{"id":12057,"date":"2026-10-30T14:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/?post_type=hbi-publications&p=12057"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:43:01","slug":"dpa-routledge-handbook","status":"publish","type":"hbi-publications","link":"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-publications\/dpa-routledge-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"The German Press Agency in the Routledge Handbook of News Agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The chapter by Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner<\/a> in the Routledge Handbook of News Agencies summarizes all the key information about the German Press Agency (dpa).<\/p>\n

The chapter outlines the founding principles established in the postwar period, which continue to guide the dpa\u2019s work. It describes the corporate and ownership structure, as well as the management of dpa GmbH and the dpa Group. The chapter then examines the dpa\u2019s business model and provides an overview of its range of services: To ensure its economic success, the dpa has built up a broad portfolio and has since evolved into a service provider with a multimodal and multimedia \u201cproduct universe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cCommitted to the Facts\u201d Throughout the Ages<\/h2>\n

The high quality standards to which dpa journalists adhere remain of central importance to their professional identity. To this day, dpa\u2019s motto is \u201cCommitted to the Facts.\u201d In addition to this guiding principle, the values of independence, impartiality, and reliability are also at the core of the brand. To date, dpa has not received a single reprimand from the German Press Council; the agency has dealt constructively with inevitable errors.<\/p>\n

Finally, the article discusses key challenges currently facing dpa: addressing targeted disinformation through a fact-checking team, reaching \u201cGeneration Z,\u201d and dealing with artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

Direct link to the handbook on the publisher\u2019s website<\/a>; Hans-Ulrich Wagner\u2019s contribution begins on page 182.<\/p>\n

Wagner, Hans-Ulrich (2026): \u201eDeutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa): Germany’s Market Leader Builds upon Reliability and Adaptation<\/span>\u201c. In: Oliver Boyd-Barrett, Pedro Aguiar, Christian A. Vukasovich (eds.): The Routledge Handbook of News Agencies<\/em>, pp. 182-193. London\/New York: Routledge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2579,"template":"","tags":[398],"class_list":["post-12057","hbi-publications","type-hbi-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-miscellaneous"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe German Press Agency in the Routledge Handbook of News Agencies - Leibniz-Institut f\u00fcr Medienforschung Hans-Bredow-Institut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-publications\/dpa-routledge-handbook\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The German Press Agency in the Routledge Handbook of News Agencies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The chapter by Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner in the Routledge Handbook of News Agencies summarizes all the key information about the German Press Agency (dpa). 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