news agency

noun

: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters

Examples of news agency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police later said that one of the men had died, Polish news agency PAP reported. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Reports from Reuters and Japan's Kyodo news agency, which both cited an unnamed senior Iranian government official, said Tehran had laid out the necessary conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. — Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

The Mehr news agency also carried the story, citing a spokesperson for the Iranian presidency. — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Interfax, a Russian news agency, reported that the effort was part of a broader push toward independent payment infrastructure between the two countries. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for news agency

• interagency

Kids Definition

news agency

noun

: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, magazines, and newscasters