Who gets to tell the world’s news?
Summary
In the early 1980s, Daya Thussu worked at India’s Press Trust of India, selecting international news from Western agencies and the Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool. NANAP connected news organizations in Asia, Africa and Latin America so they could exchange reports directly, outside the main Western news networks.Key Facts
- Daya Thussu worked as a subeditor at the Press Trust of India in New Delhi in the early 1980s.
- Thussu selected international stories for PTI’s news wires.
- PTI received international reports from Western agencies, including Reuters.
- The Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool connected newsrooms in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
- NANAP enabled participating news organizations to exchange news directly with one another.
- The Non-Aligned Movement brought together countries seeking independence from the Cold War superpowers.
- Thussu was pursuing a PhD in international relations at Jawaharlal Nehru University while working at PTI.
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