news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The deceased were part of a group of 12 individuals, including two guides, who have been climbing Klyuchevskaya Sopka in the north eastern Kamchatka peninsula region of Russia since August 30, Russian state news agency, RIA Novosti, said. 
Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 In 2002, the surviving relatives received an additional 3 million euros, Germany’s dpa news agency reported. Geir Moulson, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 Argentina’s official news agency, Télam, per CNN, identified the man as a Brazilian national, later updating his name to Fernando Andre Sabag Montiel. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2022 Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency, believed to be close to the Guard, alleged without providing evidence early Wednesday that the drone posed a danger to international shipping. Jon Gambrell, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Iranian women attended Thursday's domestic premier league match between Esteghlal FC and Mes Kerman FC at Tehran's Azadi stadium for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to semi-official state news agency Fars. Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 The Saudi state news agency published his comments first made in an interview with Bloomberg. Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 The news agency Reuters reported Friday that an unnamed Western official said the explosions at the Saki base knocked more than half of the Russian Black Sea fleet’s naval aviation combat jets out of commission. Meena Venkataramanan, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 The Palestinian leader issued a clarification of his remarks later Wednesday that was carried by the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa. Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 In 2002, the surviving relatives received an additional 3 million euros, Germany’s dpa news agency reported. Geir Moulson, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 Argentina’s official news agency, Télam, per CNN, identified the man as a Brazilian national, later updating his name to Fernando Andre Sabag Montiel. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2022 Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency, believed to be close to the Guard, alleged without providing evidence early Wednesday that the drone posed a danger to international shipping. Jon Gambrell, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Iranian women attended Thursday's domestic premier league match between Esteghlal FC and Mes Kerman FC at Tehran's Azadi stadium for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to semi-official state news agency Fars. Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 The Saudi state news agency published his comments first made in an interview with Bloomberg. Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 The news agency Reuters reported Friday that an unnamed Western official said the explosions at the Saki base knocked more than half of the Russian Black Sea fleet’s naval aviation combat jets out of commission. Meena Venkataramanan, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 The Palestinian leader issued a clarification of his remarks later Wednesday that was carried by the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa. Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above