Australian Associated Press
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Launched in 1935, Australian Associated Press is Australia's news agency monopoly. Its stories are heavily used by the Australian news media.
AAP employs more than 175 journalists who work in bureaux in all Australian states and territories. It also maintains correspondents in Port Moresby, London and Jakarta as well as using a network of contributors from the US, Europe and Asia. AAP's domestic news coverage is complemented by alliances with the major international news agencies.
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Ownership
AAP is owned by four Australian news organisations - News Ltd, Fairfax, West Australian Newspapers and the Harris Group. Together this group produce the vast majority of Australian newspapers printed.
Dominance
AAP's Australian dominance means that any mistakes they make are readily distributed throughout most of the country's commercial media.