World news, also international news or foreign news, is the jargon of news media for reporting about events that are not local to a particular country or region. It is a subfield of journalism that is separate from national news, though the distinction between world and national news can sometimes be blurred, especially in cases involving war and events related to belligerent nations themselves.
The world news division of a newspaper or news agency typically consists of a team of reporters based overseas (although in modern times, journalists who travel abroad for the purpose of gathering information and filing stories may be referred to as stringers). Reporters who work on a freelance basis are usually called correspondents, and they often produce material that is sold to several different media sources simultaneously.
The bulk of world news coverage is produced by major news agencies, which prepare hard news and feature articles that are sold in bulk electronically through wire services (originally telegraph but today more frequently using the Internet). These service providers also provide their news reports directly to individual newspapers, radio and television broadcasters.
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