Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau
Encyclopedia
Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau (1849–1934) was founded by Bernhard Wolff
(1811–1879) a German
media mogul.
It was one of the first press agencies
in Europe
and one of the three great European telegraph monopolies until the World War II-era, the other two being the English Reuters
and the French Havas
. They formed 1865 the European news cartel
.
Bernhard Wolff
Bernhard Wolff was a German media mogul. He was editor of the Vossische Zeitung, founder of the National Zeitung , and founder of Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau , one of the first press agencies in Europe and one of the three great European telegraph monopolies until the World War II-era, the other...
(1811–1879) a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
media mogul.
It was one of the first press agencies
News agency
A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to news organizations: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. Such an agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire or news service.-History:The oldest news agency is Agence...
in Europe
Europe
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and one of the three great European telegraph monopolies until the World War II-era, the other two being the English Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
and the French Havas
Havas
Havas is the second largest advertising group in France and is a "Global advertising and communications services group" and the sixth-largest global advertising and communications group worldwide, operating on the communications consulting market through three main operational divisions:*Euro RSCG...
. They formed 1865 the European news cartel
Cartel
A cartel is a formal agreement among competing firms. It is a formal organization of producers and manufacturers that agree to fix prices, marketing, and production. Cartels usually occur in an oligopolistic industry, where there is a small number of sellers and usually involve homogeneous products...
.