News eventually the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS). The Chinese Communist Party created its news agency, the Red China News Agency, in 1931; its primary responsibilities were the "Red China" newspaper and the internal "Reference News". In 1937, the Party renamed the agency "Xinhua", New China. Xinhua became the official news agency of the People's Republic of China in 1949. These agencies touted their ability to distill events into "minute globules of news", 20–30 word summaries which conveyed the essence of new developments. Unlike newspapers, and contrary to the sentiments of some of their reporters, the agencies sought to
Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America mass media functions. The organisation also has 3 zones locations in Guayaquil, Loja and Tulcán. Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America The Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America (Andes) () is the official digital information service of the Ecuadorian State. Andes is a public media organisation which provides regional and national news coverage, as well as general information on Latin America. The agency also provides multimedia services including an image bank. Andes was established on 29 December 2009 on the initiative of the National Secretariat of Communications and is now a business unit of Ecuador TV.