World news is a term used in media jargon for stories about a global subject or about a country outside its own borders. It also includes news about wars, although such coverage is more properly considered to be national for the media of belligerent countries. World news can be sent by foreign correspondents, by news agencies based in another country or region, or, more recently, by distance communication technologies like telephone and satellite TV.
A reporter specializing in world news often works as a full-time foreign correspondent (or sometimes as a special envoy, temporarily stationed in a place for a particular topic or event). Correspondents often gather materials for their articles from local officials, community members and the press, but they also travel around their territory to find out more about their subjects. They are frequently accompanied by local or regional journalists who work as stringers, reporters with no permanent employment contract with a news source. Almost all major news agencies produce world news, and their material can be distributed to other media organizations and individuals, including corporations, universities, analysts, and intelligence agencies.