news agency
Let an agent explain news agencies and their role, relay history, business models and major agencies from journalism sources with attribution, describe photo and alternative agencies, and distinguish news agencies from newspapers, broadcasters, press offices and content aggregators.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain news agencies and their role, relay history, business models and major agencies from journalism sources with attribution, describe photo and alternative agencies, and distinguish news agencies from newspapers, broadcasters, press offices and content aggregators.
An organisation that gathers news reports and distributes them to subscribing newspapers, broadcasters and online media, from global newswires such as Reuters, AP and AFP through national agencies to specialised news photo agencies and alternative news agencies serving particular communities or perspectives, and historical services such as Ret-Info; news agencies supply much of the raw reporting that media outlets publish.
What it is for: Gathering and distributing news to media.
It can be explain the role; relay history and agencies; describe kinds; distinguish related organisations.
Distinguishing features
Wholesale news
Wire distribution
Global and national
Independent and state
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a wire service.
Physical character
AFP founded: 1835 year - as Havas
AP founded: 1846 year
Reuters founded: 1851 year
state agencies: Xinhua, TASS among many list
How it is recognised
Wholesale news supplier to media
Newswires such as Reuters, AP and AFP; news photo agencies; alternative news agencies; Ret-Info
Newspapers publish; broadcasters air; press offices speak for organisations; aggregators collect published items
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
supplies - and broadcasters
is exemplified by - a global newswire
In practice
Families and kinds
global newswires
national and state news agencies
news photo and video agencies
financial news agencies
alternative and community news agencies
historical agencies such as Ret-Info
Standards and regulation
Press codes and editorial standards
Media law on defamation and sourcing
State media rules in some countries
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing agencies with outlets or aggregators
Partisan framing of state agencies
Registry aliases naming a historical service
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a news agency is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a news agency, and how does it differ from a newspaper, broadcaster, press office and aggregator? definition
- Is the question about the concept, a kind or a specific agency? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are global newswires, national agencies, photo agencies, alternative agencies and services such as Ret-Info? definition
- Which entry fits the specific agency? action
Operate Operation.
Practice.
Model
Business model.
Model
Model.
- How do agencies gather, verify and sell news to subscribers? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Standards
Standards.
Standards
Standards.
- What editorial standards and sourcing rules do agencies follow? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- How did Havas, Reuters, AP and the telegraph create the agency system, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of journalism? action
State
State agencies.
State
State.
- What roles do state agencies such as Xinhua and TASS play, with assessments attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context Today.
Context.
Digital
Digital era.
Digital
Digital.
- How have the internet and social media changed agencies? provenance
- Which entry fits digital journalism? action
Alternative
Alternative agencies.
Alternative
Alternative.
- What are alternative news agencies, and whom do they serve? provenance
- Which entry fits alternative media? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should news photo agency and alternative news agency be separate primary entries?
- How should journalism sources be linked?
- The registry alias Ret-Info names a specific historical service; should it be split off?