Reuters TV: News Video
Reuters is an international news agency with its headquarters in London, UK. Reuters is famous for providing news stories to TV stations, newspapers and internet news sites all over the world. If you read a newspaper, you will often see the word Reuters at the beginning of the story. That tells you where the news came from. To watch news from Reuters, you can go to the website, Reuters.com/video, or you can download the free app to your cell phone or tablet. I use the app, and I try to watch it once a day. The video goes for about 15 minutes, and it summarizes the most recent world news up until that moment. It tends to use a lot of battery, so be careful of that. However, the announcers speak very clearly (usually with a British accent), and you can learn many vocabulary words as well as stay current on world events.
Two more choices - BBC and CNN
NHK World - English
We are very fortunate to have access to NHK World broadcasts in English. We can listen to NHK World on TV, on our PCs at home, and on our mobile devices. Often, the topics on NHK World are connected to Japan, so usually you will have some understanding of the topic. They speak just a little slower than normal native English speed, so it's a little bit easier to catch what they're saying.
Recently, I listened to NHK World Radio by connecting through my TuneIn Radio app. (I don't have the NHK Radio app.) The way to connect was this:
Recently, I listened to NHK World Radio by connecting through my TuneIn Radio app. (I don't have the NHK Radio app.) The way to connect was this:
- TuneIn Radio app > Browse > Talk > News (or Language Learning) > 英語ニュース - NHK World Radio Japan
In addition to radio, you can watch and listen to streaming TV. You can watch it on your PC or you can download the app so you can watch NHK on your mobile device. Why not give it a try?