Broadcast Journalism News Agencies Nature of Job News
Broadcast Journalism News Agencies
Nature of Job �News agencies were created to provide newspapers with information about a wide variety of news events happening around the world. �Initially - only to newspapers �Later - radio, television and Internet too
Other names �Wire service �Newswire �News service
3 Global News Agencies �Agence France-Presse (AFP) – France (Agence Havas – 1835) �Associated Press (AP) - USA �Reuters – (UK – 1851) have offices in most countries of the world and cover all areas of information. All three began with a single objective news feed to all subscribers They do not provide separate feeds for conservative or liberal newspapers.
News Agencies - India 4 major news agencies in India �PTI - Press Trust of India �ANI - Asian News International �UNI - United News of India �HS - Hindustan Samachar
More News Agencies - India Not very popular �SB - Samachar Bharti �Indo-Asian News Service �Webvarta News Agency �EMS (Express Media Service) �GNS (Gujarat News Service)
Indian News Agency - History �During Emergency – 1975 �No Freedom of Expression �PTI, UNI HS & SB – together – Samachar �After Election – All 4 restored �Basha – Hindi PTI �Univarta – Hindi News Agency – 1981 �UNI – Photo Service – 1987
International News Agencies �PARS – Iran; �Kyodo – Japan; �Baktha – Afganisthan; �PANA – Pan African News Agency – Africa; �Pac News – Pacific Region; �IANS – India Abroad New Service – HQ New York USA;
International News Agencies �IPS – Inter Press Service – HQ Rome – Office in Delhi too; �The NANAP – Non Aligned News Agencies Pool – India – 1976 NAM; �The DPA – Deutsche Press Agentur – Germany �The Mena – Egypt; �The CANA –Caribbean News Agency – 1976, CANA Radio – 1984
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