Assorted News Sources

The New York Times

Where the Conversation Begins. Follow breaking news, NYTimes.com home page articles, special features and more.
4,472,097 followers |

CNN

Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News
3,742,869 followers |

The Onion

America's Finest News Source. Follow @OnionPolitics for the latest War For The White House election coverage. Also http://facebook.com/theonion
3,531,091 followers |

TIME.com

Breaking news and current events from around the globe. Hosted by TIME's @allie_townsend.
3,230,338 followers |

Larry King

CNN's Larry King Live
2,040,809 followers |

The Economist

Official site for The Economist. Follow for article updates, events and news from The Economist. To subscribe go to: http://econ.st/ddIkQq
1,587,048 followers |

Huffington Post

The Internet Newspaper - Curated by @kerstinshamberg, @lauralizhibbard, @socialmia, @deanpraetorius, @travelinganna
1,573,350 followers |

Newsweek

Tweets from @Newsweek magazine. Connecting the dots. [hosted by @moneyries]
1,552,829 followers |

David Pogue

Tech columnist, NY Times; CNBC tech dude; Missing Manuals creator, dad of 3!
1,412,907 followers |

Wired

Wired's official Twitter feed. Reviews editor @snackfight on duty today.
1,242,915 followers |

TODAY

America's favorite morning show. News, weather and everything else to help you make the most of your day. 4 hours of live TV, 140 characters at a time...
1,070,191 followers |

The Washington Post

One of many ways The Washington Post gets social. @tjortenzi and @marksluckie are here to help navigate the news. Send your tips and tweets to @washingtonpost.
841,481 followers |

TEDTalks Updates

The official feed for daily TEDTalks. Only new TEDTalks are posted on this feed. For all TED news, follow @TEDNews too!
836,119 followers |

ColonelTribune

The Colonel knows Chicago. He is also a more gentlemanly version of @ChicagoTribune
815,127 followers |

Paul Krugman

Economics and Politics: The Conscience of a Liberal, an NYTimes blog by Paul Krugman
710,766 followers |

WIRED Science

Science, space, energy and robot sharks with lasers. Hosted by the Wired Science team: @betsymason, @9brandon, @davemosher & @danielleventon.
622,463 followers |

Roger Ebert

Film critic since time immemorial. My blog: http://j.mp/51Rkoe
597,547 followers |

BBC News (UK)

The latest stories, features and updates from BBC News (UK edition). For world edition, follow @BBCWorld. For breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking
572,858 followers |

Fast Company

Official Twitter feed for the Fast Company business media brand; inspiring readers to think beyond traditional boundaries & create the future of business.
429,332 followers |

Defamer.com

LA is the world's cultural capital. Defamer is the gossip rag it deserves.
424,208 followers |

nytimesbooks

Book reviews, book news, author profiles and interviews, and more from the New York Times. (Tweets by @johnwilliamsnyt)
367,236 followers |

Slate

Politics, culture, technology, business, news, and commentary. Procrastinate better.
312,121 followers |

Guardian news

Latest news from the Guardian
308,918 followers |

Los Angeles Times

News from SoCal, California and the world, from the L.A. Times. Staffed by latimes.com editors. See latimes.com/twitter for other LAT streams.
229,795 followers |

CSPAN

Capitol Hill. The White House. National Politics.
199,334 followers |

MacRumorsLive

Live updates from Apple events. Follow MacRumorsRSS for feed updates.
170,799 followers |

John Battelle

A Founder of Federated Media, Web 2 Summit, Wired, Industry Standard; writer on Media, Technology, Culture, Business
168,324 followers |

Digg Science

Top science stories as they roll across the homepage of Digg.com
148,481 followers |

Variety

Variety is the premier source of entertainment news since 1905.
113,116 followers |

Google News

Breaking news, updates and tips from Google News.
104,069 followers |

Jim MacMillan

Journalist in Residence for @WarNewsRadio at Swarthmore College; teaching Peace Journalism. Now launching: http://lodge6.org • 215.882.4765 • jimmacm@gmail.com
81,040 followers |

Education Week

American education's newspaper and website of record.
76,842 followers |

Nieman Lab

The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University: Trying to figure out the future of news.
74,388 followers |

NPR's Fresh Air

Fresh Air with Terry Gross. From WHYY. Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. Tweets by associate producer Mel - @mkramer
64,012 followers |

Andy Ihnatko

Technology Columnist and Internationally Beloved Industry Figure™.
58,196 followers |

