Reuters parent has $8 billion to spend
Thomson Reuters has an $8 billion war chest to spend on acquisitions and investments in artificial intelligence, according to chief executive Steve Hasker in an interview with the Financial Times. Daniel Thomas and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of the FT report, “Hasker was clear, however: ‘Reuters is not for sale. Reuters is an integral part of our portfolio.’ “He […]
Reuters taps three for global race and justice team
Reuters race and justice editor Kat Stafford shared the following message with staff on Wednesday: Dear colleagues, I am thrilled to announce three appointments to the Global Race and Justice team. Together, the team will pursue new and ambitious projects with a view to producing agenda-setting coverage in the areas of race, identity and social […]
Reuters senior correspondent Pullella retiring after 40 years
Reuters senior correspondent Philip Pullella is retiring after more than 40 years at the news organization. He joined Reuters in October 1983. Most recently, he has been covering Italy and the Vatican and was the first U.S. reporter to interview a pope. Pullella covered the Vatican for United Press International before joining Reuters. He has […]
FT hires Lakshmi as Jakarta correspondent
The Financial Times has hired Anantha Lakshmi as its Jakarta correspondent. She previously was Reuters bureau chief of Malaysia and Brunei after moving to Kuala Lumpur as deputy bureau chief in 2016. Lakshmi distinguished herself in reporting on everything from the assassination of Kim Jong Nam to investigations of migrant deaths in detention and the […]
Insinna departs Reuters for Breaking Defense
Valerie Insinna will be rejoining Breaking Defense as senior reporter covering both Congress and the global business of defense. She will start March 4. Insinna comes back to Breaking Defense, where she previously covered military aviation and the Pentagon, after a year spent covering the commercial aviation sector for Reuters. She previously worked as the […]
Bloomberg hires Barbaglia as M&A reporter in London
Bloomberg News has hired Pamela Barbaglia to cover mergers and acquisitions in France and the Benelux region. She is based in London. Barbaglia previously was with Reuters Breakingviews as a columnist for the past year. Previously, Barbaglia worked as a senior correspondent covering European mergers and acquisitions, chief correspondent for EMEA deals and M&A editor for EMEA since […]
Reuters subsidiary launches cyber risk publication
The Insurer announced Friday the launch of Cyber Risk Insurer, a new publication for the cyber risk community. Cyber Risk Insurer will provide coverage of the growing cyber (re)insurance market. Coverage will span risk management, retail and wholesale distribution, cyber insurtech managing general agents, major incumbent carriers, reinsurance and capital markets, breach coaches and incident […]
Bernstein departs Reuters for Berkeleyside
Reuters journalist Sharon Bernstein has left the news service after 11 years to become interim managing editor of Berkeleyside, a nonprofit news organization. She has been a national reporter for Reuters based in California. Before joining Reuters in 2013, she was working for NBC4 in Los Angeles. Previously, her time at the Los Angeles Times included stints as a reporter […]
FT hires Bhandari as news graphics journalist
The Financial Times has hired Aditi Bhandari as a news graphics journalist. Bhandari spent the last five years at Reuters as a data visualization specialist where she conceived, designed and coded custom-designed pages, data-led graphics and maps. She has also worked at the Hindustan Times in Mumbai and WAMU 88.5 in Washington. Bhandari holds a […]
Reuters names Smith its Korea bureau chief
Josh Smith has been named Korea bureau chief for Reuters. He will lead a Reuters bureau of 22 journalists covering news from South Korea and North Korea. Smith previously was a senior correspondent in Seoul for the past six years. He also worked for Reuters in Afghanistan. Smith previously worked at Stars and Stripes and The […]
