It is one of the most important aspects of our media system, and yet hardly known to the public: most of the international news coverage in Western media is provided by only three global news agencies based in New York, London and Paris.
Come to think of it, the whole idea of press agencies is weird. Like, press outlets not even doing journalism themselves, instead just buying some journalism and charging people for the store-bought version.
Come to think of it, the whole idea of press agencies is weird. Like, press outlets not even doing journalism themselves, instead just buying some journalism and charging people for the store-bought version.