United Press International

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Press_International
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:media_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UPI
gptkbp:businessModel private
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Associated_Press
gptkb:Reuters
gptkb:Agence_France-Presse
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:focus gptkb:business
gptkb:politics
gptkb:science
gptkb:technology
breaking news
entertainment
health
sports
gptkbp:founded 1907
gptkbp:founder gptkb:E._W._Scripps
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Miami,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Press International
gptkbp:industry gptkb:media_company
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_for photojournalism
wire service
international news coverage
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Howard_K._Smith
gptkb:Frank_Bartholomew
gptkb:Hugh_Baillie
gptkb:Max_Hall
gptkb:William_McAndrew
gptkb:John_Chambers
gptkb:Walter_Cronkite
gptkb:William_Randolph_Hearst
gptkb:William_Shirer
gptkb:David_Brinkley
gptkb:John_Moody
gptkb:Helen_Thomas
gptkb:Lucien_Carr
gptkb:Harrison_Salisbury
gptkb:Red_Smith
gptkb:William_L._Shirer
gptkb:Eric_Sevareid
gptkb:John_Seigenthaler
gptkb:Merriman_Smith
gptkbp:notableEvent merger with International News Service in 1958
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees fewer than 100 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:News_World_Communications
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:International_News_Service
gptkb:United_Press_Associations
gptkbp:servesArea worldwide
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:website https://www.upi.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Mockingbird
gptkb:News_World_Communications
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5