World news is the jargon in the news media for stories about an event or issue that is global in nature. It is generally a subfield of journalism and it is often distinguished from “national” news (for example, stories about wars that involve the belligerent countries themselves or meetings of multilateral organizations such as NATO) or simply international news (“news from abroad”).
The bulk of world news comes from major news agencies such as Reuters, AFP and Wolff, which prepare hard news articles for multiple newspapers, radio and television stations, corporations and intelligence services who subscribe to their service. A journalist working for one of these news agencies abroad is typically called a foreign correspondent. Journalists who produce material for several different news outlets at once while working abroad are known as stringers.
There are two types of reporters who focus on world news: the full-time foreign correspondent (a reporter stationed in a city, region or country for a particular news source) and the special envoy who is sent out temporarily to cover an important event or subject such as a war.