- ITIM (news agency)
ITIM is a
news agency inIsrael , based inTel Aviv . [cite web | url = http://prnewswire.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=worldpartners&item=middleeast | title = PR Newswire Media Room - Worldwide Partners | accessdate = 2007-06-20] The sole news agency in the country, it was founded in 1950 by the seven main Israelinewspaper s of the time, who each held an equal stake in the agency.ITIM went into
receivership in November 2003 and nearly ceased operations due to massive debts of at least US$290,000. [cite news | title = Itim, Israel's News Agency, Folds | url = http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3307668/Itim-Israel-s-News-Agency.html | accessdate = 2007-06-20 | publisher = Israel Faxx | format = fee required | date =13 November 2003 ] [cite news | title = Itim News Agency Resumes Operation |url = http://www.allbusiness.com/middle-east/israel/680591-1.html | accessdate = 2007-06-20 | publisher = Israel Faxx | date =14 November 2003 ] On19 February 2004 , it was bought by an Israeli company for US$75,000. The agency now specialises in providing reports to foreign news agencies such asGermany 'sDeutsche Presse-Agentur and theFederal News Agency based inWashington, D.C. ,United States .cite journal |last = Bushinsky | first = Jay | year = 2004 | month = second quarter | title = Israeli News Agency Gets Fresh Start | journal = Global Journalist | url = http://www.globaljournalist.org/magazine/2004-2/agency-gets-fresh-start.html | accessdate = 2007-06-20]References
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