A news
agency is an organization aimed at distributing news for customers, generally
media outlets, and not to the public. It is up to their clients - newspapers,
broadcasters, magazines, websites - to edit and publish these news in their
final form to the general public.
A news agency gathers news (mainly from other
media in the countries where they have offices), sends them to their central
newsroom, and only then redirects them to their subscribers.
ROLE AND SCOPE
OF NEWS AGENCY
Basis function of a news agency is to deliver up-to-date, impartial and well written news. This requires continuous revision of stores. An additional aim is to keep intact as much of each original story as possible, so that material already set in type may be retained.
The result is that a
basic story will be revised many times in bits ranging from an inserted phrase
to a few paragraphs.
Generally, only the most timeless features and
insignificant sidebars are moved in single neat packages that “stand” for an
entire transmission cycle. The stories are revised several times in order to
correct errors, add the latest information and improve emphasis, readability
and brightness.
News agency has its own sources of news including its separate
reporting section and foreign based correspondents. A separate news room
performs the selection and editing process under the supervision of desk
incharge and shift incharge.
News agency’s writers and editors usually work
under time pressure. News agencies have main trunk distribution circuits
running across the country.
Happy Learning!
Anamika Gupta
IAAN
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