Reuters
Reuters is an international news organization that reports and distributes news, financial data, and other information to media and businesses.
News agency: An organization that gathers and distributes news to media outlets and other subscribers. Reuters operates as a global agency, supplying reporting to outlets that publish under their own names.
Paul Julius Reuter: The German-born entrepreneur who founded the news agency that became Reuters. His early service used telegraphy and carrier pigeons to move financial news across borders.
Thomson Reuters: A multinational information company formed by the 2008 combination of Thomson Corporation and Reuters. Reuters is its news division, alongside legal, tax, and other information businesses.
Associated Press: A nonprofit cooperative news agency owned by its U.S. newspaper and broadcast members. Like Reuters, it supplies reporting globally, but its cooperative ownership model differs.
Reuters News Agency: The news-gathering and distribution operation within Reuters. This operation produces the journalism associated with Reuters and supplies it to clients worldwide.
Reuters history: The development of Reuters from its 1851 founding through its modern corporate form. Its history explains how a telegraph-based service became a worldwide news provider.
Reuters News: The journalism division of Thomson Reuters, producing text, photography, and video news. It supplies reporting to broadcasters, publishers, digital platforms, and other clients.
Agence France-Presse: A French international news agency with a global network of correspondents. It competes with Reuters in worldwide news distribution and has a distinct legal status.
Newswire: A system for distributing news rapidly to subscribers, often through digital feeds. Newswire delivery lets Reuters send breaking reports directly to newsrooms and businesses.
Telegraphy: The transmission of messages over distance using electrical signals. Telegraph networks enabled Reuters to distribute market information far faster than physical mail.