TT News Agency

TT News Agency (Swedish: TT Nyhetsbyrån or simply TT; formerly Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå until 2013, translates to The newspapers' telegram bureau) is a Swedish news agency, the largest in Scandinavia, owned jointly by the country's newspapers and the media groups behind them. TT's services are used as the exclusive source of national news by many local media outlets.

Company type

News agency

Founded1921^[1]

Headquarters

Stockholm

,

Sweden

Number of employees

120 (2007)^[1]

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TT News Agency

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Company type	News agency
Founded	1921[1]
Headquarters	Stockholm , Sweden
Number of employees	120 (2007)[1]
Website	tt.se

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TT News Agency is the national wire service in Sweden with a history dating back to the 1920s. TT News Agency provides news articles, images, video and infographics to Sweden's media outlets, companies and public authorities.

TT News Agency is ranked as one of Europe's most profitable news agencies. The number of employees is, as of 2018, 208 people. TT News Agency is privately owned by the largest Swedish media houses and stands free from any government, religious or political spheres. CEO and Editor in chief is Per-Anders Broberg.^{[2][non-primary source needed]}

TT represent the photographer Lennart Nilsson.^{[3][non-primary source needed]}

TT has won several awards such as Stora Journalistpriset, Årets Bild among others.