Russian news agency TASS, the country's first unified body for distributing official information, will turn 120 years old on September 1, 2024. TASS started as the St. Petersburg Telegraph Agency, which opened its doors on September 1, 1904.
TASS is one of the most cited Russian news agencies, publishing nearly 3,000 news items in six languages and about 700 photographs and videos from correspondents in Russia and across the world daily, forming a complete and objective picture of events. In 2023, over 2.7 million piecesof content of various types were released across all TASS platforms.
Regional information centers in St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg, in addition to 67 offices in Russia’s regions, along with 59 global branches in 54 countries enable TASS to quickly receive and disseminate unbiased information about events in Russia and the world to the widest possible audience.
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