List of wire services
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This page contains a list of major international wire services.
| Abbreviation | Name | Origin | Headquarters | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuters | Reuters | UK | London | Public company |
| AP | Associated Press | USA | Non-profit cooperative[1] | |
| PA | Press Association | UK | London | Non-profit cooperative[2] |
| PAT | Pressat | UK | London | Private corporation[3] |
| ANP | Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau | Netherlands | The Hague | Public company (since 2000) |
| AFP | Agence France-Presse | France | Paris | State-owned enterprise |
| CP | Canadian Press La Presse Canadienne |
Canada | Toronto | Not-for-profit cooperative |
| DPA | Deutsche Presse-Agentur | Germany | Hamburg | Public company (with a limit that no shareholder may own more than 1.5% of the shares)[4] |
| AA | Anadolu Agency | Turkey | Ankara | State-owned enterprise |
| ANSA | Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata | Italy | Rome | Not-for-profit cooperative |
| BNO | BNO News | Netherlands | Tilburg | Public company[5] |
| UPI | United Press International | USA | ||
| EFE | Agencia EFE | Spain | Madrid | State-owned enterprise |
| 4E | Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation | USA | Miami | Public-benefit corporation[6] |
| FW | Factwire News Agency | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Private corporation (crowd-founded by 3,300 Hongkongers)[7] |
| KNW | Korea Newswire | South Korea | Seoul | Private corporation[8] |