Press Association
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The Press Association — now known as the "Press Association Group (PA Group)" — is the national news agency of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1868 by a consortium of provincial newspaper proprietors as a co-operative in order to supply news items from across the country to its members. It is based in London, Leeds, Howden, India and has correspondents throughout Britain.
Key Executives
- Sir Harry Roche (Chairman)
- Paul Potts (CEO and Editor-in-Chief)
- Steven Brown (Managing Director)
- Nick Teunon (Finance Director)
Shareholders
- Daily Mail and General Trust
- News International
- United Business Media plc
- Trinity Mirror plc
- Guardian Media Group
- The Telegraph Group
- Johnston Press
- Archant
- DC Thomson
- Midland News Association
- Thomas Crosbie & Co
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