2007-11-10 09:44:30 · 10 answers · asked by Lee Lee 5 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
AI M gave the most accurate answer to date.
Reuters is a British based international wire service (and now also a TV syndication service along with being a photo wire service). It has offices situated in almost every country in the world, and in some countries a number of offices. It covers both normal and financial news.
The company was started in the late 19th Century by Baron Von Reuter, a German national who migrated to England. He started sending economic news between European countries and London by 'carrier pigeon' and the company has grown to be the largest international news agency in the world.
In 1982 it started its photographic section and later, in the mid 1990's it took full control of Visnews Ltd. (a TV news syndication service) which it had previously had a one-third share along with the BBC.
Its 'wire-service' competitors are the (American) Associated Press (AP); the (French) Agence France Press (AFP). Previously there was also United Press International (UPI), another American company that has been absorbed by one of its competitors.
Its 'photo' competitors are AP and photo agencies such as "Sigma" and "Photo" and several others.
Its TV competitors are CBS, (American) ABC and NBC which it also has an agreement with to sell each others domestic vision or what the other does not have. The new company that started in the late 1980's, CNN, has also become a competitor.
2007-11-10 16:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by Walter B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reuters is a large intenational news agency, I think they're based in the Netherlands. They get all the news because they have many correspondents all over the world and in all the hot spots. Many other news organizations who don't have the money or the inclination to cover the world use Reuters, just like the use the Associated Press (AP) or Canadian Press (CP).
2007-11-10 11:09:08 · answer #2 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are mistaken. Reuters has competition, such as Associated Press. A lot of news comes from others first.
Reuters is a wire service that most of the major news media subscribes to. They also have their own reporters covering many places in the world.
A wire service is to the news media, what a discussion list is to ordinary people. The various news media uncover things in their local communities that out of town news media might not be aware of. They send their stories to the wire service(s) which then relay them to all the news media (newspapers, TV etc.) that subscribe to that wire service.
2007-11-10 10:28:24 · answer #3 · answered by Al Mac Wheel 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Reuters is a news agency. They have their own reporters and information researchers, but sell their information to other organisations like ITN and the BBC as well as having their own outlets on the web.
It is one of the oldest news agencies in Europe.
2007-11-10 09:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Reuters is an international news agency that gathers news from many different sources and provides it for other media services such as Radio, TV, Newspapers etc
2007-11-10 09:50:46 · answer #5 · answered by magdalena 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
a news agency with numerous correspondents who are able to get the news in their part of the world back to headquarters quickly for distribution..........
2007-11-10 09:50:47 · answer #6 · answered by Tequila.... 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its a news agency with offices worldwide.
2007-11-10 09:49:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
a news agency with offices all over the world, Kamran you should know this
2007-11-10 13:34:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's an online news website and are usually the first to have any breaking news.
www.reuters.com
2007-11-10 09:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i would like to know myself
2007-11-10 09:46:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