List of wire services

This page contains a list of major international wire services.

Abbreviation Name Origin Headquarters Type
ReutersReutersUKLondonPublic Corporation
AP Associated PressUSANon-profit cooperative[1]
PA Press AssociationUKLondonNon-profit cooperative[2]
PAT PressatUKLondon[3]
ANPAlgemeen Nederlands PersbureauNetherlandsPublic Corporation (since 2000)
AFPAgence France PresseFranceParisGovernment chartered public corporation
CPCanadian Press
La Presse Canadienne		CanadaToronto Not-for-profit cooperative
DPA Deutsche Presse-AgenturGermanyHamburgPublic Corporation (with a limit that no shareholder may own more than 1.5% of the shares)[4]
ANSAAgenzia Nazionale Stampa AssociataItalyRomeNot-for-profit cooperative
BNOBNO NewsNetherlandsPrivate Corporation
UPIUnited Press InternationalUSA
STASlovenian Press AgencySloveniaLjubljanaGovernment-chartered public corporation
4EFourth Estate Public Benefit CorporationUSAMiamiJournalism Public Benefit Corporation[5]
FWFactwire News AgencyHong HongHong KongPrivate Corporation(Crowd-founded by 3,300 Hongkongers)[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ap.org/pages/about/faq.html#2
  2. ↑ http://www.pressassociation.com
  3. ↑ http://www.pressat.co.uk
  4. ↑ dpa - Ownership
  5. ↑ https://www.fourthestate.co
  6. ↑ https://factwire.news/en/about.html
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