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tass and russian news agencies  

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  • Although formally named TASS only in 1925, the international Russian news agency began operating in the early twentieth century and after numerous changes in name and control grew to become one of a handful of powerful global news agencies. But TASS is only the oldest among several Russian news agencies that have formed since 1991. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; Tass and Russian News Agencies]

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