wire service
noun
: a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission
Examples of wire service in a Sentence
The story was reported by several wire services.
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In newspaper and wire service parlance, a dateline is the name of a place, typically written in capital letters and followed by an em dash, at the beginning of an article.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Previously, the press pool had been determined by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) and typically was made up of reporters from major legacy media companies and wire services.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
The press pool includes rotating representatives from television, print, radio, wire services and still photography outlets that travel with the president on Air Force One and in other small settings like the Oval Office or Roosevelt Room.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Under Lake's guidance, the agency has killed a lease for a new headquarters, canceled contracts to carry reporting from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse wire services, and struck a deal to carry coverage from the far-right and pro-Trump One America News network.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 May 2025
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Previously, the press pool had been determined by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) and typically was made up of reporters from major legacy media companies and wire services.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
The press pool includes rotating representatives from television, print, radio, wire services and still photography outlets that travel with the president on Air Force One and in other small settings like the Oval Office or Roosevelt Room.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Under Lake's guidance, the agency has killed a lease for a new headquarters, canceled contracts to carry reporting from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse wire services, and struck a deal to carry coverage from the far-right and pro-Trump One America News network.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 May 2025
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“Wire service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20service. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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