The Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) is the central official information institution of the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania, the voice of the Party of Labour of Albania (PLA) and the socialist state. It was established immediately after Liberation on December 29, 1944 to collect, process and disseminate information about the ideological, political, economic, cultural and social activities taking place in Albania, as well as about political and social events worldwide. The ATA is the main source of information for the Party’s propaganda, the Albanian press, radio and television, as well as a centre for processing materials from the press and foreign agencies. The ATA’s activities are based on the Marxist-Leninist principles of the PLA and the teachings of Comrade Enver Hoxha on people’s journalism. It conveys the Party’s policy to the working masses, presents achievements in all fields of socialist construction in Albania and in defending the Homeland. In the international arena, the ATA reflects the political line of the PLA and state for the construction of socialism in Albania and its Marxist-Leninist policy internationally to support the peoples’ struggle for national and social liberation against American imperialism, Soviet social-imperialism, reaction and modern revisionism.
The ATA publishes daily bulletins with domestic and foreign news, periodic bulletins on specific fields, as well as in foreign languages. Its photographic service popularizes various activities taking place throughout the country, providing the press and interested organizations with photographs. It has its correspondents in the regions of the country. Its activities have been assisted by leaders such as Thanas Nano, Ajet Simixhiu, Taqo Zoto, and journalists like Fatri Bejleri, etc. Every day the ATA broadcasts transmissions in two languages for the outside world, reaching almost all countries. The ATA has relations with a number of foreign information agencies.
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