News agency

A news agency gathers news and supplies reports, photographs, or other material to newspapers, broadcasters, and other media outlets.

News gathering: The collection of information about events for reporting and publication. Reporters, correspondents, and local sources provide the raw material agencies distribute.
Havas: A French news agency founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas. Havas established an early model for collecting and selling news to multiple subscribers.
Charles-Louis Havas: A French translator and entrepreneur who founded the Havas news agency in 1835. His bureau pioneered selling translated foreign news to French newspapers.
Breaking news: News about an event that is unfolding or has just occurred. Agencies supply fast updates that outlets can use during developing events.
International news flow: The movement of news across national borders through media systems. A few agencies supply a large share of the material circulating across borders.
News wire: A service that transmits news reports to subscribing media organizations. Wire feeds let an agency deliver updates quickly to many outlets.
Associated Press: A United States nonprofit news cooperative founded in 1846. New York newspapers formed the cooperative to share the cost of transmitting news.
Paul Julius Reuter: A German-born entrepreneur who founded the Reuters news agency in 1851. He developed fast news transmission services using telegraph lines and carrier pigeons.
Financial news: Reporting about markets, companies, economies, and financial policy. Specialist agency desks sell market-moving information to media and financial clients.
Media concentration: The ownership or control of a large share of media by a small number of organizations. Dependence on a small set of suppliers can concentrate influence over news selection.

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