The American news cooperative founded in 1846 by New York newspapers pooling the cost of bringing news from the Mexican War. Owned by its member outlets rather than shareholders, the AP built the plain, sourced wire style that became the baseline voice of news, and its stylebook remains the American press's common rulebook.
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Founded as a newspaper cooperative; now serves every news medium.
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Wirephoto, Technologies The Associated Press launched its commercial Wirephoto service in 1935.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Associated Press, Description, status
Owned by its member outlets rather than shareholders, the AP built the plain, sourced wire style that became the baseline voice of news, and its stylebook remains the American press's common rulebook.
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Wirephoto was often used to transmit images for news coverage, beginning in the 1930s.
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