Definition

Noun: 1. A news-gathering and distribution organization: A business or service that collects news reports, articles, and information from various sources and then distributes this content electronically to subscribing newspapers, broadcasters, and other media outlets.

Usage

A "press agency" operates as a central hub for news. It employs journalists and correspondents to gather information globally. Subscribers, such as local newspapers or TV stations, pay for access to this shared news feed, allowing them to publish stories they could not gather independently.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The small-town newspaper relies on a major press agency for its international coverage.
  • The press agency distributed the breaking news alert to all its subscribers within minutes.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a product of a press agency": Describes news content that was not produced by a publication's own staff but was sourced from a wire service.
  • Many of the foreign dispatches in today's paper are products of a press agency.

Variants and Related Words

• News agency (n): A more common synonym for "press agency."
• Wire service (n): A traditional term for a press agency, originating from the use of telegraph wires to transmit news.
• Press association (n): Sometimes used to describe a cooperative news agency owned by its member publications.

Synonyms

• News service
• Wire service
• News organization

Related Phrases

• Agency report (n): A news story filed by a press agency.
  • According to an agency report, the summit has been postponed.
• Agency feed (n): The continuous stream of news content supplied by a press agency to its subscribers.

Noun

1. an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically