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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Larry has covered baseball and other sports for every sports wire service along with other outlets over the past two decades.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Across 500 news outlets from the five largest chain owners studied by Medill, one-third had homepage content that originates from an outside source, such as a wire service, instead of the newsroom itself.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, wire service Reuters, which has been free to readers since 1995, is instituting a $1 per week charge that will roll out in the U. S. and Europe in the coming weeks and months, reports The Wall Street Journal.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
With News wire services Originally Published: July 27, 2024 at 3:18 p.m.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Across 500 news outlets from the five largest chain owners studied by Medill, one-third had homepage content that originates from an outside source, such as a wire service, instead of the newsroom itself.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, wire service Reuters, which has been free to readers since 1995, is instituting a $1 per week charge that will roll out in the U. S. and Europe in the coming weeks and months, reports The Wall Street Journal.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
With News wire services Originally Published: July 27, 2024 at 3:18 p.m.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
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“Wire service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20service. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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