The biggest international newswires, Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, date back to the expansion of the telegraph in the mid-19th century, when rapid newsgathering first became possible.

• 十九世纪中叶，随着电报业的迅速发展，人们首次具有了迅速搜集新闻材料的能力, 如今最具规模的国际新闻专线美联社和路透社就在那时侯应运而生。