TASS

Also known as Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, TACC, ITAR-TASS, Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union, Russian News Agency TASS, tass.ru, tass.com

The Russian News Agency TASS, or simply TASS, is a Russian state-owned news agency founded in 1904. It is the largest Russian news agency and one of the largest news agencies worldwide.

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TASS is Russia's largest news agency, originally founded in 1904, and is owned by the Russian state. It matters because as one of the world's biggest news agencies, it plays a major role in shaping how news is gathered and distributed globally, particularly regarding coverage of Russia and Russian interests.

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Company.name: Russian News Agency TASS
Company.logo: 160px|frameless
Company.image: 20160803 104156 August 2016 in Moscow.jpg
Company.image_size: 300px
Company.image_caption: TASS Soviet-era brutalist building in Moscow
Company.type: Federal State Unitary Enterprise
Company.foundation: 1904
Company.location: Moscow, Russia
Company.key_people: Andrey Kondrashov (director)
Company.industry: State media news agency
Company.products: News media
Company.owner: Wholly owned by federal government (as federal unitary enterprise)

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History
1902: TTA, SPTA, PTA, ROSTA
1925: TASS
1992: ITAR-TASS
Organization
TASS press center
TASS building
Controversies and criticisms
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Directors of TASS
Notable journalists
See also
Notes
References
External links

The Russian News Agency TASS, or simply TASS, is a Russian state-owned news agency founded in 1904. It is the largest Russian news agency and one of the largest news agencies worldwide.

TASS is registered as a Federal State Unitary Enterprise, owned by the government of Russia. Headquartered in Moscow, it has 70 offices in Russia and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), "along with 56 global branches in 53 countries".