News in Easy English and other Didactic Material about News

BBC Learning English:

Lingohack Subtitled videos of authentic up-to-date BBC World News bulletins with transcript, downloadables and a glossary of key words. British English. Levels B1, B1+

News Report. A teaching series made up of authentic audio news stories from the BBC, accompanied by step-by-step activities and transcript. It hasn't been updated since 2016. British English. Level B1, B1+

News Review A collection of 9-minute radio programmes in which a piece of current news and three items of vocabulary to talk about it are reviewed and discussed. It includes a quiz and downloadables. British English. Level B1+ -B2

Words in the News A collection of videos in which news stories and some key words that appear in them are dealt with. It includes the transcript, a glossary, a fill-in-the-gaps activity and its answers. It hasn't been updated since 2015. British English. Level B1.

Fake News A four-video series that deals with the phenomenon of fake news. Each video includes a glossary of key vocabulary, a quiz and a downloadable transcript. British English. Level B2

Voice of America Learning English This website features an array of didactic material to learn English through the news. For the lower levels they offer two free couses based on video and focused on several skills. For the intermediate and advanced levels they present news in adapted language along with their audio version and a glossary of new words. There are also other features, such as video collections on grammar, pronunciation or the possibility of asking questions to teachers. American English. Levels A1-B2+

The Times in Plain English A website featuring adapted articles from the New York Times in easy English. American English. Levels A2-B1.

News in Levels This website presents news in audio with transcript: the same piece of news in three different levels. There are also grammar lessons, two audiobooks, and a video section, among other feautures. American English. Levels A2-B2.

Authentic Newspapers, Magazines and Radio Stations

Newspapers and News Sites

bbc.com (UK)

The Independent (UK)

The Guardian (UK)

The Irish Times (Ireland)

Usa Today (US)

The New York Times (US)

The Washington Post (US)

Voice of America (US)

Spanish News in English

El País USA Edition

Magazines and Journals

The Conversation (UK)

Smithsonian.com (US)

National Geographic (US)

The Atlantic (US)

The New Yorker (US)

Broadcasters and Radio Stations

BBC World News (UK)

BBC Sounds BBC Radio 4 (UK)

RTÉ (Ireland)

CNN (US)

PBS (US)

PBS Newshour (US)

NPR (National Public Radio) (US)

TVO (Canada)

CBC (Canada)

ABC (Australia)

SBS (Australia)

RNZ (New Zealand)

Aljazeera (Middle East)