NEWS AGENCIES

INTRODUCTION: The news agencies are associated with gathering current

news reports and selling them to subscribing news organizations such as channels, newspapers, radio and magazines.

The news agencies in Pakistan are selling current news stories to news channels and newspapers like a hot cake.

TYPES OF NEWS AGENCIES:There are three basic types of news agencies: Local News Agencies National News Agencies International News Agencies

NATIONAL NEWS AGENCIES OF PAKISTAN:There are various national agencies working in Pakistan. The leading ones are as follows: APP PPI INP Sabah NNI ANN Online PPA UPP Sharp Eye

APP(ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN)

The Associated Press of Pakistan started its life in 1947, with the independence of Pakistan. Initially it was run through a trust, but owing to financial problems, it was taken over by the Government through an Ordinance called; "Associated Press of Pakistan (taking over) Ordinance 1961", on 15th June 1961. It is a subscriber to both AP and Reuters, based in London. APP has News Exchange Agreements with 37 Foreign News Agencies and more than 500 correspondents.

PPI(PAKISTAN PRESS INTERNATIONAL)(PPI) is a news agency founded in June 1956 as Pakistan Press Association (PPA). The name was changed in 1968. It was first started by Mr. Muazzam Ali, the Chief Editor of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). The agency objective was to provide competition to APP's monopoly.  All major newspapers, radio and television stations in Pakistan and a number of international news and database organizations subscribe to PPI's text, photo and audio news services in English and Urdu.

INP(INDEPENDENT NEWS PAKISTAN)INP is among Pakistan’s 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, Quetta & Azad Kashmir, with more than 1000 correspondents all over Pakistan and the world. INP relies heavily on its team of almost 100 news professionals. INP.net.pk features the latest technologies, to searchable archives of news features and background information.Head Office Address: 2nd Floor, Kashmir Commercial Complex, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad.

SABAHSabah stands for South Asian Broadcasting Agency. Its slogan is “Accurate & Reliable.” The Chief Editor of Sabah is Shakil Ahmed Turabi. Its headquarter is in Islamabad-Pakistan. The complete address is as follows:1st Floor Chinar Chambers St.No-48 Sector G-6/1Islamabad-Pakistan

NNI(NEWS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL)News Network International (NNI) is a private-operated national news agency of Pakistan. 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. It provides services in both languages Urdu and English.

ANN(ASIA NEWS NETWORK)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. Mr Zaffar Abbas is the Chairperson of ANN along with the Editor of Dawn (Pakistan). ANN is headquartered at the offices of the Nation Multimedia Group in Bangkok. Its members nations are: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

OINN(ONLINE INTERNATIONAL NEWS NETWORK)OINN is Pakistan's leading news agency. It is Pakistan's first bilingual news and photo wire service, dedicated to issues that are neglected by the mainstream media. It focuses on national and global processes affecting the economic, social and political development of the people of Pakistan. Mr. Mohsin Baig, its Chief Executive initiated this project in January 1999. Online with its Central office in New York and head office in Islamabad is a news network that has its bureaus at each provincial headquarters in Pakistan besides some major cities including Muzaffarabad, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, and Multan. Online has its correspondents in important world capitals and major cities including Washington, New York, Koeln (Germany), Moscow, Tokyo, Chicago, London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Cairo, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait covering events round-the-clock.

PPA(PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL PRESS AGENCY)

Chief Editor: Mr. Khalid Athar Editor: Mr Zameer Qadri Address of Head Office, Phone & Fax. No: ISLAMABAD: H. No. 6, St. 39, G-6/2, Islamabad-44000 E-Mail: newsatisb@yahoo.com and

khalidathar@hotmail.com Nature of Service Provided: News, Features, Photo Service and Publications

UPP(UNITED PRESS OF PAKISTAN) Year of Establishment: November, 1948 Name of Chief Executive: Mr. Mahmudul Aziz, Chairman: Begum Khurshid Abdul Hafiz Address of Head Office: 1, Victoria Chambers, Haji

Abdullah Haroon Road, Karachi-74400, Pakistan Nature of Service Provided: News Service provided in

English & Urdu by Fax to major Urdu, English, Sindhi and also Gujrati newspapers of Pakistan at negotiated rates.

Token news service also provided to the Pakistan Government, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Sindh Information Department, Government of Sindh.

SHARP EYESharp Eye is Pakistan's Independent International News Agency Established in January 2000. With the aim to provide true news to T.V. Channels, national as well as international newspapers on modern lines following the modern and latest standards; "Sharp Eye" is working under the supervision of its founder Mian Muhammad Azhar Amin. He is renowned Journalist of Pakistan and has the experience of working for Pakistani as well as foreign Newspapers, News Agencies and a TV Channel. In the light of his Experience he felt the need for establishment of an independent news agency that could be a source for presenting true news to media all the world in different languages.Address of headquarter: Sharp Eye (Pvt.) Ltd., 111-Lytton Road, Qurtaba Chowk, Lahore

NATIONAL(REGIONAL BASED) PTI (India) WAM (UAE) BERNAMA (Malaysia) XINHUA (China) TASS, SPUTNIK (Russia) IRNA (Iran) SANA (Syria) PR Newswire (New York) UPI (US) Polish Press Agency (Poland)

PTI(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.

It employs over 400 journalists and 500 part-time correspondents located in most of the district headquarters in the country.

