According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, News agency is an organization that gathers, writes, and distributes news from around a nation or the world to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television broadcasters, government agencies, and other users.
Trivia:
* Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the world's oldest news agency; founded in 1835.
* Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world's largest news agency.
* Associated Press (AP) is the second largest news agency founded in 1846.
* Press Trust of India (PTI) is the largest news agency in India.
Here is the list of the principal news agencies across the world.
Afghanistan:
Afghan Islamic Press
Bakhtar News Agency
Khaama Press
Pajhwok Afghan News
Albania: Albanian Telegraphic Agency
Algeria: Algeria Press Service
Angola: Angola Press News Agency
Argentina: Telam
Armenia:
Armenpress
PanARMENIAN.Net
Australia: Australian Associated Press
Austria: Austria Press Agency
Azerbaijan:
Azerbaijan Press Agency
AzerTaj
Trend News Agency
Bahrain: Bahrain News Agency
Bangladesh:
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
United News of Bangladesh
Belarus:
BelaPAN
BelTA
Belgium: Belga
Bhutan: Bhutan News Service
Bolivia:
Agencia Boliviana de Información
Bolpress
Brazil:
Agência Brasil
Agência Estado
Agência O Globo
Bulgaria: Bulgarian News Agency
Cambodia: Agence Kampuchea Press
Canada: The Canadian Press (La Presse
Canadienne)
China:
China News Service
Xinhua
Croatia: Croatian News Agency
Cuba: Prensa Latina
Cyprus: Cyprus News Agency
Czech Republic: Czech News Agency
Denmark: Ritzau
East Timor: Timor-Leste News Agency
Ecuador: Public News Agency of Ecuador and
South America
Egypt: Middle East News Agency
Estonia: Baltic News Service
Ethiopia: Ethiopian News Agency
Fiji: Pacnews
Finland: Suomen Tietotoimisto
France: Agence France-Presse
Germany: Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Georgia: GHN
Ghana: Ghana News Agency
Greece: Athens-Macedonian News Agency
Hungary: Magyar Távirati Iroda
India:
Asian News International
Hindusthan Samachar
Indo-Asian News Service
Press Trust of India
Samachar Bharti
United News of India
Indonesia: Antara
Iran:
Fars News Agency
Iranian Labour News Agency
Iranian Students' News Agency
Islamic Republic News Agency
Mehr News Agency
Tasnim News Agency
Iraq: National Iraqi News Agency
Israel: ITIM
Italy:
Adnkronos
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Agenzia Giornalistica RCS
Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata
Agenzia Stefani
Ansa Mediterranean
APCOM
ASCA
AsiaNews
Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor
Inter Press Service (IPS)
Japan:
Jiji Press
Kyodo News
Jordan: Jordan News Agency
Kazakhstan: Kazinform
Kenya: Kenya News Agency
Kosovo: Kosova Press
Kuwait: Kuwait News Agency
Kyrgyzstan:
AKIpress news agency
Kabar
Laos: Lao News Agency
Latvia: LETA
Lithuania: ELTA
Malawi: Malawi News Agency
Malaysia: Bernama
Mexico: Notimex
Moldova: Moldpres
Mongolia: Montsame
Montenegro: Montenegrin News Agency
Morocco: Maghreb Arabe Press
Myanmar: Myanmar News Agency
Namibia: Namibia Press Agency
Nepal: Rastriya Samachar Samiti
Netherlands: Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau
(ANP)
Nigeria: News Agency of Nigeria
North Korea: Korean Central News Agency
North Macedonia:
Macedonian Information Agency
Makfax
Norway:
Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå
Norsk Telegrambyrå
Oman:
Oman News Agency
Pakistan:
Associated Press of Pakistan
Associated Press Service
Pakistan Press International
Palestinian Territories:
Ma'an News Agency
Wafa
Peru:
Andina
Philippines:
Philippine News Agency
Poland: Polish Press Agency
Portugal:
Agência Lusa
Via
News Agency
Qatar: Qatar News Agency
Romania:
AGERPRES
Mediafax
Rador
Russia:
Interfax
Rossiya Segodnya
Russian News Agency TASS (TASS)
Saudi Arabia:
International Islamic News Agency
Saudi Press Agency
Senegal: PanaPress
Serbia:
Beta News Agency
Tanjug
Seychelles: Seychelles News Agency
Singapore: Channel NewsAsia
Slovakia: News Agency of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia: Slovenian Press Agency
South Africa: African News Agency
South Korea:
Newsis
Yonhap News Agency
South Sudan: South Sudan News Agency
Spain:
Agencia EFE
Catalan News Agency
Europa Press
Sri Lanka: Lankapuvath
Sudan: Sudan News Agency
Sweden:
Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå
Euphrates Press
Switzerland: Swiss Telegraphic Agency
Syria:
Hawar News Agency
Syrian Arab News Agency
Taiwan: Central News Agency
Tajikistan: Khovar
Thailand: Thai News Agency
Tunisia: Tunis Afrique Presse
Turkey:
Anadolu Agency
ANKA news agency
Demirören News Agency
Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan State News Agency
Ukraine:
Ukrainian Independent Information Agency
Ukrainian News Agency
Ukrinform
United Arab Emirates: Emirates News Agency
United Kingdom:
PA
Media
Reuters
United States:
All
Headline News
Associated Press
Bloomberg News
Catholic News Agency
Catholic News Service
Conservative News Agency of New York (CNA-NY)
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Religion News Service
United Press International
Uruguay: MercoPress
Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan National News Agency
Vatican City: Agenzia Fides
Venezuela: Agencia Venezolana de Noticias
Vietnam: Vietnam News Agency
Yemen: Saba News Agency
