Proposes that newspapers on CD-ROM can be used as effective resource for materials production in British or U.S. civilization and current-affairs courses and English-for-Specific-Purposes courses. Provides ideas for using newspaper articles as basis for materials design, language-learning exercises, project work, computer-assisted language-learning exercises, and conversation classes. Gives practical advice on how to obtain newspapers on CD-ROM in Europe and the United States. (Author/JL)