INTRODUCTION

The National News Agency (RSS), having nationwide network, is the largest and longest serving news agency in Nepal. It was established in 2018 BS under the Rastriya Samachar Samiti Act, 2019 BS, merging two privately owned news agencies with a view to facilitating newspapers and broadcast media. With the development of news media in Nepal, subscribers of RSS have so far reached more than 350 newspapers, radios, online media, and televisions. A pool of permanent and stringer reporters scattering throughout the country file news stories, video, audio and photo every day. It has arrangements for exchange of news with the reputed Associated Press (AP) of USA, Agence France Presse (AFP) of France, Xinhua of China, Asian News International (ANI) of India, the Associated Press of Pakistan, the Qatar News Agency (QNA), among others. It is also the member of the Organization of Asia Pacific News Agencies (OANA). For over six decades, RSS has been offering authentic and comprehensive news of national affairs, governance, politics, economy, society, culture, tourism, sports, and other areas of public interest. Whether it is information-conscious readers in Kathmandu or villagers in rural Nepal, students at campuses, diplomatic missions in Kathmandu or abroad; or commercial, financial, and industrial establishments, RSS serves news, video and photos in a timely manner in the best traditions of news agency journalism, with speed, accuracy, and objectivity. RSS provides news and photo services in edit friendly format so that it would be easier to secure, copy and edit.

WHY OPT FOR RSS SERVICE?

• You can read today what is going to appear in black and white in tomorrow's papers.
• You can have news and information in detail without waiting for radio and TV news hours.
• You can get useful information, no matter whatever may be your fields of activity.
• You can get information on any world event whenever you like.
• RSS is the right medium, a stepping-stone for successful enterprise in every sphere of activity.
• RSS, the only longest serving news agency in Nepal, has been in the media service over the last forty-seven years. It supplies accurate accounts of the developments that take place within and outside Nepal.

... And with 65 years of experience in news service- RSS stands with the motto – Dissemination of Information You Can Trust.