“NEWS AGENCIES”

BY : ANOOSHA WASEEM

“NEWS AGENCE”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.

“NATIONAL NEWS AGENCIES OF PAKISTAN”

APP PPI INP SABAH NNI ANN OINN APS

1) APP - Associated Press of Pakistan  The Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) started its life in 1947 with

the independence of Pakistan. The news agency is playing a leading role by supplying authentic and

credible news to the print and electronic media round-the-clock. Around one thousand news, over two hundred pictures and clean feed of Video News Service (VNS) containing important events and developments are put on wire daily for onward consumption by the media subscribers.

The number of news reports, released to the National Media daily in English, Urdu, Sindhi and Pushto languages have recorded significant improvement with complete domination over all other news agencies in the country.

Beginning its life in small buildings in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi with the reporters relying on bulky typewriters and noisy tele- printers, the APP over the years has grown into a state-of-the-art and modern news organization.

2) PPI - Pakistan Press International : When it comes to who leads the news industry in Pakistan so in the

majority of people’s minds the only one name comes and that is none other than “Pakistan Press International” which is the country’s top and independent news agency and it was launched in 1956 and since then it has been the prominent name of Pakistan news industry. Since the beginning of its career, the “PPI” has been the reliable source of publishing news of all kinds to its readers of different kinds. PPA also built up a network of correspondents in the smaller cities and towns in Pakistan. This was in contrast to APP, which had coverage in a limited number of large cities. For foreign news the agency signed up with the Agence France-Press (AFP) in 1957, and a year later became the first Asian partner of DPA. PPA also posted a correspondent in the Middle East, an area of special interest to Pakistani newspapers. In 1958, the agency installed the teleprinters in the offices of its clients. By 1960, PPI had subscribers in all the major newspapers centers of Pakistan, namely Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Dacca.

3) INP - INP (Independent News Pakistan :  INP.net.pk is among the Pakistan leaders in online

news and information delivery. Staffed 24 hours, seven days a week by a dedicated staff in INP Capital headquarters in Islamabad, and in bureaus Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Queatta & Azad Kashmir, with more than 1000 correspondent all our the Pakistan and world, INP.net.pk relies heavily on INP's team of almost 100 news professionals. INP.net.pk features the latest technologies, to searchable archives of news features and background information. The site is updated continuously throughout the day.

4) SABAH - South Asian Broadcasting Agency: South Asian Broadcasting Agency -

ACCURATE AND RELIABLE. Chief Editor is Shakil Ahmed Turabi. It is a Public company.

5) NNI - News Network International:NNI News or News Network International (NNI) is a private- operated national news agency of Pakistan. It is a Pakistan's most prominent news agency after Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and competitor of INP, ANN, Online, INN, PPA and SABAH. It was established in 1992 and headquartered in G-7 zero point, Islamabad. It have also offices in other major cities of Pakistan including Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar. It have hundreds of reporters, Bureau chief all across the Pakistan and around the globe to cover national and international issues. It provide services in both languages Urdu and English. In 2013 NNI's photographer killed in a blast.

6) ANN - Asia News Network:  History:The networking of newspapers in Asia was first discussed informally by Asian editors who participated in the first Asian- German Editors' Forum organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Manila. Encouraged by the forum’s success and the warm fellowship among them, the editors decided to pursue a more permanent professional and business relationship. With the goal of improving coverage of Asian affairs by Asian media, ANN was born. The Asia News Network (ANN) is one of the world’s biggest

media alliances. Founded in 1999 with seven members, ANN now comprises 21 leading media, mostly leading national English-language daily, from South, Southeast and Northeast Asia. ANN’s main activities are daily exchanges of news, photos and a host of other collaborations.

7) OINN - Online International News Network: It is Pakistan's leading news and photo agency. This is Pakistan's first bilingual news and photo wire

service, dedicated to issues that are neglected by the mainstream media.

OINN is different from contemporary Pakistani news agencies in many ways. There has been a very strong feeling in the outside world that there is no credible and independent source of information in Pakistan, chiefly because the electronic media, including radio and television networks are state- owned.

Online is the first-ever Pakistani news agency operating English and Urdu news services simultaneously along with comprehensive national and international photo coverage.

8) APS - Associated Press Service: The Associated Press Service (APS) is a Pakistani,

multinational independent news agency headquartered in Islamabad. The APS is owned by its contributing newspapers, radio, and television stations in Pakistan. APS is working under press and publications Ordinance 2002 in Islamabad/Rawalpindi Pakistan. Journalist Chaudhry Ahsan Premee is the chief editor. As of 2007, news collected by the APS was published and republished by more than 500 newspapers, in addition to more than 35 television and radio broadcasters. The APS operates 25 news bureaus worldwide

“NATIONAL NEWS AGENCIES OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES”

PTI (INDIA) WAM (U.A.E) BARNAMA (MALAYSIA) ZINHUA (CHINA) UPI (UNITED STATES) SPUTINK (RUSSIA) IRNA (IRAN) SANA (SYRIA) SPA (SAUDIA ARABIA) NAN (NIGERA)

1. PTI (PRESS TRUST OF INDIA)

Press Trust of India (PTI) is the largest news agency in India.It is headquartered in New Delhi and is a nonprofit cooperative among more than 500 Indian newspapers and has more than 1,000 full- time employees, as on January 22, 2016.It employs over 400 journalists and 500 part-time correspondents located in most of the district headquarters in the country. It took over the operations of the Associated Press from Reuters soon after India's independence on August 15, 1947. It provides news coverage and information of the region in both English and Hindi.

