NAM News Network
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| Abbreviation | NNN |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool |
| Formation | November 2005 |
| Purpose | News agency |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Secretariat) |
Parent organisation | Non-Aligned Movement |
| Website | www |
The NAM News Network (NNN) is a news agency established by countries of the Non-Aligned Movement to disseminate news which are not prejudicial to the third-world countries. It is run by Bernama, the national news agency of Malaysia[1] and funded by the Malaysian government.[2]
Organisation and operations[edit]
The formation of the agency was requested by Malaysia and the decision was made during the Sixth Conference of Ministers of Information of Non-Aligned Countries (COMINAC VI) hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2005.[3] It planned to start in 2007.[1] The agency was created after the earlier network, Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP), fell into disuse in the mid-1990s.[4]
NAM News Network's stated mission is to promote information and news from a developing country perspective[4] and to be "a valuable alternative for the Western news dominance", essentially revitalizing Non-Aligned Movement's original intention with NANAP but now equipped with the technology of Internet.[5] It was also set up as a working platform and central hub for accredited news organizations within NAM countries to publish and reuse content.[4]
According to the agency's website, "the NNN sees itself as an alternative source of information rather than being in competition with other major news services. Essentially it would serve as a conduit for NAM member countries to tell their story and use it as a yet another tool of communication for them."[6]
Secretariat[edit]
The agency's secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The national news agency Bernama serves as NNN's coordinating body.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "NAM agency to counter Western media". Today (Afternoon Edition). 22 November 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "KL to fund non-aligned news network". The Straits Times. 11 November 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Non-Aligned Movement-Seychelles welcomes revamped news agency". Seychelles Nation. Seychelles. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Crain, Matthew (2011). "Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool". In Downing, John D. H. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media. SAGE Publications. p. 369. ISBN 9780761926887. OCLC 1201860882.
- ^ Joye, Stijn (2006). "IPS, Activism and the Internet". Raising awareness, challenging establishment. The surplus value of a global and local alternative news agency. Academia Press. p. 25. ISBN 9789038210513.
- ^ "About NAM NEWS NETWORK". NAM News Network. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.