L’informazione come prodotto: un’analisi del sistema produttivo delle agenzie di stampa

Information as a product: an analysis of the news agencies’ production system in Italy . – information is the main product of the media industry and of the infor -mation society. The aim of this paper is to present the spatial characteristcs of informa-tion production and diffusion, focusing on organization and market of the italian news agencies system. reflections are based on geographic considerations about the role of information and media in modern societie