Adnkronos Explained

Adnkronos
Predecessor:	Kronos (founded in 1951) and Agenzia Di Notizie (founded in 1959)
Foundation:	(by merger of Kronos and Agenzia Di Notizie)
Industry:	Journalism
Products:	News agency
Parent:	Giuseppe Marra Communications

Adnkronos is an Italian news agency.^[1]

History and profile

Adnkronos was established in 1963 by a merger of two agencies, Kronos (founded in 1951) and Agenzia Di Notizie (founded in 1959). The agency is based in Rome.^[2]

Adnkronos is owned by Giuseppe Marra Communications. Its editor-in-chief is Giuseppe Marra.^[3]

The agency was expanded to include Adnkronos Salute which is a health agency.^[3] In 2003, the agency established its International office, Adnkronos International, which provides news and reports in Arabic and English, mainly from the Arab world.

In July 2014, Adnkronos International signed an agreement with Iran's official news agency, IRNA, to promote bilateral news cooperation.^[4]

The agency also publishes Il libro dei fatti, the Italian edition of the World Almanac.^[4]

See also

• List of wire services

External links

• adnkronos.com, agency's official website (in Italian)
• adnkronos.com/AKI/English, agency's official English-language website
• adnkronos.com/AKI/Arabic agency's official Arabic-language website

Notes and References

1. Federico . Gaspari. A phraseological comparison of international news agency reports published online: Lexical bundles in the English-language output of ANSA, Adnkronos, Reuters and UPI. Studies in Variation, Contacts and Change in English. 2013. 13. 13 September 2014.
2. Book: The Europa World Year Book 2003. 2003. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-85743-227-5. 2247.
3. Book: Gino Moliterno. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. 2002. Routledge. 978-1-134-75877-7. 406.
4. Web site: Iran, Italy news agencies agree to promote cooperation. IRNA. 13 September 2014. 15 July 2014.