How to open a news agency

An information agency is an organization that collects news and other materials, as well as distributes them for use in the media and for other purposes. In accordance with Russian law, the news agency must also have the legal status of the media.

Instruction manual

1

Contact your local tax office and register an individual entrepreneur or legal entity. This is necessary so that in the future you can register your news agency in Rossvyazkomnadzor.

2

Find and rent a room for your future agency, as it will not be subject to registration if, for example, you want to open it at your place of residence. Organize your chosen room so that it can accommodate a photo studio, design department, archive, as well as an office where the editorial office will be located. Of course, at first all this can be placed in a relatively small area.

3

Take care of reliable databases in advance and provide yourself with clients. This can be not only the media, but also employees of security services of companies, commercial and state structures, as well as individuals interested in obtaining reliable information.

4

Depending on what kind of information your agency will specialize in, enter into appropriate agreements with both clients and organizations and individuals that are sources of information.

5

Prepare documents for registration of an information agency in Rossvyazkomnadzor. Individual entrepreneurs will need a certificate of registration with the tax authorities and a certified copy of the passport. For legal entities - certified copies of the charter, constituent documents and registration certificate.

6

Get in 30 days from the moment you contact Rossvyazkomnadzor a certificate of registration of your news agency as a mass media. If you received a notice of refusal of registration, carefully examine the grounds on which your application was rejected, correct the errors and submit a second application.