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Real-time News Wire
Australian Associated Press's real-time news wire is the beating heart of the national
news agency.
This is the massive pool of domestic and international news, business, sport, features
and special data that feeds the country's media on all platforms and sets the agenda
every day.
As events unfold, AAP is there - with a snap alert, a headline or the first few
paragraphs within minutes.
Then, with determination reporters follow the story to its conclusion, pausing only
to provide comprehensive updates throughout the day for online bulletins, radio
and television broadcasts and newspaper deadlines.
It is a relentless, yet captivating cycle. And it runs 24 hours per day, every day
of the year.
AAP news stories do not take a political line, nor do they make assumptions.
They are balanced, accurate and fair. Our journalists are told: Get it right then
get it first … never sacrifice accuracy.
AAP trades on this.
Subscribers demand reliability and the relationship with AAP commands trust and
this bond has served Australia's media for more than 70 years.
So what type of news moves on AAP wires?
News that shapes Australia, enthrals Australians, educates and informs Australians
no matter where in the world that may be.
- The machinations of the political system;
- The decisions affecting all Australians;
- Injustices;
- Courts and crime;
- Benefits to the community at large;
- Stories of hope and endeavour;
- Stories that move us;
- Scientific and medical breakthroughs;
- Celebrity news
- Business highs and lows
- Sport, sport and more sport!
Australian news is generated by AAP reporters. There are almost 200 journalists
representing 34 languages in 11 offices around the country and six correspondents
in five locations offshore - Auckland, Port Moresby, Jakarta, Los Angeles and London.
The offshore reporters provide an intelligent perspective of their region, identifying
critical links to Australia.
They also dig out the quirky stories that simply entertain our audiences.
AAP has also built a strong network of correspondents throughout the Asia-Pacific
who produce news about Australians abroad or news of interest to those who live
here.
Australian Associated Press provides international news via commercial partnerships
with about a dozen international press agencies.
These include:
- Associated Press
- Agence France Presse
- The Press Association (UK)
- Knight-Ridder (US)
- New Zealand Press Association
- Deutsche Presse-Agentur
- Agencia EFE
- Kyodo
- ASEAN Alliance
- Christian Science Monito
Australia's main news media comprises 800 newspapers, including 50 dailies, five
free-to-air television networks, two pay TV networks, and 550 radio stations.
Virtually all Australian news media are AAP customers, relying on its words every
minute, every hour.
AAP is the media all media turns to.
Its news lands in print, on air and online. Sometimes it's so obviously AAP, other
times it's not. But we are there.
Our customers use AAP text in the following ways:
- As is: Stories used word for word. Sometimes it carries AAP attribution or our journalists'
bylines; often it doesn't;
- As a tip-off … or for story leads only;
- For the quotes we've procured;
- As the trunk of a story which is then localised by the customer with their own sourced
quotes and comments.
AAP receives a lot of feedback from subscribers, much of it recognising its value.
They tell us they like Australian Associated Press because:
- It has an Australian focus;
- Its news is ready to use;
- AAP news is reliable;
- AAP news is accurate;
- They see AAP's service as indispensable;
- AAP news is delivered in real-time 24/7.
Broadcast News
AAP delivers a 24-hour news service tailored for radio and television broadcasters.
Prepared by highly-experienced broadcast specialists, AAP's agility in responding
to domestic and international events is most clearly demonstrated here.
News is turned around for consumption on air within seconds and minutes of it happening.
It's concise and specially written for voice, enabling newsrooms to simply cut and
paste from the service to scripts, saving precious seconds on deadline.
Files contain additional background information allowing news directors to keep
their own story options open.
The continual feed allows broadcasters to keep listeners and viewers updated as
stories develop but news is sorted by priority for AAP's three daily bulletins issued
at 4.30am, 11.30am and 4.30pm.
Running sports scoreboards and breaking news is delivered up to 10 minutes before
the hour to keep bulletins fresh and dynamic.
Editorial and Production EnquiriesGregg Tripp - Technical Producer
Phone: +61 (2) 9322 8606
Email: gtripp@aap.com.au
Commercial and Subscription Enquiries
Diana Batista - Account Manager
Phone: +61 (2) 9322 8402
Fax: +61 (2) 9322 8640
Email: dbatista@aap.com.au
Brenda Melhuish - Account Manager
Phone: +61 (2) 9322 8406
Fax: +61 (2) 9322 8640
Email: bmelhuish@aap.com.au
Amrita Sidhu - Group Sales Manager
Phone: +61 (2) 9322 8299
Fax: +61 (2) 9322 8640
Email: asidhu@aap.com.au
David Gifford - Commercial Manager - Media Services
Phone: +61 (2) 9322 8400
Fax: +61 (2) 9322 8640
Email: dgifford@aap.com.au
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- Monitor print, broadcast, internet and text news
- The only media monitoring product to provide you with news before it breaks.
- 24/7 direct information delivery to newsrooms.
- Accurate, fast, cost effective distribution.
- Quality research and analysis.
- Media monitoring and distribution service.
- Australia's foremost supplier of page-ready material to newspapers.
- Design and supply of editorial content for television magazines.
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