World news is the term media use for global events, rather than events involving only a single country or region. It also covers international politics and foreign policy as well as the general affairs of nations. It is an important part of journalism, because the public needs to be informed about the world in order to participate in international affairs and make better decisions.

A journalist that specializes in reporting on world news is called a correspondent. A correspondent is based in a foreign city (often the capital of a nation) and usually files stories on a regular basis to a news editor. They are able to gather information about a particular country or region from sources on the ground including government officials, members of society, local businessmen and other journalists. Correspondents also keep in touch with other journalists and sources outside of the region who can help them get information as they report.

News agencies are organizations that prepare hard news stories and feature articles which they sell to other media outlets on a bulk basis through wire services (originally by telegraphy and now by e-mail and the Internet). They may also sell these articles to individuals, corporations, analysts and intelligence agencies. The majority of major news agency services contain world news.

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