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125 years | Swiss News Agency AG - SDA
Until the end of 1894, Swiss newspapers were almost exclusively dependent on foreign press agencies for news not only from abroad, but even from within Switzerland. This was perceived as an unworthy state of affairs, and the newspapers were also subjected to a tariff dictate by the agencies. Charles Morel (Journal de Genève), Hermann Jent (Der Bund) and Walther Bissegger (Neue Zürcher Zeitung) founded the "Syndicate of Swiss Newspapers for the Elevation of their Depeschendienst", which in turn founded the Schweizerische Depeschenagentur AG on 25 September 1894. It was to oppose "foreign supremacy in the news market". The first director was Charles Ochsenbein, seconded by Frank Filliol to the French service. On 1 January 1895, the agency, which employed 10 editors, sent the first foreign reports. In the same year, sda also set up a domestic service with 50 correspondents in Switzerland. (wp)
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