The field of world news encompasses stories affecting people outside a country’s borders. This includes coverage of wars, natural disasters, terrorist attacks and political unrest in other countries. World news may also be referred to as foreign news or international news. Historically, the major newspaper chains, as well as radio and television networks, have been responsible for providing world news. They usually obtain it from news agencies, which are organizations that prepare hard and soft news stories in bulk that can be used by multiple news organizations without modification. The news agencies sell these articles to individual reporters, corporations, universities and intelligence services for a fee.
The news programs that air on the American ABC network typically include some world news stories. The network’s flagship news program, Good Morning America, often runs a world news segment during the show’s first commercial break. Other ABC news programs, such as the local nightly newscasts and Good Morning America First Look, also feature world stories.
World News Now, which was created in 1992, is an overnight news program broadcast on ABC. It is produced on the ABC News’ New York City studios and transmitted in a continuous tape-delayed loop until 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday mornings (the time differs depending on the time zone in which the show is being broadcast).
When a full-time anchor leaves World News Now, the station usually hosts a send-off ceremony for them. In the past, this was done by placing cardboard cutouts of the departing anchor in the studio’s rafters. Today, the newscast features a graphic of the former anchor’s head-shot moving into the monitors on the original set. In addition, the anchors sometimes respond humorously to an e-mail sent in by a viewer.
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