Sources
Who we read and who owns them. Two sources count as independent only if they belong to different organisations and neither just repeats the other. Independence rule
Sources we read
Reports are collected only from this list. Nothing is taken from unlisted sites or social media. The owner is shown next to each source so you can judge independence for yourself.
Agence France-Presseafp.comInternational news agency with a statutory guarantee of editorial independence; part of its revenue comes from the French state as a subscriber.
Country and language:France, French
Owner:Agence France-Presse (autonomous public entity under a 1957 French statute)
How we read it:Website
Associated Pressapnews.comInternational news agency owned cooperatively by its member newspapers and broadcasters.
Country and language:United States, English
Owner:The Associated Press (not-for-profit cooperative of US news organisations)
How we read it:Website
BBC Newsbbc.com/newsPublic service broadcaster operating under a Royal Charter with published editorial guidelines.
Country and language:United Kingdom, English
Owner:British Broadcasting Corporation (public corporation funded mainly by the UK licence fee)
How we read it:RSS feed
Country and language:Germany, German
Owner:Deutsche Welle (public broadcaster funded from the German federal budget)
How we read it:RSS feed
Kyodo Newsenglish.kyodonews.netJapan's main news agency, owned cooperatively by its member media organisations.
Country and language:Japan, Japanese
Owner:Kyodo News (not-for-profit cooperative of Japanese newspapers and NHK)
How we read it:Website
Reutersreuters.comInternational news agency. Publicly listed parent company; editorial independence set out in the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Country and language:United Kingdom, English
Owner:Thomson Reuters Corporation
How we read it:Website