Associated Press
The Associated Press is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by its member newspapers and broadcasters. Its core output is wire copy used by thousands of outlets worldwide, which pushes its reporting toward terse, sourced, and largely descriptive language.
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Center
Factual reliability
High factual reporting
Founded
1846
Headquarters
New York, NY
Type
Wire service
Ownership
Non-profit news cooperative
Strengths
- ·Strict style guide that minimizes editorializing in news copy.
- ·Global newsroom footprint with on-the-ground reporters.
- ·Widely syndicated, so claims are easy to corroborate.
Things to keep in mind
- ·Headlines and framing on social topics can still draw criticism from both sides.
- ·Wire format means less analysis and historical context than long-form outlets.
Read across the spectrum
Any single outlet has a perspective. To get the full picture on a story, compare how sources on the left, center, and right cover it side by side.
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Reuters
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BBC News
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BBC News is the news division of the British Broadcasting Corporation, funded by the UK television license fee. Its editorial guidelines emphasize impartiality, and an independent regulator oversees compliance.
The Economist
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The Economist is a weekly newsmagazine that openly takes editorial positions, generally classical-liberal — free trade, free markets, civil liberties. Articles are unsigned to emphasize a collective house view.