ANSA is the leading wire service in Italy

Italy

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, and one of the leaders among world news agencies. ANSA is a not-for-profit cooperative, whose members and owners are 36 leading news organizations in Italy. Its mission is the distribution of fair and objective news reporting.

History

ANSA was founded on 15 January 1945, and it is based in Rome. The following is a list of the editor-in-chiefs ANSA has had in its history:

• Edgardo Longoni (1945–1947)
• Leonardo Azzarita (1947–1952)
• Angelo Magliano (1952–1958)
• Vittorino Arcangeli (1958–1961)
• Sergio Lepri (1961–1990)
• Bruno Caselli (1990–1997)
• Giulio Anselmi (1997–1999)
• Pierluigi Magnaschi (1999–2006)
• Giampiero Gramaglia (2006–2009)
• Luigi Contu (2009–present)

Organization

ANSA covers national and international events through its 22 offices in Italy, and its presence in more than 80 cities in 74 countries in the world. More than 2,000 news items are distributed every day by ANSA, together with more than 700 photos and several videos. ANSA multimedia production is distributed on all the digital platforms (web, TV, satellite, cellphones), using cutting edge technologies. Among the more than 1,400 customers of ANSA productions, there are media companies, corporate firms, and the government.

External links

• Official website (in Italian)
• News in English, Spanish and Portuguese
• European Union news for Mercosur countries in Portuguese and Spanish