newswires

Breaking story channels

Newswires are services that gather and distribute news to subscribing media outlets—newspapers, broadcasters, and websites.

Organizations like the Associated Press and Reuters operate newswires, providing stories that publications can run under their own mastheads.

The term also refers to the stream of stories themselves: The story just came across the newswires.

agencies

Reuters

London-based wire service

  • APMajor news syndicate
  • BloombergFinancial information conglomerate
  • UPIIndian instant payment system

Xinhua · CNA · Associated Press · Dow Jones

transmission

dispatch

Send with speed

  • bulletinBrief public announcement
  • feedSupply with sustenance
  • alertWarning or watchfulness

ticker · dateline · filing · flash · urgent · breaking · update · syndication · distribution · real-time

journalism

correspondent

Journalist covering distant events

  • bureauOffice or furniture chest
  • bylineArticle author identification
  • scoopFirst-reported story

exclusive · stringer · reporter · editor · desk · beat · source · coverage · filing deadline · attribution

content

headlines

Article titles in newspapers

briefs · summaries · reports · articles · features · analysis · press releases · announcements · advisories · corrections

Opposites
information timeliness

newswiresarchives

Stored historical documents

historical records · newspapers · periodicals · journals · magazines

distribution scope and reach

newswirescommunity newsletters

Periodic local group updates

content origination vs. aggregation

newswiresnewspapers

Printed daily publications

investigative journalism · primary sources · beat reporters · staff writers · firsthand accounts

Family

newswire

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G