Agencies (5)
I believe the answer is:
media
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">agencies</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for media that I've seen before include "Channels of mass communication" , "means for spreading news" , "Means of mass communication" , "Purveyors of information to the public - I made them" , "Ancient country" .)