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February 21

Foreign correspondents of media

If New York Times, Washington Post, BBC, CNN has local journalists working for them in Japan, then who decides, which news to cover among multiple news?

Let's say in Yokohama 5 people died, while in Kyoto 3 people were injured, and both news got coverage in Japanese newspapers. But CNN gives coverage to injury cases, not death cases. It can be assumed that the local correspondent is well aware of both cases.

Or say- A tweet by some Nigerian politician got coverage in Washington Post than terrorists killing 65 people in Nigeria.

So, are local correspondents staying in Japan, Nigeria responsible for this, or their boss sitting in New York, Washington took the decision? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.105.0.163 (talk) 08:09, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A news editor’s general duties include choosing news items to be covered and assigning the articles to other writers. [1] Alansplodge (talk) 14:38, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, the correspondent on the ground makes a pre-selection; an editor sitting far away at their desk in NYC or Washington DC cannot possibly be aware of all potential news items in Japan and Nigeria. Even when a correspondent files a story as agreed, the news editor may still kill it to make room for other breaking news. --Lambiam 17:57, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regional news offices are traditionally called "bureaus" and are headed by a bureau chief. They will typically make the decision on what to research, cover, and write about. Different news organizations will use different terminology, but will likely have similar roles under different titles. For example, NPR, a news network I frequently use, has "senior correspondents" that act as bureau chiefs. These include Sylvia Poggioli (Rome), Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson (Berlin), Ofeibea Quist-Arcton (Dakar), etc. Once a story has been submitted, decisions on how and when to use such stories typically fall under the role of the editors, for print media, and producers, on radio and television, as managed by the news director. A good historical perspective on this is the film All The President's Men, which shows how newsrooms generally run; there are several scenes showing the editorial staff discussing what stories to publish, and not. --Jayron 32 18:52, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]