Lucianne.com
Forum for posting and discussion of current news items of a political bent. Includes selections by columnist Lucianne Goldberg.
http://www.lucianne.com/

IRCPolitics.org
Political discussion on the internet. Interactive Realtime chat, news page and bulletin board.
http://www.ircpolitics.org

Lobby-It.Com
Have your say about any issue that bothers you. Talk online about your concerns in our chat room.
http://lobby-it.com

Time Online: Talking Point
A discussion area to put readers' questions to Times journalists and experts, as well as a wide range of people in the news including politicians and authors. UK.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,616,00.html

Quest For Answers In Modern Times
A forum for people of all cultures and faiths to share experiences, questions, knowledge, and theory regarding global society, current events, politics, and Islam. This is an informal discussion welcoming views of all faiths and lifestyles.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aQuestForAnswersInModernTimes/

Survival Resources News Daily
Survival and preparedness resources and news, opinion and on-going discussions on these subjects and current events. Of interest to the survivalist/prearedness and patriotic communities.
http://members.boardhost.com/SRNDBOARD

SMS Australia
Mobile, wireless technology, cellular, SMS news and information portal for the Australian community.
http://www.sms-australia.com

ImAFish - The ultimate Chillout site
ImAFish is full of news, reviews, discussions and welcomes anyone!
http://imafish.com

International Forum
International forum about politics and history in the regions of military conflicts: in English and Russian.
http://inter.armkb.com

NOLA Live: News Media Forum
Nola's discussion forum about current news and media issues.
http://www.nola.com/forums/newsmedia/

CBS News
Theme/Focus: current affairs. Registration Information: users must register before posting new discussions or replying to existing ones. Discussion Structure: linear.
http://bbs.cbsnews.com/

MSNBC
Theme/Focus: current affairs. Registration Information: users choose author names on the fly (no usernames or passwords). Discussion Structure: linear.
http://www.msnbc.com/bbs/default.asp?0dm=O227O

National Public Radio (NPR)
Theme/Focus: current affairs. Topic Selection: users can start new discussions, but topics are pre-determined. Author Names: users must select a username and password before starting a new discussion or replying to an existing one. Discussion Structure: linear.
http://www.npr.org/yourturn/

The Cyber I
A forum discussion site with an emphasis on news, political discussion, and current events.
http://members.tripod.com/the_cyber_i/

Guardian Unlimited: News Talk
Talkboards about general news, with links to talkboards on specific topics. Includes Quote of the Week and Hot Topics.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/talk/

News & Views Exchange Central
Message board for journalists to exchange the latest international news and views as well as topical professional issues. [English, Russian]
http://www.newsbee.org

World Affairs Board
Forum for social, economic and political issues as well as military equipment, strategy and issues.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/

News Nation
Debate politics and current events.
http://www.newsnation.net/

DebateGate
Spirited site with 10 distinct forums with more on the way. Designed around the Yahoo Clubs format without the annoying ads.
http://www.debategate.com

Stossel, John
Discussion forum on the topics of the controversial ABC investigative reporter's documentaries.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/ABCNEWSSpecial/

Able2Know - News Forums
Offers separate forums by type of news.
http://www.able2know.com/forums/index.php?c=6

Drudge Forum
Message board that covers news, journalism, politics and topics related to the Drudge Report.
http://www.drudgeforum.com/

Newsbull.com
News Links, Issue Forums, Blogs, Columnist, Politics
http://www.newsbull.com

Pravda.Ru -- Talking Point
Online discussions, links to related news stories from the Pravda.Ru. Topics range from serious to trivial.
http://engforum.pravda.ru/

OmniNerd
Describing itself as a habitat for the collaborative nerd. Focal point for discussion on current affairs and a range of topics.
http://www.omninerd.com/

Qwest Employee Board
A message board to discus the current issues with qwest.
http://groups.msn.com/DSCNNCTDSQWestEMPLOYEEBOARD/

Poynter Forums
A variety of e-mail discussion lists on various journalism-related topics.
http://www.poynter.org/forum/topics.asp

Yeah Alright
Forum, photographs and articles.
http://www.yeahalright.com

Volconvo Debate Forums
A forum featuring political, breaking news, religious and other topics.
http://www.volconvo.com/

SQLspace
Discusssions on breaking news. No censorship policy.
http://www.sqlspace.com/

World News Forums
Discuss a wide variety of news, sport, technology.
http://www.worldnewsforums.com/