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Work in pairs. Discuss the question and say if you agree or disagree.
Why?
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Work in pairs. Read the parts and put them in the correct order to
make up a text.
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News services began in Europe during the 1820s and 1830s. One of the
first was Reuters. It was founded by German-born Baron de Reuter, who
began spreading the news in 1849. Reuter transmitted information
mainly by telegraph. He used pigeons to carry news where telegraph
lines did not go. In 1851, he officially opened the Reuters News Service
based in London, England. Its earliest service provided only financial
news. The first major news event that Reuters covered was America’s
Civil War.
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Many media agencies hire their own teams of local
reporters. But only
large news services employ reporters throughout the world. These
companies transmit the news to newspapers and radio and television
stations that subscribe to their service. All subscribers receive the same
national and international stories. In addition, each subscriber gets
regional news, weather, and sports items.
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Today, along with Reuters, the Associated Press (AP) and United Press
International (UPI) are two of the world’s largest news-gathering
services. The AP is a nonprofit group. It was founded in 1848 by six
New York City newspapers. Today, it is owned and run by more than
1,500 daily presses. U.S. radio and television stations – as well as foreign
news media – also subscribe to the service.
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