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What are the four major news agencies in the world?

The four news agencies are AFP, Associated Press, Reuters and united press international.

1, Agence France Presse (French: Agence France Presse)

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the world's largest news agency, the largest French news agency and the third largest news agency in the world, second only to the Associated Press and Reuters.

Agence France-Presse is headquartered in Paris and has offices in about 1 10 countries. It releases news to the world in French, English, Arabic, Spanish, German and Portuguese.

2. Associated Press (English)

In the context of China, in order to distinguish it from Yonhap News Agency in other countries, the country is called "Associated Press", which is the largest news agency in the United States and even the world, and is a cooperative news agency composed of all member units.

After World War II (1947), Associated Press expanded its membership to radio and television stations and allowed non-members to subscribe to manuscripts. The Associated Press is headquartered in new york, USA.

The Associated Press was founded in May 1846, and was co-founded by The New York Herald, The New York Sun, The new york Tribune, The new york Business Daily, The Express and The new york Courier and Inquirer. After years of development, it beat its traditional rival united press international and became the largest news agency in the United States. Other English news services, such as Reuters and AFP, are headquartered outside the United States.

3. Reuters (English: Reuters)

Reuters, for short, is the top three multimedia news agencies in the world, providing all kinds of news and financial data, covering 128 countries. Reuters provides news reports to newspapers, TV stations and other media, and has always enjoyed an international reputation for its rapidity and accuracy.

In addition, Reuters also provides tools and platforms, such as stock prices and foreign currency exchange rates, for traders to analyze financial data and manage trading risks; At the same time, Reuters's system allows customers to buy and sell through the Internet, replacing manual trading methods such as telephone or trading hall of new york Stock Exchange, and its electronic trading service connects the financial circles in series.

4. United Publishing International (UPI)?

The second largest news agency in the United States and one of the international news agencies. Together with Reuters, Associated Press and AFP, it is called the four major news agencies in the West. Together with the first three news agencies, China Xinhua News Agency and Russian Tass News Agency, they are called the six major news agencies in the world.

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Other famous news agencies

1, Ota

(Russian: инормационноетелегра)

Headquartered in Moscow, it has 74 offices in Russia and CIS, in addition, it has 65 branches all over the world.

2. Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua News Agency, referred to as Xinhua News Agency for short, is the main national news agency in People's Republic of China (PRC) (except China News Agency), and now it is the institution directly under the State Council, People's Republic of China (PRC), China. Some of its internal norms also have practical normative functions in the China press. Provide real-time text news, economic information, news pictures and charts.

Xinhua News Agency has more than 100 branches all over the world, as well as branches in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and the military in Chinese mainland, and some provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government also have branches. Xinhua News Agency is one of the main news sources of China media. It also publishes articles in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese.