Liberation News Service
Liberation News Service (LNS) was a New Left, anti-war underground press news agency that distributed news bulletins and photographs to hundreds of subscribing underground, alternative and radical newspapers from 1967 to 1981. Considered the "Associated Press" for the underground press, at its zenith the LNS served more than 500 papers. Founded in Washington, D.C., it operated out of New York City for most of its existence.
| Company type | News agency |
|---|---|
| Industry | Underground press |
| Predecessor | Collegiate Press Service |
| Founded | Summer 1967 in Washington, D.C. |
| Founders | Ray Mungo and Marshall Bloom |
| Defunct | August 1981 |
| Fate | Defunct |
| Headquarters | New York City (1968–1981) |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Allen Young, Marty Jezer David Fenton, Thorne Webb Dreyer, Steve Diamond |
| Products | News bulletins, photographs |
Number of employees | 8–20 |
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