newswire

[ nooz-wahyuhr, nyooz- ]

noun

1. a service transmitted especially by teletypewriter and providing late-breaking news news stories, stock-market results, or other up-to-the-minute information:

   We took the story off the newswires.

2. a teletypewriter or other machine by which such information is transmitted or received.

Word History and Origins

Origin of newswire¹

news + wire

Example Sentences

The statement on Williams’ health was issued on PR Newswire.

From Seattle Times

Italian authorities managed to rescue 43 people but the two-year-old girl died on board the ship that was carrying them ashore, newswire AGI wrote.

From Reuters

Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong invited Putin to "soon" visit the country and "Putin happily accepted the invitation," Vietnam News Agency, the state's official newswire, reported late on Tuesday.

From Reuters

The Dutch newswire ANP reported that there were 498 electric vehicles on board, citing the ship charter company K Line.

From New York Times

The woman, who in accordance with Germany’s strict privacy laws was identified only as Lina E., was sentenced to five years and three months in prison by a court in Dresden, in eastern Germany, according to DPA, a German newswire, and MDR, a regional public broadcaster.

From New York Times

Related Words

• news agency
• news service
• press agency