World news (also international news or foreign coverage) is the name in the news media for stories about events that occur outside of a local area. These stories are often reported by reporters based abroad (often in capital cities), known as correspondents.
Alternatively, they may be reported by journalists at news agencies. The major news agencies prepare hard news and feature articles that are sold in bulk to many different organizations, including newspapers, magazines, radio and television broadcasters. These agencies are sometimes called wire services.
A common segment on the program is Morning Papers, a collection of several offbeat and funny stories from the pages of newspapers around the world. Occasionally, this is replaced by The Mix, which uses stories from online sources. In addition, each weekday includes a segment with a different ABC News correspondent in a unique location. These segments are usually more in-depth and informative than the other world news segments.
On Fridays, the show ends with a version of the World News Now Polka and the production credits scroll down. The anchors also do a weekly review of the weekend’s new movies, which they rate from 1 to 5 stars.
The show was once a training ground for news personalities, with some of its former anchors going on to higher-profile positions at the network or with local affiliates. Typically, when a full-time anchor leaves the program, they are celebrated with a ceremony of some kind. In the past, this was done with cardboard cutouts of the anchor hung from the rafters of the studio, and now is usually with a graphics sequence that features a head-shot of the former anchor, set against a graphic of the original WNN studio’s rafters and monitors.
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