| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GUA/6/1/4/1/4/55 |
| Title | UPI and other news services |
| Date | January 1979 - August 1987 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Creator Name | Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright |
| Description | Correspondence concerning international news services, particularly the United Press International (UPI) news service, January 1979 - August 1987.
Correspondents include: Ian Wright, John LePage, United Press International representatives, Peter Preston, Brian Crook and David Garland.
Subjects covered include: the Guardian subscription to the UPI picture service, January 1979 - February 1983; suspension of the Guardian's subscription to the UPI news service, June 1980; New York Times news service and special features publications, April 1980 - October 1980; the possibility of creating a Guardian news service for student radio stations, June 1980 - September 1980; the Guardian subscription to AP-Dow Jones news services, July 1980 & November 1982; sample of UPI's coverage of the Pope's shooting, May 1981; attempts by UPI to regain the Guardian as a subscriber, December 1981 - March 1982; the transmission of FM news photographs, 23 March 1982; the Guardian UPI news wire trial, November 1982 - February 1983 and UPI news service line rental charges, November 1985 - March 1986. |
| Access Status | Open(part) |
| Access Conditions | Subject to access restrictions in line with the Data Protection Act and confidentiality. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Typescript |
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