Chapter I. Before the birth, and the first steps of news- agencies : the (London) Times and the first international news-agencies, 1830s-1850s - Havas, the New York Associated Press, Wolffsbüro and Reuters.- Chapter 2. Reuter's S. Engländer and inter-European agency negotiations, 1847-1890s.- Chapter 3. A widening world? Agencies and international news in an age of empire, 1848-1914.- Chapter 4.
World War I and the agencies.- Chapter 5. Inter-war years: towards the end of 'the cartel'- inter-agency and international strife.- Chapter 6. WW2 and the Cold War: News in a worldwide age of censorship and propaganda.- Chapter 7. The US agencies 1944-82 : expansionist AP; the changing fortunes of UP(I).- Chapter 8.
Agence France-Presse and Reuters, 1944-91 : beginnings and renewal.- Chapter 9. « Money, money, money »: Bloombergs, Reuters and a changing agency scene ; international news-reporting a continuing priority. Agencies monitor preformance.- Chapter 10. Covering US presidential elections: 2000 - Bush v. Gore.- Chapter 11.
The end of the 'British' Reuters.- Chapter 12. News technology - all together ?; On the news-front - 'yes' and 'no'.- Chapter 13. By way of Conclusion: final remarks.