wire service
noun
: a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission
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The story was reported by several wire services.
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This article was complemented with El Nuevo Herald’s wire services.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Besides all the journalists sent by wire services, newspapers, and broadcasters, the Greenland crisis also attracted the likes of Vice cofounder Shane Smith and YouTuber Andrew Callaghan.
—Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
The headlines framed it as a media business story, a legacy wire service finding new revenue in the AI era.
—Parry Headrick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Turner wanted to own and operate a global news organization where the news would always be the star, and where, like the classic wire services, professional reporting would be instant and accurate.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Besides all the journalists sent by wire services, newspapers, and broadcasters, the Greenland crisis also attracted the likes of Vice cofounder Shane Smith and YouTuber Andrew Callaghan.
—Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
The headlines framed it as a media business story, a legacy wire service finding new revenue in the AI era.
—Parry Headrick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Turner wanted to own and operate a global news organization where the news would always be the star, and where, like the classic wire services, professional reporting would be instant and accurate.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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“Wire service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20service. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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