ITIM (news agency)

ITIM is a news agency established in 1950 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]

History

ITIM was founded in 1950 by the seven main Israeli newspapers of the time, who each held an equal stake in the agency.[2]The agency went into receivership in November 2003 and nearly ceased operations due to massive debts.[2][3][4] On 19 February 2004, it was bought by an Israeli company for US$75,000. The agency now specialises in providing reports to foreign news agencies such as Germany's Deutsche Presse-Agentur and the Federal News Agency based in Washington, D.C., United States.[2]

References

  1. ^ "PR Newswire Media Room - Worldwide Partners". Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20061231160512/http://prnewswire.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=worldpartners&item=middleeast. Retrieved 2007-06-20. 
  2. ^ a b c Bushinsky, Jay (second quarter 2004). "Israeli News Agency Gets Fresh Start". Global Journalist. http://www.globaljournalist.org/magazine/2004-2/agency-gets-fresh-start.html. Retrieved 2007-06-20. 
  3. ^ "Itim, Israel's News Agency, Folds" (fee required). Israel Faxx. 13 November 2003. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3307668/Itim-Israel-s-News-Agency.html. Retrieved 2007-06-20. 
  4. ^ "Itim News Agency Resumes Operation". Israel Faxx. 14 November 2003. http://www.allbusiness.com/middle-east/israel/680591-1.html. Retrieved 2007-06-20.