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United Press International

American international news agency
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United Press International

Summary

United Press International is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,847 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United Press International received the George Polk Award[3].
  • United Press International is in the country of United States[4].
  • United Press International is in the country of Spain[5].
  • United Press International's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • United Press International's instance of is recorded as news agency[7].
  • United Press International's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • United Press International's instance of is recorded as organization[9].
  • United Press International was edited by Dan Olmsted[10].
  • United Press International's founder is recorded as E. W. Scripps[11].
  • United Press International is owned by News World Communications[12].
  • United Press International is owned by Bettmann Archive[13].
  • United Press International's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].
  • United Press International's place of publication is recorded as Washington, D.C.[15].
  • United Press International's industry is recorded as journalism[16].
  • United Press International's archives at is recorded as Chapman University[17].
  • 1907 marks the founding of United Press International[18].
  • United Press International's parent organization or unit is recorded as News World Communications[19].
  • United Press International's official website is recorded as https://www.upi.com/[20].
  • United Press International's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United Press International[21].
  • United Press International's Commons gallery is recorded as United Press International[22].
  • United Press International's floruit is recorded as July 30, 1959[23].
  • United Press International's floruit is recorded as January 1, 1960[24].
  • United Press International's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
  • United Press International's described by source is recorded as Q87326410[26].
  • United Press International's legal form is recorded as privately held company[27].

Body

Founding

United Press International's founder is recorded as E. W. Scripps[11]. 1907 marks the founding of it[18].

Identity

United Press International's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UPI'}[28].

Operations

United Press International's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as News World Communications[19].

Industry

United Press International's industry is recorded as journalism[16].

Ownership

Owners include News World Communications[12], an organization[29], founded in 1976[30] and Bettmann Archive[13], an archives[31], in United States[32].

Recognition

United Press International received the George Polk Award[3].

Why It Matters

United Press International ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,847 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did United Press International receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award[3].

Related Entities

business Chapman University Museum of Modern Art news agency organization privately held company Spain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q123600284. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Q123600284. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q123600284. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . chapman.lyrasistechnology.org. chapman.lyrasistechnology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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