The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-07-08
FoReloN NEWS GATHERING.
Four Great Agencies Formally Cover
the Happenings of the World.


the Happenings of the World.
Annually the members gather In gen
eral convention In New York and elect
a board Of directors of fifteen members
BY common consent, the members Of
this board are chosen from different
parts Of the country. so that each I'm
portant division is represented They /
are trained newspaper men, who bring
TO the discharge OF their duties an init
mate knowledge OF the business and a
high sense OF responsibility. The board |
OF directors In turn elect president,
two vice presidents, a secretary and
general manager. an assistant secre-
tary and assistant general manager,
and a treasurer, and designate from
their own number Eve members TO
serve as an executive committee.
The world at large is divided, for
the purpose OF news-gathering, among
four great agencies. The Reuter- Tele-
graph Company, Ltd. OF London, gath
ers and distributes news IN Great Brit
ain and all her colonies. China. japan
and Egypt. The Continental Tele-
graphen Compagnie Of Berlin, popular
ly known as the Wolff Agency, per
forms a ike office In the Teutonic, Slav
and Scandinavian countries; and the
ARence Havas OF Paris operates in the
Latin nations. The field OF the Asso-
, ciated Press includes the United States,
the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines,
and Central America. as well as the
islands of the Caribbean Sea. Each OF
these agencies has a representative In
the offices OF the others. Thus the As
ISOLATED Press bureau in London ad-
ioins the Reuter- offices. The kilograms
TO the Reuter- company are written on
manifold sheets by the telegraph and
I cable companies. and copies are served
7 simultaneously to the Associated Press
e bureau. the Wolf representative. the
v Havas men, and the Reuter- people A
like arrangement obtains In Paris. Der
e lin and New York. so that in each o
these cities the whole panorama Of tn
Ir days happenings passes nEider the eye
of representatives OF = sch of the fou
agencies.
But the scheme is much more elabc
y" rate than even this arrangement woul
Indicate. Operating as tributary to tn
~ great agencies are a host OF mino
agencies one such smalle
agency for each OF the nations OF In
L portance. Thus in Italy the StefaI
Agency, with headquarters In Rom
gathers and distributes the news
Italy. 1t is the official agency, an
ro to II the authorities give exclusive
all governmental Information. II
al controlled by Italians. but large n
nority Of its shares are owned by Il
Agence Havas OF Paris, and 1t op
rates in close alliance with the latt
organizat ton.
Thus. II a fire should break out
Milan. the "Secolo," the leading new
paper Of that city, would instantly {
N egraph a report of 1t to the stefa
Agency at Rome. Thence II would
telegraphed to all OF the other ltali
papers, and copies OF the "secolo
message would also be handed to
representatives. in the Stefani he'
quarters, Of the Reuter-, Wolff, Ha'
and the Associated Press agencies
In like fashion. II the fire sho'
happen in Chicago. the Associa'
Press would receive its report, ira
3 NIT 1t to the American papers, and I
nish copies to the representatives
the foreign agencies stationed In
ont New York office OF the Associa
Press.
OF the minor agencies the most
~ NJ
S'1 rid. the Sorsky Agency OF Christian
s the Swiss Agency OF Bern, the Sven
Agency Of Stockholm. the Ccrrespc
'N'' enz Bureau Of Vienna, the CONNER
Agency Of St Petersburg. and
= D. Agence Balcaniqne OF Soma.
% But the Associated Press is not
tent to depend wholly upon these
cial agencies. 1t maintains its
Jude bureaus in all the important capt.
tau and reports the more prominent ev'
will by its own men, who are Ameri'
and familiar with American newspi
onde methods. These foreign representa-
and are drawn from the ablest men In
an I service, and the offices they NIL are
yiously' Of great responsibility. J
must be qualified by long trainin
the journalistic profession. by fami
sAeu ity with a number Of languages,
a'ise by a presence and bearing which
enable them to mingle with me-
Im' the highest station In the eountri'
}" which they are accredited--From
Vile E. Stones The Associated p
hun In the Century.