British United Press

…UP is the abbreviation for United Press Association, and was founded in 1907 by Edward Wyllis Scripps (1854-1926) as a Scripps-Howard-affiliated news agency. Because it was outside the framework of the prewar world division (the Triple Pact) by Reuters, Habas, and Wolff, it lacked both the quantity and quality of news compared to AP, which was affiliated with them. On the other hand, it expanded its field of activities with a free stance, and even in the UK it organized BUP (British United Press) to challenge Reuters. INS is the abbreviation for International News Service, and was founded in 1909 as a news agency for Hearst-affiliated newspapers. It grew rapidly around the time of the war, but it is said that it agreed to merge with UP because it fell into financial difficulties due to rising expenses and a lack of communication revenue. …

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…UPはUnited Press Associationの略称で，スクリップス･ハワード系の通信社として，1907年スクリップスEdward Wyllis Scripps(1854‐1926)により創設された。戦前のロイター，アバス，ウォルフによる世界分割〈三社協定〉の枠外にあったため，それらと提携していたAPよりも，ニュースの量，質ともに不足していたが，反面，自由な立場で活動領域を拡張し，イギリスにおいてもBUP(British United Press)を組織して，ロイターに挑戦した。INSはInternational News Serviceの略称で，1909年ハースト系新聞の通信社として創設され，大戦前後にかけて急激な発展を遂げたが経費の膨張に通信収入が伴わず経営難に陥ったためUPとの合併に応じたといわれる。…

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