Newswire -- a news agency/service which produces and distributes up-to-date news coverage from around the world to subscribing media organizations.
- Commonly known newswires are Associated Press (AP), Reuters (Thomson Reuters), and Bloomberg. Newswires can be industry specific such as Businesswire.
- "Wire copy" is regularly published in newspapers which subscribe to this service.
- Newswire content includes press releases.
- Journalists may use newswires to monitor trends, generate story ideas, or check facts.
Sources:
Newswire (Your Dictionary), a definition of newswire along with information on how they work and the benefits
High wires (The Economist, Feb 2009), information on the workings of newswires
News Agency (aka newswire) (Wikipedia), article defining and identifying newswires
How Journalists Use Newswires (VITIS Public Relations), identify the value of newswire services to journalists