Journalism Terms
AAP: Australian Associated Press , an industry-owned, Australian-based agency supplying news for a fee to the media. ABC : (1) Audit Bureaux of Circulations , industry-owned companies which audit (and verify) print media circulation figures. The ABCe (Audit Bureau of Circulations Electronic) audits traffic figures for online publications. Also: (2) Australian Broadcasting Corporation , (3) the American Broadcasting Company , (4) the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (Japan) and (5) the Associated Broadcasting Company (Philippines). ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) : An international, non-profit, non-government, professional association established in 1964 to support the development of broadcasting in its region, promote the collective interests of television and radio broadcasters and encourage co-operation. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with more than 270 members, it is the worlds largest broadcasting union geographically and demographically. actuality: In