A few correspondents are based in major capitals and important business centres on the world.

WAM The WAM was launched in November 1976 in UAE. 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. 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.

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency (Malay: Pertubuhan

Berita Nasional Malaysia), abbreviated BERNAMA, is a news agency of the government of Malaysia.

It is an autonomous body placed under the Ministry of Communication and Multimedia.

Bernama is an abbreviation of Berita Nasional Malaysia. Bernama also means named or titled in the Malay language.

It was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and started work on 20 May 1968.

BERNAMA operates from its headquarters at Wisma Bernama.

It has its branches in every state in Malaysia.

XINHUA The Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: ‘’ɪn

ˈhwɑ’’) is the official press agency of the People's Republic of China.

It is the biggest and most influential media organization in China.

It operates more than 170 foreign bureaus worldwide, and maintains 31 bureaus in China—one for each province, plus a military bureau.

It is the sole channel for the distribution of important news related to the Communist Party and Chinese central government.

TASS(RUSSIAN NEWS AGENCY) Since 1904 TASS has been Russia’s leading news agency. For

more than 112 years, TASS has ceaselessly strived to deliver the latest and most accurate news from around the world.

Trustworthiness is TASS’ key asset for which it has always been famous for, and this feature remains the news agency’s highest priority for all the products it delivers.

More than 5,000 corporate subscribers across Russia and the world are recipients of TASS products. Among them are 1,000 mass media organizations, 200 diplomatic missions, 250 financial companies and banks, and 200 industrial enterprises, research and educational organizations and libraries.

SPUTNIK Sputnik (pronounced spʊtnɪk) is a news agency, news websites

and radio broadcast service established by the Russian government-controlled news agency. 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 currently operates news websites, featuring reporting and commentary, in over 30 languages including English, Spanish, Polish, Serbian, and several others. Alongside its news content, Sputnik also sells other products including photo essays, live streaming, infographics, and public opinion surveys.

IRNA The Islamic Republic News Agency, Persian: خبرگزاری

اسالمی or IRNA, is the official news agency of جمهوریthe Islamic Republic of Iran.

It is government-funded and controlled under the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

As of 2010, the Managing Director of IRNA is Mohammad Khodaddi.

SANA The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) (Arabic: لألنباء السورية العربية Al-Wakālah (الوكالة

al-'Arabīyah as-Sūrīyah al-'Anbā) It 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.

PR NEWSWIRE Founded: PR Newswire was founded in 1954 by Herbert Muschel Headquarters: New York Global offices: PR Newswire has 35 offices in 18 countries, including 10 in

the United States. Online reach: This network reaches more than 4,500 U.S. websites,

including popular sites such as Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch and Business Journals. Its global network reaches nearly 10,000 websites, portals and databases.

Global reach: This network can help you reach more than 170 countries in more than 40 languages.

Media reach: This network reaches nearly 3,000 newsrooms, like The New York Times, ABC News, BuzzFeed and more.

UPI(UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL)

United Press International is a leading provider of news, photos and information to millions of readers around the globe via UPI.com and its licensing services.

With a history of reliable reporting dating back to 1907, today's UPI is a credible source for the most important stories of the day, continually updated - a one-stop site for U.S. and world news, as well as entertainment, trends, science, health and stunning photography. UPI also provides insightful reports on key topics of geopolitical importance, including energy and security.

Address: 1133, 19th St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036, District of Columbia, United States.

POLISH PRESS AGENCY Polish Press Agency is the single largest source of news from

Poland with over 250 reporters and 40 photojournalists delivering accurate and comprehensive news to leading media outlets, government and financial institutions, investors and entrepreneurs in and outside of Poland.

Polish Press Agency continues the work of the Polish Telegraphic Agency PAT established in 1918 by a group of Polish journalists who took over the two bureaus of the Vienna Correspondent Office in Cracow and Lvov (when Poland regained independence after 123 years of partitions).

The Polish Press Agency has 22 local branch offices supported by 50 journalists. PAP services are also co-created by more than a dozen foreign correspondents and 50 photographers.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCIES

There are a lot of international news agencies working worldwide. The major ones are:

AFP (Agency France Presse) REUTERS AP (Associated Press)

AFP(AGENCY FRANCE PRESSE) It is the national news agency of France. It is not only limited

to France but is working as an international news agency. It is the third largest news agency in the world. It was founded in 1835 by a Parisian translator

and advertising agent, Charles-Louis Havas as Agence Havas. It is the oldest news agency in the world, and one of the three

largest, together with Associated Press and Reuters. It is one of the world’s great wire news services. The agency was suppressed during German occupation in the Second World War and established after the war as a state enterprise.

It transmits news in French, English, Arabic, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Russian.

REUTERS The Reuter agency was established in 1851 by Paul Julius

Reuter in Britain at the London . The Reuter's Telegram Company was later launched.

The company initially covered commercial news, serving banks, brokerage houses, and business firms. Reuters was the first to report Abraham Lincoln's assassination. It operates in more than 200 cities in 94 countries in about 20 languages.

Transmits news in: English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Urdu, Russian and Chinese.

The Reuters News Agency employs some 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide.

AP(ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Associated Press (AP) is an American

multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City that operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association.

The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers and radio and television stations in the United States.

As of 2007, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,700 newspapers.