Athens News Agency
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The Athens News Agency was one of the two major news agencies in Greece
, the other being the Macedonian Press Agency
, before they merged together into the Athens News Agency-Macedonian Press Agency (ANA-MPA).
. Founded in 1895 as a private company, the Stefanopoli Telegraphic Agency, the Greek State
assumed its subsidisation in 1905, at which time it acquired its present name.
In 1994 the ANA became a Societe Anonyme with a 7-member Board of Directors, three of whom are appointed by the government and one each by the journalist unions of Athens and Thessaloniki, the publishers' union and the ANA employees.
ANA collaborates with the international news agencies Reuters
, Agence France-Presse
, DPA
, ITAR-TASS
and a number of national news agencies, as well as the EPA
photograph agency.
All the ANA services are on-line, with an estimated 350 news items in Greek
and 60-70 items in English
updated daily. It also publishes an English 'Electronic Daily News Bulletin' containing all the Greek news. The ANA further has four data banks in Greek—news, biographies of Greek and foreign personalities, election results and sports—and a news bank in English (since 1992).
The ANA employs about 250 persons, of which 180 are journalists, and has offices in Brussels
, Istanbul
, Nicosia
and Berlin
and correspondents in Washington
, New York
, Montreal
, Melbourne
, London
, Paris
, Vienna
, Rome
, Belgrade
, Skopje
etc.
ANA's General Director is Ilias Matsikas, a former senior editor with the Athens mass daily "Ta Nea". The managing director is noted Greek journalist and international political analyst Nicolas Voulelis, while the Special English Service (wire service) and the electronic "Daily Bulletin" is headed by H.K. (Harry) Tzanis, a University of Houston journalism school graduate.
Greece
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, the other being the Macedonian Press Agency
Macedonian Press Agency
The Macedonian Press Agency was one of the two major news agencies in Greece, the other one being Athens News Agency, before they merged into the Athens News Agency-Macedonian Press Agency ....
, before they merged together into the Athens News Agency-Macedonian Press Agency (ANA-MPA).
History
The Athens News Agency (ANA) is the national news agency of GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Founded in 1895 as a private company, the Stefanopoli Telegraphic Agency, the Greek State
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
assumed its subsidisation in 1905, at which time it acquired its present name.
In 1994 the ANA became a Societe Anonyme with a 7-member Board of Directors, three of whom are appointed by the government and one each by the journalist unions of Athens and Thessaloniki, the publishers' union and the ANA employees.
ANA collaborates with the international news agencies Reuters
Reuters
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, Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse
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, DPA
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
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, ITAR-TASS
Information Telegraph Agency of Russia
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and a number of national news agencies, as well as the EPA
European Pressphoto Agency
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photograph agency.
All the ANA services are on-line, with an estimated 350 news items in Greek
Greek language
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and 60-70 items in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
updated daily. It also publishes an English 'Electronic Daily News Bulletin' containing all the Greek news. The ANA further has four data banks in Greek—news, biographies of Greek and foreign personalities, election results and sports—and a news bank in English (since 1992).
The ANA employs about 250 persons, of which 180 are journalists, and has offices in Brussels
Brussels
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, Istanbul
Istanbul
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, Nicosia
Nicosia
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and Berlin
Berlin
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and correspondents in Washington
Washington, D.C.
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, New York
New York City
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, Montreal
Montreal
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, Melbourne
Melbourne
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, London
London
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, Paris
Paris
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, Vienna
Vienna
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, Rome
Rome
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, Belgrade
Belgrade
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, Skopje
Skopje
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etc.
ANA's General Director is Ilias Matsikas, a former senior editor with the Athens mass daily "Ta Nea". The managing director is noted Greek journalist and international political analyst Nicolas Voulelis, while the Special English Service (wire service) and the electronic "Daily Bulletin" is headed by H.K. (Harry) Tzanis, a University of Houston journalism school graduate.
See also
- Media of Greece
- Athens News Agency-Macedonian Press Agency (ANA-MPA)