2. WAM (WAKALAT ANBA‘A AL EMARAT)Emirates News Agency also known as WAM, is the official news agency of the United Arab Emirates. The WAM was launched in November 1976. It started Arabic broadcast on 18 June 1977 and English broadcast in December 1978. The agency which is headquartered in Abu Dhabi is part of National Media Council. The agency has Arabic and English news services and has a website in both languages. In addition to its national offices, it has offices in Cairo, Beirut, Washington, Sanaa, Brussels and Islamabad. It is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council news agencies, the Federation of Arab News Agencies, the International Islamic News Agency, the Pool of Non-Aligned News agencies and of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA).

3. BERNAMA (BERITA NASIONAL MALAYSIA)The Malaysian National News Agency BERNAMA, is a news agency of the government of Malaysia. It has its branches in every state in Malaysia. It also has correspondents in Jakarta, Singapore, New Delhi, Bangkok and Beijing and also its stringers in Washington D.C., New York, Australia and London. Most of the news media in Malaysia and Singapore and international news agencies subscribe to BERNAMA.Bernama began reporting using the audio-visual medium with the opening of its audio-visual division in September 1998. It also has its own radio and television channel, Radio24, which is a 24-hours news and talk radio station

4. XINHUAThe Xinhua News Agency is the official press agency of the People's Republic of China. Xinhua is the biggest and most influential media organization in China. Xinhua is a ministry-level institution subordinate to the Chinese central government. Its president is a member of the Central Committee of China's Communist Party. Xinhua operates more than 170 foreign bureaus worldwide, and maintains 31 bureaus in China. Xinhua is a publisher as well as a news agency—it owns more than 20 newspapers and a dozen magazines, and it prints in eight languages: Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic, and Japanese.

5. UPI (UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL)United Press International (UPI) is an international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the 20th century. At its peak, it had more than 6,000 media subscribers

6. SPUTINKSputnik is a news agency, news websites and radio broadcast service established by the Russian government-controlled news agency Rossiya Segodnya. Headquartered in Moscow, Sputnik has regional editorial offices in Washington, Cairo, Beijing, London and Edinburgh. It focuses on global politics and economics and is geared entirely towards a non-Russian audience. Sputnik has been widely accused of bias, disinformation and being a Russian propaganda outlet. Sputnik currently operates news websites, featuring reporting and commentary, in over 30 languages including English, Spanish, Polish, Serbian, and several others. In 2015, Sputnik announced their intention to locate the agency's new UK Radio studio in Scotland's capital Edinburgh .

7. IRNA (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC NEWS AGENCY)The Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA, is the official news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is government-funded and controlled under the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The agency also publishes the newspaper Iran. As of 2010, the Managing Director of IRNA is Mohammad Khodaddi. IRNA has 60 offices in Iran and 30 more in various countries around the world.

8. SANA (SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY)The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) is a news agency in Syria. It is a public-owned media organization linked to the Ministry of Information. It was established in June 1965. SANA launched its website in 1997.Up until November 2012, SANA's website was hosted in Dallas, Texas by the United States company Soft Layer. Due to sanctions related to the Syrian Civil War, which make this hosting illegal, the Soft Layer company was obliged to terminate its hosting responsibilities with SANA

9. SPA (SAUDI PRESS AGENCY)

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) is the official news agency of Saudi Arabia. The agency was established in 1970 as the first national news agency in Saudi Arabia. The SPA is under the responsibility of the ministry of culture and information and therefore, its president directly reports to the minister. The SAP provides the newspapers with a guideline, the editorial line, which should be followed in their reports. The Agency publishes news in both Arabic and English. The SPA has offices in Bonn, Cairo, London, Tunis and Washington, DC.

10. NAN (NATIONAL AGENCY OF NIGERIA)News Agency of Nigeria is the primary news content provider for Nigeria’s newspapers, electronic media and bloggers. Established by the Nigerian Government via Decree 19 in 1976, NAN became operational on 2 October 1978, providing General News Service to subscribers in three bulletins published daily. With the introduction of satellite technology in 1998, the agency began to transmit stories to its clients simultaneously as they were edited and fit to print. This continues today, via the world wide web and e-mail, with subscribers now able to log-in to our portal, newsroom.nan.ng, to pick the news they want. With substantial reach and mobility across the 36 states of Nigeria, and with 501 editorial staff nationwide and a correspondent in New York, we are always where the news is.

“ INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCIES ”

1) AFP2) REUTERS3) AP

1)AFP – AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE:

It is the oldest news agency in the world, and one of the three largest, together with Associated Press and Reuters. It is the largest French news agency. Founded by Charles-Louis Havas in 1944(as Agence Havas) to provide news about France to foreign customers, the agency was suppressed during German occupation in the Second World War. After the liberation of Paris, journalists from the French Resistance quickly set up the agency as the voice of liberated France, under the name Agence France-Presse. Established after the war as a state enterprise, AFP now operates independently, with its statute demanding that it not be controlled by any ideological,political, economic group.

2)REUTORS:It is an international new agency. Its is founded on October 1851; 165 years ago. Its headquartered in Canary wharf, London, England, United Kingdom and is a division of Thomson Reuters. is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency with over 2,500 journalists around the globe. The deliver unparalleled international and national news coverage in multiple languages with speed, impartiality and insight.

3)AP – ASSOCIATED PRESS:

AP was established on May 22, 1846; 170 years ago. Its Chairman is Mary Junck and Gary Pruitt is President and CEO. It is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York City. Its teams in over 100 countries tell the world’s stories, from breaking news to investigative reporting. They provide content and services to help engage audiences worldwide, working with companies of all types, from broadcasters to brands.