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| Industry | Journalism |
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| Predecessor | Kronos (founded in 1951) and Agenzia Di Notizie (founded in 1959) |
| Founded | 1963 (by merger of Kronos and Agenzia Di Notizie) |
| Products | News agency |
| Parent | Giuseppe Marra Communications |
| Website | www |
Adnkronos is an Italian news agency.[1]
History and profile
Adnkronos was established in 1963 by a merger of two agencies, Kronos (founded in 1951) and Agenzia Di Notizie (founded in 1959).[2] The agency is based in Rome.[3]
Adnkronos is owned by Giuseppe Marra Communications. Its editor-in-chief is Giuseppe Marra.[4]
The agency was expanded to include Adnkronos Salute which is a health agency.[4] In 2003, the agency established its International office, Adnkronos International, which provides news and reports in Arabic and English, mainly from the Arab world.[2]
In July 2014, Adnkronos International signed an agreement with Iran's official news agency, IRNA, to promote bilateral news cooperation.[2]
The agency also publishes Il libro dei fatti, the Italian edition of the World Almanac.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Gaspari, Federico (2013). "A phraseological comparison of international news agency reports published online: Lexical bundles in the English-language output of ANSA, Adnkronos, Reuters and UPI". Studies in Variation, Contacts and Change in English. 13. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Iran, Italy news agencies agree to promote cooperation". IRNA. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 2003. p. 2247. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
- ^ a b Gino Moliterno (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. Routledge. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-134-75877-7.
External links
- adnkronos.com, agency's official website (in Italian)
- adnkronos.com/AKI/English, agency's official English-language website
- adnkronos.com/AKI/Arabic agency's official Arabic-language website
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