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wire service: see news agency news agency, local, national, international, or technical organization that gathers and distributes news, usually for newspapers, periodicals, and broadcasters. ..... Click the link for more information. . news agencyor news service or wire serviceOrganization that gathers, writes, and distributes news to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television broadcasters, government agencies, and other users. It does not publish news itself but supplies news to subscribers, who, by sharing costs, obtain services they could not otherwise afford. All the mass media depend on agencies for the bulk of the news they carry. Some agencies focus on special subjects or on a local area or nation. Many news agencies are cooperatives, with members providing news from their area to a pool for general use. The largest news agencies are United Press International, Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sun Wire Services reported that thousands of mourners attended the funerals of these three militants executed for defending their villages on Sulawesi against attacks by fanatic Muslims imported from other islands during sectarian violence six years ago. Journalists seeking to create an alternative to the mainstream and corporate wire services and news agencies founded the Inter Press Services (IPS) news agency in 1964. To be launched later this year, the new site will carry content from Dow Jones wire services and The Wall Street Journal and Excite At Home services such as e-mail, Web hosting and related business services. |
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