NEWS AGENCY

BY
Jaya Sruthi laya .s
“ A news agency is an organization that gathers news reports and
sells them to subscribing news organizations, such as newspapers,
magazines and radio and television broadcasters. A news agency
may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire, or news
service. Newspaper syndicates generally sell their material to one

”
client in each territory only, while news agencies distribute news
articles to all interested parties.
FUNCTIONS OF NEWS AGENCY

• delivery up to date information.

• impartial and well written news.
• The stories are revised several times in order to correct errors, add the latest
information and improve emphasis, readability and brightness.
• A separate news room performs the selection and editing process under the
supervision of desk incharge and shift incharge.
• News agency’s writers and editors usually work under time pressure. News agencies
have main trunk distribution circuits running across the country.
There are different forms of news agencies,
including:

• Government agencies that publish government news

• National news agencies that publish news of a particular country Entertainment agencies that publish news and
updates related to entertainment.

• Agencies gather news or reports as per their industry and sell them to the media outlets that publish them.
 Coverage by News Agencies:

• news agencies provide updates on sports, elections, politics, the economy, the stock market, and other general
news through radio stations or television. These service patterns include audio tapes (voice), photographs, videos,
text stories, etc.

• News agencies have field reporters designated to their specialised domains called beats. These reporters cover
some important events in their respective beats, investigate leads, and share the updates via the agencies that
contribute to publishing or broadcasting the news through different news outlets. Nowadays, news agencies also
share their stories on social media.
 Major news agencies:

• AFP (Agency France- Presse),

• Reuters, UPI (United Press International),
• AP (Associated Press) etc.

These agencies have their offices and branches all over the world, and because of having a large source of
newswires they gather information from all over the world.