news wires

Breaking bulletin services

News wires are services that gather and distribute news to subscribers—newspapers, broadcasters, and websites.

Also called wire services, they originated when news traveled by telegraph wire.

Major news wires like the Associated Press and Reuters supply stories that appear across thousands of outlets: The story came across the news wires this morning.

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source structure

news wirescitizen journalism

Non-professionals reporting news

investigative journalists · staff writers · bloggers · eyewitness accounts · columnist

distribution model

news wireslocal newspapers

Regional periodicals covering nearby events

community journalism · word of mouth · town criers · broadcast networks · bulletin boards

speed and depth

news wiresinvestigative journalism

In-depth reporting exposing wrongdoing

in-depth analysis · deep dives

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G