South West News Service

South West News Service (SWNS) is a British news agency, supplying editorial copy, pictures and video to national and international clients.[1]

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IndustryNews agency
Websitehttps://swns.com/

Operating from offices in Bristol, Plymouth, Leeds, Solihull, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Cambridge and London, SWNS employs over 100 reporters and photographers.[2]

History

It was founded as the Bristol Agency in the early 1970s. It is now run by partners Andrew Young, Paul Walters and Martin Winter.

In 2010 SWNS launched the website SWNS.com (Small World News Service) as a first hand source of current affairs and general interest news.[3]

In 2016 SWNS acquired the regional agencies Masons News Service, Newsteam International, Ross Parry, National News, Centre Press and Northscot.[4][5]

Organisation

SWNS has two public relations divisions: 72Point and Inside Media,[6][7] market research company OnePoll, and TV production company Oblong Films.

SWNS has a relationship with the alternative news website venture The London Economic, though it is understood not to leverage any editorial control.[8]

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References
  1. "Britain's biggest independent news agency expands". Press Gazette. London: Progressive Media International. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  2. "NAPA Members' Directory – South West News Service". napa.org.uk. NAPA: National Association of Press Agencies. 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  3. "About SWNS". swns.com. Bristol: Small World News Service. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  4. "SWNS acquires Leeds-based news agency Ross Parry". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  5. Roy Greenslade. "SWNS moves into London by acquiring yet another news agency". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. "West Country News, Stories & Events Online – Western Daily Press". Western Daily Press. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  7. "Primal PR and 72 Point expand operations with launch of London offices". Brand Republic. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  8. Walker, James (12 June 2017). "Alternative news website The London Economic sees traffic boom with pro-Corbyn coverage'". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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