How do you know what is happening in the world every day? Do you watch news programmes on television? Or do you read a newspaper or listen to the radio ? There are _____ （组织）called news agencies that gather the news so that we read and hear about______（事件）quickly．
News agencies usually have a main office in a capital city and small offices in other capital cities around the world．Many journalists are____（雇佣）in each office and they gather information in the country，and in other countries nearby．
News agencies try to be quick，fair andt____ When they gather news stories．If the news is inaccurate，it will be worthless．And people like to know about important news stories, especiallyt___ with pictures．
The oldest news agency in the world is Reuters，which was___（成立）in 1851.Their work has changed a lot，especially since email and the Internet began to be used．They also provide news for people____on（飞行）on airplanes, so even in the air you can know what is happening many thousands of metresb    on the Earth!