Photography, rights, motion - Search Results. History/Archives | The Associated Press. History/Archives | The Associated Press. Central Desktop. Google Image Result for. UPI/Scripps-Howard Handbook. Here's the UPI chapter in the 1981 edition of the Scripps-Howard Handbook -- under a section called: "Some Scripps-Howard Institutions. " UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL/Built By Sticking to a Fundamental Idea United Press International is the world's largest independent gatherer and distributor of news, newspictures and broadcast services. Unlike other international news services which operate either as cooperatives or with government subsidies, UPI has been privately owned since 1907 when it was founded by E.W. Scripps who considered the founding as one of his most gratifying accomplishments.
"I regard as my life's greatest service to the people of this country to be the creator of the U.P. . . . Three small regional news services were merged to form The United Press Associations, which became United Press International on May 16, 1958, when its facilities were joined with those of the International News Service and International News Photos. During this period, Roy W. F.W. Eugene H. Thomas J. The Associated Press. Address: 50 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10020 U.S.A. Telephone:(212) 621-1500Toll Free:800-272-2551Fax:(212) 621-5447 Website: www.ap.org Cooperative Incorporated: 1848 as Associated Press of New York Employees: 3,100 Sales: $494.5 million (1998) NAIC:: 51411 News Syndicates Company Perspectives: The Associated Press is in the information business.
Key Dates: Associated Press of New York is formed to share news-gathering costs of six newspapers. AP of Illinois is founded under Melville Stone. Court-ordered reorganization; New York is reestablished as headquarters. News Photo service begins. AP opens bureaus in France, England, and Germany. Open membership in AP for all who wish to join. Associated Press Radio-Television Association is formed. Partnership with Dow Jones offers business news service. AP begins transmitting news by satellite. APTV, an international video newsgathering service, is launched. The WIRE Internet news service begins operation. Company History: Early Years. About AP Server. Associated Press - MSN Encarta.