news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
Examples of news agency in a Sentence
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In an interview with the German news agency DPA, Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called for an investigation of the case.
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Brian Mann, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
The cause of the explosions were still being investigated, according to Fars, Iran's semi-official news agency.
—USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Flights were suspended in Isfahan and the Iranian cities of Tehran and Shiraz as well as airports across the country's western borders, Iran's Mehr news agency also reported.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
In 1960, after five years at the Reuters news agency in London, Mr. MacNeil joined NBC News, eventually replacing John Chancellor as a wide-ranging foreign correspondent, covering wars in Africa and the Cuban missile crisis.
—Elizabeth Jensen, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Late on Monday, Tass news agency quoted the press service of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry as saying flood waters in Orsk had subsided 3.5 inches over a two-hour period.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
At least three people have died as a result of the flooding, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Another part of the dam collapsed on Monday, drone images from state news agency TASS showed.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Andrés told the Reuters news agency, noting that his team’s vehicles were clearly marked.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Brian Mann, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
The cause of the explosions were still being investigated, according to Fars, Iran's semi-official news agency.
—USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Flights were suspended in Isfahan and the Iranian cities of Tehran and Shiraz as well as airports across the country's western borders, Iran's Mehr news agency also reported.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
In 1960, after five years at the Reuters news agency in London, Mr. MacNeil joined NBC News, eventually replacing John Chancellor as a wide-ranging foreign correspondent, covering wars in Africa and the Cuban missile crisis.
—Elizabeth Jensen, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Late on Monday, Tass news agency quoted the press service of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry as saying flood waters in Orsk had subsided 3.5 inches over a two-hour period.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
At least three people have died as a result of the flooding, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Another part of the dam collapsed on Monday, drone images from state news agency TASS showed.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Andrés told the Reuters news agency, noting that his team’s vehicles were clearly marked.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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