Redeye Chicago

Pop culture. CTA. Neighborhoods. Sports. Nightlife. We kind of like to party. Tweets by @jessicagalliart. Find us on Tumblr: http://redeyechicago.tumblr.com/
46,571 followers |

Technology Review

The Authority on the Future of Technology
43,988 followers |

USA TODAY Technology

Breaking tech news, product reviews and more from USA TODAY. Curated by @Szold.
43,830 followers |

BBC Education

Set up by @mario, supported by backstage.bbc.co.uk
43,405 followers |

Richard Roeper

Co-host of Roe/Roeper on WLS-AM. Sun-Times Columnist. Author of eight books. Frmr co-host Ebert/Roeper. Contributor, ReelzChannel. Reviews: Richardroeper.com.
43,285 followers |

GlobalPost

70 Correspondents in 50 Countries = World News covered. GlobalPost publishes original international content and breaking news from around the globe.
39,800 followers |

Chronicle

The leading news source for higher education.
37,168 followers |

Suntimes

What you need to know: now. News, entertainment, sports and business news from the Chicago Sun-Times and more. And yes, it is real people here.
36,533 followers |

Time Out Chicago

Chicago's where-to-go, what-to-do weekly. What's new and next on the city's arts and culture scene. Events, dining--everything fun in Chicago.
36,525 followers |

Brad Stone

Businessweek technology writer
33,067 followers |

Chicago Reader

An illustrious free weekly from Chicago
31,523 followers |

Chicago Magazine

Chicago magazine reports on dining, shopping, politics, the culture scene, real estate, and more. Tweets brought to you by @elizabethriley.
29,516 followers |

Smithsonian Magazine

Official Twitter feed for Smithsonian magazine and Smithsonian.com. Updates on history, science, arts and culture. @ replies may be reprinted in the magazine.
25,018 followers |

WBEZ

Anything and everything from WBEZ, Chicago Public Media. The home of This American Life, @WaitWait, @soundopinions, @848 and @WBEZWorldview.
24,082 followers |

Ed Week Teacher

Education Week Teacher: a leading source for K-12 teacher leaders covering instruction, school environment, classroom technology, curriculum, and more.
23,811 followers |

Charlie Rose Show

Acclaimed interviewer and broadcast journalist Charlie Rose engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders
23,681 followers |

Crain's Chicago

Crain's Chicago Business offers daily insights & information about Chicago’s growing business community. Other CCB accounts: @CRED_by_Crains @CrainsChiHealth
22,345 followers |

NYTimes Multimedia

Multimedia and interactive features including audio slide shows, photos, special reports and more. This feed is maintained by Multimedia Editor Andrew DeVigal.
18,790 followers |

Times Education

The Times Education Team
16,988 followers |

eSchool News

eSchool News connects you to all of the latest news, information, and resources on how today's K-20 educators are using technology in the classroom.
15,722 followers |

HuffPostEducation

An education news source and online hub for passionate voices surrounding the K-12 education system. Like us on FB: facebook.com/huffpostedu
15,041 followers |

SchoolLibraryJournal

School Library Journal is the world's largest reviewer of children's & young adult material, from books to digital content.
13,581 followers |

WGNTV

Chicago's Very Own.
13,354 followers |

Saul Hansell

Building a visual news startup as an entrepreneur in residence at Betaworks. See http://SaulHansell.com
12,491 followers |

Julio Ojeda-Zapata

Technology writer, nerd, boricua. Author of books about Twitter and the iPad, reflecting my obsession with social networks and tech gizmos. Avatar by @nitrozac.
12,372 followers |

ChicagoNow

Where Chicago blogs. The human here is ChicagoNow Community Manager Jimmy Greenfield (@jcgreenx).
12,368 followers |

LA Times Education

Los Angeles Times + latimes.com staff reporters cover the Education beat. See @latimestweets + latimes.com/twitter for more @latimes news streams.
12,338 followers |

Gapers Block

Slow down and check out Chicago! News, commentary & a curated event calendar.
12,144 followers |

Hot Doug's

There are no two finer words in the English language than 'encased meats,' my friend.
10,950 followers |

phil_rosenthal

I'm the Chicago Tribune's biz columnist. I used to work @ Chicago Sun-Times, LA Daily News, Capital Times, Waukegan News-Sun. My tweets speak for none of them.
10,438 followers |

techlearning

Editorial Director, Managing Editor, and other members of the T&L team
10,038 followers |

NYT Learning Network

Teaching & Learning With The New York Times
9,416 followers |

Ed Curran

Broadcast meteorologist and technologist. Mac and iPhone user since day 1.
8,804 followers |

