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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Date taken
6 February 1952

Who we are

Since the Press Association’s foundation in 1868, our journalism has been built on four principles: accuracy, impartiality, verification and speed. Now multi-format, multi-platform, the way people consume news has changed. The principles behind our journalism haven’t.

Part of The PA

Part of The PA

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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Date taken
20 March 2026

Part of The PA

We are part of The PA, where five businesses: the Press Association, Alamy, Podium, Hydrogen and StreamAMG bring specialist expertise together covering news, content, sports and communications.

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“Throughout the Press Association's long history its name has been a byword for trusted journalism. The agency's founding principles of accuracy, impartiality, verification will remain at the heart of its future.”
Jack Lefley Editor-in-Chief at The Press Association

Fast. Accurate. Verified.

  • Press Association journalist locations and coverage - map of UK and Ireland

    Photo: PA

    Your outsourced content team

    We have over 300 journalists, photographers and videographers across the UK and Ireland, reporting on the news and powering content creation with trusted coverage and smarter production solutions. 

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    Jockey William Buick after a winning ride Al Hudaiba celebrates winning the Boodles Superlative Stakes during July Cup Day at Newmarket racecourse.Photo: Doug Peters for The Jockey Club / PA11 Jul 2026

    Our expertise

    Expert. Curious. Exacting. Our journalists are chosen for their high standards in modern reporting and verification. In addition to news professionals with decades of experience, many of our team are Press Association Academy graduates newsroom-ready from day one.

  • IPSO Regluated

    Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) member

    The Press Association is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), and our editorial teams follow the Editors’ Code. Since IPSO was established in 2014, no complaint against the Press Association has been upheld.

The Press Association by numbers

The facts that define the agency.

Founding year
1868 pamediagroup.com
of news gathering heritage
150+ years pa.media
in journalism, photography, video and product innovation in the past 5 years
25+ awards PA press materials
photographs in our image library and archive, dating back to the 1860s
7 million+ historic PA positioning
words published a week
1 million + pa.media
documented in the video library
18 years
puzzles supplied to customers per week
2,500+ pa.media

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