World news, international news or global coverage is the jargon in journalism for news that originates outside of a country’s borders. It may be sent by foreign correspondents to the home office of a newspaper, magazine or television news program or is gathered or researched through distance communication technologies such as telephone, satellite TV and the internet.
There are two types of reporters who may do world news: a foreign correspondent (full-time reporter stationed in a country) and a special envoy or stringer (sent out on assignment to cover a story). The bulk of major news agency services contain world news, often delivered by a team of journalists based in a foreign capital.
Historically, WNN has been an apparent training ground for new news anchors, as many who have hosted the program have gone on to higher-profile positions with ABC News and local affiliates. It is unique for allowing viewers to send in questions and comments via email, which are read aloud by the news anchors during the show.
The show also includes a variety of segments and repurposed segment and story packages from other ABC News programs, including Nightline and This Week. Occasionally, the broadcast will air a rebroadcast of the “Roundtable” discussion on a political issue from the previous night’s This Week. The program ends with some version of the song “World News Polka” while the production credits are scrolled. Until September 2011, three ABC stations owned by the Citadel Communications television chain – KTWO in Casper, Wyoming; KLKN in Lincoln, Nebraska; and WOI-DT in Ames, Iowa – preempted the show, as it conflicted with their network simulcast of the cable jewelry shopping network Jewelry Television.
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