global news and information network

Global news & information networksGroup 3:

Nguyen Thi Hai Nga – TT38A

Le Thuy Linh – TT38A

Nguyen Le Hoa – TT38A

Tran Thuy Nga – TT38B

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Terminology

Global news and information networks

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News agencies

Financial news services

International television news

International news channels

Global radio

TerminologyBureau

An office, usually of a large organization, that is responsible for a specific duty.

Eg: a news bureau

News agency/ News wire/ news service/ wire service

An organization that gathers news reports and sells them to subscribing news organizations, such as newspaper, magazines, radio and television broadcastersA news wire is composed of editors and journalists who cover stories for that particular company. Unlike a newspaper, a wire organization does not have its own product. .

Global news & information networks

News agencies

The Associated Press (AP) Reuters

Agence France Presse (AFP)


AP (USA) Reuters (UK) AFP (France)

Worldwide bureaux 237 183 140

Countries covered 112 157 165

Language used 6 23 6

Journalists employed

3,421 2,072 1,200

News output 20 million 3 million 2 million

(Table 4.19/ page 151)

They are the source of about 80% of the public’s information worldwide & they operate in a commercial environment: “the information business”

The dominant position of Western news agencies is based on professional output – a reputation for speed & accuracy in the coverage of international events, though their interpretation may often reflect Western, or more specifically, US editorial priorities

The world’s top three agencies


Financial news service


Among the major news agencies of what had once been a global cartel, only Reuters has dedicated the major part of its activity to reporting economics and financial news and data for the business community.

Reuter’s main rivals, such as Knight-Ridder, Dow Jones, Telerate, and Bloomberg, were set up mainly to serve financial and business markets.

Reuters also is the leading international player in financial news and data. But the most important new player is Bloomberg.Bloomberg offers a 24-hour, worldwide, real-time financial information network of news, data and analyses of financial markets and business. It claims: “Our product drive investment decision that affect millions of people- and billions of dollars worldwide”


Global News Channel

Viewership Bureaux Correspondents Ownership

CNN international 221 million homes 32 150 AOL- Time Warner

BBC world 135 million homes 42 250 BBC

Global TV News Agencies

Agency Subscribers Countries Ownership

APTN 330 110 AP

Reuters 310 93 Reuters Holdings

(Table 4.20/ page 155)News on television

Global news & information networksCase study: CNN (The Atlanta-based Cable News Network)

In the category of news channels, CNN is undoubtedly the world leader. It influents news agendas across the world and indeed shaping international communication

CNN played an important role in integrating the media systems of the former socialist countries into the Western fold.CNN’s on-the-spot reporting of global events gave it unparalleled to mould international public opinion and even contributed to influencing the actions of people involved in the events it was covering.

CNN news bureau locations (2006)Countries with a CNN bureau

US with a CNN bureau


Global radio

Station Founded Languages Journalists Weekly listeners

BBB World Service

1931 44 1037 143 million

Voice of American

1942 53 1137 86 million

Deutsche Welle 1953 35 1700 ____

Radio France Int. 1975 18 ___ 30 million

(Table 4.21/ page 161) Major international radio stations, 1999


Global radioRadio still remains an important source of information, especially in the South. Major governments continue to support overseas broadcasting.

Calling itself “the world’s reference point”, the BBC World Service is the world’s best-known international broadcaster whose aims include “promoting the English language & interest” and “projecting Britain’s value’s worldwide.

Conclusion

In the beginning of news agencies, financial news services, international television news, international news channel, global radio formed the global news and information networks, leading to actuating globalization and commodification news and information.

US and UK’s media organizations produce and distribute much of the world’s news and information. This leads to the overwhelming of these two countries on the global information system. They easily distribute their Western culture, their standard system – especial those of America – to other countries, which – undeniably – plays the decisive role in creating general rules in mass media in the world

New trends of international communication systems

The trend towards the power concentration of media, mainly US

2003

5 companies10 companies

19971983

50 companies

1987

29 companies

1990

23 companies

The trend towards using multimedia in communication

The trend towards the diversification of communication contents

The trend towards the diversification of the creations & different kinds of the audience

The trend towards using international communication in diplomacy

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