TASS

TASS is Russia's oldest and largest news agency, owned by the Russian state. Publishing in Russian and English, it distributes domestic and international news and official statements, and generally reflects official Russian positions on political and diplomatic matters. It supplies coverage to both Russian and global audiences as a state news provider.

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TASS at a glance

Country: Russia
Region: Central and Eastern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Right-leaning
Founded: 1904
Ownership: The Russian state news agency
Published from: Moscow
Website: tass.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups TASS

Crosswire groups TASS as Right-leaning for comparisons within Russia's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In Russia, Meduza is listed as Left-leaning, while Kommersant and Moskovsky Komsomolets are listed as Centrist — so you can open TASS beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where TASS sits in Russia's press

TASS was founded in 1904, is published from Moscow and is the Russian state news agency. It is one of 6 outlets tracked in Russia, and one of 2 news agencies among them — the other being RIA Novosti. By outlets tracked, Russia ranks 25th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 6 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to TASS outside Russia, starting with Central and Eastern Europe, are UNIAN (Ukraine), BelTA (Belarus) and ANSA (Italy). Opening one of them beside TASS is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.