KUALA LUMPUR: A group of developing countries started an Internet-based news service on Monday, pooling their media resources to provide an alternative to what officials said was unfair coverage by the Western media.
The Malaysian national news agency Bernama is host of the NAM News Network, a joint effort of the 114 member countries of the Nonaligned Movement, a grouping that pledged to remain neutral during the Cold War. It includes mostly poor countries but also thriving economies like Singapore, Malaysia and India.
The content for the Web site, www.namnewsnetwork.org, will be provided by the national news agencies of NAM's member countries as well as a few other developing countries like China, whose Xinhua state- owned press agency has a wide global presence. The group also plans service in French, Spanish and Arabic to cater to North African, Middle Eastern and Latin American countries.
