World news (also known as international news or foreign coverage) is a subfield of journalism that covers global issues. It is often a mix of hard and soft news reports on current events, though it may also cover topics such as culture or the arts. In most countries, it is considered to be a distinct field from national news (news about the government of one’s own country) and is sometimes referred to as “international journalism”.
There are two main types of reporters who can specialize in world news: a full-time, permanent foreign correspondent or a reporter sent abroad on a temporary assignment for a single story or project. Correspondents work for a newspaper or other news organization and report on the local community, whereas special envoys may be dispatched from headquarters to cover specific events. Many countries have government-run or sponsored news agencies, which produce and sell stories in bulk via wire services (originally delivered by telegraph but now often over the Internet) to other newspapers, television and radio stations, and individuals or intelligence agencies.
Previously, the show’s website featured an interactive forum and offered viewers the opportunity to send in questions for the anchors, which would then be answered during that week’s broadcast. The show was also notable for a segment called Morning Papers, in which the anchors presented several offbeat or humorous stories taken from the morning papers of various nations around the world. This was replaced in 2012 by The Mix, which features a rotating group of stories from the Web and other sources.