Tina Barseghian

MindShift explores the future of learning, covering cultural and tech trends and innovations in education.
7,631 followers |

Robert Feder

Journalist, media critic for TimeOutChicago.com
7,523 followers |

Learning Matters

Learning Matters is a 501(c)(3) non-profit production company focused on stories about education. Find our work online, and on PBS. Tweets by Ted Bauer.
7,291 followers |

Vindu Goel

Editor overseeing coverage of energy, food/ag business and labor issues at The New York Times
7,218 followers |

DavidMaxBraun

7,115 followers |

AAAS News

#Science news from #AAAS
7,005 followers |

WBBM Newsradio

Chicago's All-News Station!
6,341 followers |

Carol Marin

Political columnist, Chicago Sun-Times. Political editor, NBC5 News. Contributor, WTTW's Chicago Tonight.
6,027 followers |

alexanderrusso

I used to be a Hill staffer. Now I write about education. Follow my other feeds @district299 (Chicago schools) & @hotofored (ed-related gossip and pop culture).
5,587 followers |

Education Review

Education News
4,581 followers |

Paul Konrad

Paul Konrad is the weather forecaster in the morning for WGN-TV
4,481 followers |

Smithsonian Channel

With original series, documentaries, and award-winning shows, no one brings you America's stories like Smithsonian Channel HD.
4,471 followers |

Catalyst Chicago Mag

Award-winning, independent reporting on urban school reform since 1990. Published by Community Renewal Society. Sister pub: The Chicago Reporter
3,999 followers |

Andy Shaw

Head of investigative watchdog @BetterGov; Lifelong political reporter in Chicago
3,218 followers |

Vocalo. org 89.5 FM

Music & Stories. We're a next generation public radio station. Listen to us on 89.5FM or stream us on vocalo.org. Sister station to @WBEZ 91.5 FM.
2,829 followers |

EdTech K–12 Magazine

Technology and education issues that IT leaders and K–12 administrators face when they’re evaluating and implementing a solution. EdTech is sponsored by CDW•G.
2,757 followers |

Tanya Roscorla

Education reporter who marvels at creation's beauty. Likes: Experimenting in the kitchen, cooking up cool crafts, reading good books.
2,506 followers |

BGA

The Better Government Association: Illinois' investigative watchdog
2,416 followers |

convergemag

Read news, analysis and perspective on education technology in K-12 and higher education. @reportertanya tweeting.
2,326 followers |

Monroe Anderson

I'm a Cyber Columnist and award-winning Veteran Chicago Journalist who is just left of liberal. I write political and social commentary.
2,278 followers |

Manny's Deli

The best deli in Chicago. We have been serving sandwiches, beef stew, and potato pancakes for Chicago's politicians, celebrities and everyday people since 1942.
2,211 followers |

Art Institute Lions

We are the Lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago on Michigan Ave. Cultural icons with attitude. Twitter's 1st editorial cartoon. Cast in bronze.
2,128 followers |

USAT Interactive

Updates on interactive, mobile and other emerging technology from USA TODAY, alongside work from our colleagues and the design/interactive industry as a whole.
1,561 followers |

The Fact Checker

The Washington Post's Michael Dobbs fact-checks the 2008 presidential candidates.
1,405 followers |

Mary Schmich

Metro columnist for the Chicago Tribune, yoga teacher, Brenda Starr writer
1,348 followers |

Bloomberg Education

Tweets from @BloombergNews education reporters in Boston, New York and around the world.
1,333 followers |

ILStateBoardofEd

Visit the Illinois State Board of Education's website at www.isbe.net for official announcements, a calendar of meetings and more.
1,291 followers |

DA magazine

District Administration magazine is the leading national education publication for district-level school administrators.
1,212 followers |

district299

All the unofficial news & commentary about Chicago public schools, sponsored by ChicagoNow. Reach me at district299@gmail.com
843 followers |

Hans Latta

Daily info about the DOE's Innovation Fund, Race to the Top, and the Serve America Act's Social Innovation Fund
765 followers |

Marianne Murciano

495 followers |

T&L Tech Forum

Brought to you by the team behind T&L magazine and the TechLearning.com web site, Tech Forum represents Tech & Learning in action.
382 followers |

Marin Corp

Investigative Reporter Carol Marin and Producer Don Moseley are the founders of Marin Corp Productions. Marin Corp creates pieces for NBC 5 and the Sun-Times
251 followers |

iSummit 2010

At iSummit 2010 we will share the latest tools and techniques to equip our students for the 21st century. using Apple notebook computers.
14 followers |

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