A group of developing countries, including mostly poor countries but also more developed countries like Singapore, Malaysia and India, have started an Internet-based news service that pools their media resources to give readers an alternative to “unfair” news coverage by the Western media, said the International Herald Tribune.

These developing countries are part of the ‘Nonaligned Movement,’ a grouping totaling 114 member countries. The news service and content, called NAM News Network, will be hosted by the Malaysian national news agency, Bernama, with contributions from national news agencies in these member countries.

The group also plans to establish the news service in French, Spanish and Arabic for North African, Middle Eastern and Latin American countries.

Source: The International Herald Tribune [Through the European Journalism Centre]