, culture, health and weather. In addition, it reports news from Cyprus. Last but not least, it has a special section called “Σαν σήμερα” (San simera - what happened today) that refers to a specific event which happened the same day but years back.
Irish
RTÉ, the official state broadcaster of Ireland.
Nuacht 24, a daily news site serving Irish speakers all over the world.
TG4, with rolling headlines and online TV player broadcasting news daily.
Nuacht1, An online news service which brings together a variety of Irish language news sources into one amalgamated stream.
Raidió na Gaeltachta, the radio station of Irish language regions in Ireland. This page gives daily news from each Gaeltacht region.
Italian
ANSA - photos, videos, politics, regions, world, international, economics, stock exchange, foreign exchange, finance and much more
La Repubblica - the online edition of the most popular Italian newspaper
Libero - the largest Italian internet service provider, offering news, e-mail service, community, chat, sport, blogging, movies, videos and more
Style.it - Italian style and fashion
Japanese
NHKニュース (NHK News) - NHK stands for Nippon Housou Kyoukai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), the national news channel of Japan. The site provides essential domestic news stories in a simple, concise manner with no frills.
Yahoo! ニュース (Yahoo! Japan News) - The portal giant’s Japanese news site gathers all types of news stories from different sources. It’s one of the most accessed news portals in Japan.
Spanish
YAHOO NOTICIAS: Yahoo´s site for news about Spain
EL HUFFINGTONPOST: The HuffPo has its own editorial board in Spain
¡HOLA! The most “serious” magazine about celebrities
EL PÁIS: Website of one of the most prestigious newspapers. Left-wing oriented
ABC: The oldest newspaper in Spain. Right-wing oriented
CASA REAL ESPAÑOLA: Official website with news about the Royal Family
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