Measures of Dispersion and Variability: Range, QD, AD and SD
Agencies
1. AGENCIES:
1) AFP ( Agency France press):
Agence France-Press. Agence France-Press (AFP) is an
international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.
Founded in 1835, AFP is the third largest news agency in the
world, after the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters.
2) AP (Associative press):
The Associated Press (AP) was formed in May 1846 by
representatives of five competitive New York City
newspapers. After the Civil War, the owners of these
newspapers realized that they, through their
newspapers, were all essentially paying for the same
information from their reporters.
2. 3) REUTER:
Since 1850, we have experimented, invented, and created content and
news solutions to become the world’s leading international news
agency. Always at the forefront of real-time breaking news and high-
impact global multimedia content, we are constantly innovating our
products and services to meet your business needs.
