news agency


noun

a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
a business that sells newspapers at retail.

Origin of news agency

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example sentences from the Web for news agency

  • There were only four of us; two specials,—Wallis and myself,—a news-agency reporter, and a local man.

    The Wonder |J. D. Beresford

British Dictionary definitions for news agency

news agency

noun

an organization that collects news reports for newspapers, periodicals, etc Also called: press agency