The United States media system has entered a period of intense change: the number of channels, and thus of competitors, is multiplying; the boundaries between media sectors are blurring; economic resources and power over the flow of information are shifting into the hands of the tech giants.
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The Associated Press was formed in 1846 as a non-profit cooperative owned by member news organisations, and has an extensive network of journalists worldwide. Bloomberg News is an important commercial news agency specializing in business news. Many news organisations also have news services through which they distribute content to other media.