A news site is a web site with the primary purpose of reporting news. There are two main types of news site: general news and subject-specific.
The first set of news sites emerged when traditional news providers moved their content online. One of the earliest was a Raleigh, North Carolina newspaper, The News & Observer, which launched its companion site NandO.net in 1994. Others soon followed, including The New York Times, msnbc.com, FoxNews.com,...
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