The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) co-organized the Autumn Meeting of the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) in Ljubljana between 14 and 16 October. A new chair was elected from news agency ranks and the STA organized a series of presentations of startups.

The STA has launched a fact-checking portal in the run-up to the elections to the European Parliament in a bid to verify the accuracy of statements and shed light on the functioning and powers of the EU and its institutions.

The STA English Service has released an annual review of events concerning Slovenia spanning from 1 January to 30 November 2017. An updated version of the review, covering also the last month of the year, will follow at the end of December.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) is introducing live video feeds from selected events in Slovenia starting in October, a new livestreaming product called STAvživo (STAlive). The service will be provided in collaboration with the team at Vživo.si, which has several years of livestreaming experience.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) is participating in the international project Renoir whose aim it is to analyse the spread of information in online media and social networks. The four-year project, which commenced in 2016, has already produced concrete results.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) has added advanced functionality to its news service with a tool which makes it easier for journalists to track and analyse the work of Slovenian lawmakers.

US technology giant Google has provided a media innovation grant to a project with which the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) and Slovenian high-tech company Quintelligence are developing a global news tracking tool.