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News junkies, be they competitive reporters or inveterate headline consumers, can now get alerts when breaking news is posted to some popular news organizations' Web sites. No doubt the list will grow, but here are a few national news sources currently offering the service:

CNN
If you access www.cnn.com from your mobile, you'll find a link to "Get Breaking News Mobile Alerts from CNN." Click that tease and you'll find instructions for texting CNN and signing up for alerts sent directly to your device.

New York Times
Go to www.nytimes.com from your device, and if you scroll down the homepage to "Mobile Services" you'll find "Breaking News Alerts" flagged with the red label "new". The process is similar, click the link for directions on how to text the Times to sign up for the service.

The New York Times, plus many other sources, offer iPhone-specific news applications you can download through iTunes onto your iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 2.0 firmware installed. Here's the link to the one for the Times iPhone app.

Wall Street Journal
Oddly enough, when we accessed www.wsj.com from a mobile, we couldn't find a link to alerts or other mobile services. But visit the site from a computer and you'll find at the bottom a link for "Mobile Devices." Click it and you'll find "Dow Jones News Alerts." Enter your mobile number, your carrier and the types of alerts you want and they'll come right to you.

Washington Post
You can also carry the Washington Post in your pocket on your mobile throughout the day. Open a browser on any web-enabled phone or PDA and type http://mobile.twp.com or Text "TWP" to WPOST (97678) to get a link to the Post's mobile site sent to your phone. BlackBerry users should text "WP" to 97678. In additon to top news, election coverage, blog posts, sports and entertainment news, you can get information on D.C. area restaurants, clubs & more at the City Guide feature and recieve text alerts regarding and breaking news. You can learn more about the Post's mobile offerings here.