Ross Parry Agency

Ross Parry Agency is a national and international news agency based in Yorkshire, England. The company is owned by South West News Service.[1]

History

Ross Parry Agency started life as an independent news agency based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, which was founded in 1981 by partners Jeff Ross and Dave Parry.[2] It turned into an agency with great "calibre and reputation" in providing the national press with news stories and pictures.[1]

In 2013, Ross Parry Agency was acquired by SWNS along with Masons News in Cambridge.[1][3] Parry chose to stay on as picture editor and as part of the takeover bid the news agency would keep its original name.[1] Parry said the union with SWNS "would take Ross Parry to a new level, providing an even better service from our region."[1] After Dave Parry retired a year later, Glen Minikin took over the reins as picture editor. In Summer 2017, Charlotte Owen became news editor after taking over from Rebecca Penston.[citation needed]

In late 2017, SWNS announced that Ross Parry Agency would be part of their new dawn of content creation, which would "revolutionise" the industry.[4][5] The company won a six-figure Google grant to help the content making process.[6]

In 2018, Ross Parry Agency's chief reporter Tom Kershaw, along with two other journalists, overturned an order to name a police officer after he was struck off for not reviewing CCTV footage correctly.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "SWNS acquires Leeds-based news agency Ross Parry – Press Gazette". www.pressgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  2. ^ "Ross Parry Agency acquired by Bristol news service". Prolific North. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  3. ^ "SWNS news agency continues expansion with the takeover of Ross Parry – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  4. ^ "News agency SWNS launches new syndication platform it claims will 'transform' speed of content sharing – Press Gazette". www.pressgazette.co.uk. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  5. ^ "Ross Parry are now part of the SWNS Group!". rossparry.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  6. ^ "News agency SWNS wins six-figure Google grant to develop syndication technology – Press Gazette". www.pressgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  7. ^ "Sacked cop named after journalists overturn Humberside Police ban – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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