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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Another part of the dam collapsed on Monday, drone images from state news agency TASS showed.
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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
The quake was the largest to hit the island since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people, according to Taiwan’s official central news agency.
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Setting up for eclipse photos For the upcoming eclipse, Honda will be in Fredericksburg, Texas, taking pictures on behalf of international news agency Agence France-Presse.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The strike comes days after Israel carried out airstrikes in Syria that killed dozens of Syrian soldiers and several members of Hezbollah, along with civilians, according to a spokesperson for Hezbollah and Syria’s state news agency.
—Niha
masih, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
The Islamic State, through its news agency, claimed responsibility for the attack.
—Alina Lobzina, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Within hours, multiple global news agencies had recalled the image from circulation, citing manipulation concerns.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
The Iranian state news media said that Israel was responsible, while Syria’s state news agency attributed it to American forces.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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
The quake was the largest to hit the island since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people, according to Taiwan’s official central news agency.
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Setting up for eclipse photos For the upcoming eclipse, Honda will be in Fredericksburg, Texas, taking pictures on behalf of international news agency Agence France-Presse.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The strike comes days after Israel carried out airstrikes in Syria that killed dozens of Syrian soldiers and several members of Hezbollah, along with civilians, according to a spokesperson for Hezbollah and Syria’s state news agency.
—Niha
masih, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
The Islamic State, through its news agency, claimed responsibility for the attack.
—Alina Lobzina, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Within hours, multiple global news agencies had recalled the image from circulation, citing manipulation concerns.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
The Iranian state news media said that Israel was responsible, while Syria’s state news agency attributed it to American forces.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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