May be a stupid question but where does the news get the latest news from? How do they keep their finger on the pulse?
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They get it from a wire service. Papers subscribe to one, and they are supplied with a news feed of stories verified by the agency.
Some of these agencies – Associated Press, Reuters to name two – have been around since the 1800’s. News stories went out by telegraph over the wires. As technology improved, so did the methods of distribution.
When reading a story in a newspaper or online, you will often see it start with the name of the agency rather than the name of any particular writer. That’s how you know where it came from.
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