Its main goal is to gather, store and provide news coverage of Slovak and international events in text, photo, audio and video form.
[1] The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) is a public service, national and independent institution.
TASR is not subsidised by the state; rather, it earns money by selling its products and agency news coverage.
It enters into contracts with the state to fulfill objectives in the public interest as stipulated in the law.
It is made up of an expert in the media, an economist, a lawyer, an IT specialist and an employee representative.