Agerpres
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | News agency |
Founded | 27 March 1889 |
Headquarters | Piața Presei Libere, Bucharest, Romania |
Key people | Alexandru Giboi |
Website | agerpres |
AGERPRES (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈad͡ʒerpres]) is the national news agency of Romania.
History
The National News Agency "AGERPRES" is the oldest
The Telegraph Agency of Romania was suspended from the end of 1916 until the end of World War I. On June 16, 1921, it established the agency Orient-Radio, "caring only for the general interest and that of its subscribers."
In 1926 it takes place a new reorganization of the agency, the
In 1990, is established
The first website of the National Press Agency it is launched in 1999.
The National News Agency returns to the AGERPRES name in July 2008, following the amendment of Law no. 19/2003 on the organization and functioning of the National Press
AGERPRES has the largest archive of photographs from Romania, as well as an internal and external photo service which provides in real-time, over 1,000 photos.
On September 17, 2013, AGERPRES went through a rebranding process that consisted of focusing on the online environment, enriching the multimedia area with an interactive video platform and introducing the concept of a complete journalist.
See also
References
External links
- www.agerpres.ro Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (official website)