noun
state-run news agency; government news service
Refers to a news agency or news service operated by the national government. Often used in the name of a specific organization, e.g., 国営通信社.
その国営通信は政府の発表をそのまま報じた。
The state-run news agency reported the government's announcement verbatim.
国営通信社が新しい経済政策について速報を出した。
The state-run news agency issued a bulletin on the new economic policy.
Compound of 国営 (state-run) and 通信 (news, communication). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.