The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-24


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not only in the United States but
practically everywhere that news
papers are read.
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of the world, collected and distri-
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organizations resources for gath
ering accurate and reliable ac-
counts of important happenings.
There is scarcely a town, village
or hamlet in the civilized world
where there is not someone who,
directly or indirectly, is report
er for its benefit.
It's organization does not end at
the borders of habitable domain.
When an airplane flies over icy
Arctic wastes for new discovery
and accomplishments, the Up
brings you the news; a scientific
expedition penetrates uncharted
wilderness to add knowledge to
mankind's story, the (P) informs
the world; diver explores the
mysteries of ocean bottoms, the
(HD records his findings.
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embrace every shade of political
utilization, religious belief and
economic theory, the Associated
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free from bias or partisanship and
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daily lives of people of the world,
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complex in its thoroughness, SIM
pie in its operations. It has no
function or interests other than
portraying accurately, in words
and pictures, the daily events of
Importance.
Throughout the United States
and its insular possessions, Asso-
clated Press bureaus are estab-
lished. There are approximately
100 such bureaus, in each of
which the news gathering staff
varies from a single writer to as
many as 80 in the large centers
of news activity.
In all of the principal capitals
of Europe, Asia and South Ameri-
ca, similar bureaus are maintains
ed. These bureaus also have in-
dividual correspondents scattered
through the less important cities
of the countries who report di-
rectly to the bureaus which act as
a clearing station in forwarding
the news to the United States. For
example, bureaus are located at
Peking and Shanghai in China,
and numerous correspondents or
string men, scattered throughout
the length and breadth of the
great Chinese territory who send
news as it may occur to the staff
manned bureaus for clearance.
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obligated to give to that organiza-
ton exclusively the news they
gather IN their city and slIrround-
ing news territory. Many of them
go beyond the letter of their obi
cation and freely supply not only
the product of the local staff, but
also the news furnished by great
corps of correspondents who re-
port, by wire, telephone or mail,
The stats of the individual news
paper members range from 10 to
300 men, so that there is through
out the world, a vast army, auxi-
liary to the actual staff Of (P) al
ways on guard to see that no inn
portant news item gets away. !
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tractual relations with the great
news agencies of the world
whereby it has exclusively the
right to the news which they COL
lect. These agencies include: