World News Network started in December of 1998, a few months after the Raccoon City Incident. The US Government wanted to get news out to the people in a way that they could control, but still tell the truth. They formed the World News Network System on December 28th, 1998. In March of 2000, News of Umbrella became more common and the US Government ordered that World News Network not report on it. A reporter of World News Network, John Stuckler did just the opposite and filmed an interview with Ozwald E. Spencer. World News Network then freed itself from the US Government, with help from John Stuckler, and become an independant News program determined to tell the truth no matter what.