Abstract
The national press agencies have an integrative function in modern society. In fact, for the most they were founded to defend the national interests against the external influence of the international press agencies. In plurilingual countries where great cultural diversities create problems in the selection of news, in the linguistic capacities of the news personnel and in the quality of news translation, the national news agencies serve as an important link between the various cultural communities. The authors selected five plurilingual countries : Canada, Belgium, Finland, South Africa and Switzerland. They describe how these countries' national press agencies are organized, their linguistic practices, their clients and the problems they face. Finally, the question is raised as to the impact of the technological innovations on the relationship between national and international news agencies. The more the process of news distribution is automated the less the national agencies are able to rewrite, to interpret, to set the news in their own particular national scope or context.
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