The Catalan News Agency (CNA, in Catalan: ''Agència Catalana de Notícies'' (ACN)) is a

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owned by the Catalan government via the public corporation Intracatalònia, SA. It is one of the first digital news agencies created in

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and has been operating since 1999. It is a pioneer in the use of

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and decentralised organisation applied to a virtual journalistic environment. The CNA (headquartered in

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) currently employs over 80 professionals and has branches in

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and

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. Furthermore, it shares information with other state-owned agencies and is a member of ANSAmed, the group of

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agencies. The CNA offers its informative contents in text, photographic, video and audio formats to over 250 different subscribers, such as

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s, the press, the

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, institutions and businesses. 70% of Intracatalònia, SA is owned by the Catalan government, with the as a minority shareholder, which is also owned by the Catalan government.

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Agència Catalana de Notícies

Catalan News Agency
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