News agencies: DAPD basic service launched
On Monday, the DAPD news agency group launched its eponymous core service, which provides global coverage of various topics. The service is produced by the combined editorial teams of the former news agencies DDP and the German AP. The agency’s headquarters are in Berlin.
The DAPD aims to provide up to 500 text messages and 2,000 images from Germany and abroad every day. There will also be infographics, online services and mobile offerings. According to Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director Cord Dreyer, the range of services will also be expanded in the coming months. In Germany, DAPD relies on more than 400 text and photo journalists, and abroad on the expertise of more than 3,000 correspondents from the Associated Press (AP) news agency. With the launch of the basic service, the "sources" research team also began its work. The aim is for journalists to conduct investigative research without daily time pressure.
