wire service
noun
: a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission
Examples of wire service in a Sentence
The story was reported by several wire services.
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The network’s radio transmitters were cut, and its wire services were terminated.
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Tim Balk, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The new policy means wire services will be eligible for selection as part of the pool’s daily print-journalist rotation but will no longer have a permanent slot in the group.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
With Chicago Tribune staff, Associated Press and news wire services.
—Peter Sblendorio, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
But the White House then took direct control of the daily rotation of reporters in the pool, axing the permanent spot for wire services such as AP, and adding two print media reporters and a new media position instead.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Tim Balk, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The new policy means wire services will be eligible for selection as part of the pool’s daily print-journalist rotation but will no longer have a permanent slot in the group.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
With Chicago Tribune staff, Associated Press and news wire services.
—Peter Sblendorio, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
But the White House then took direct control of the daily rotation of reporters in the pool, axing the permanent spot for wire services such as AP, and adding two print media reporters and a new media position instead.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Wire service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20service. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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