Reuters news operation reports lower earnings
The Reuters news operation reported a 21 percent decrease in first quarter earnings due to investments and lower revenue growth. The news operation reported adjusted EBITDA earnings of $29 million in the first quarter, down from $37 million in the same quarter a year ago. Revenues of $175 million increased 1 percent due to a […]
Reuters hires Wong as senior editor, wider image and special projects
Reuters pictures global editor Rickey Rogers shared the following message with Reuters colleagues: I am delighted to announce that award-winning photojournalist Maye-E Wong is coming to Reuters to take on the role of Senior Editor, Wider Image and Special Projects. In her past two decades at the Associated Press (AP), Maye-E was one of the […]
Reuters journalists in Turkey have called for a strike
Journalists in Reuters’ Turkish bureaus said they would strike on May 10 over the failure of pay negotiations with the company, reports The Baron. The Baron’s story states, “Staff demonstrated outside their offices in Istanbul and Ankara on Wednesday following the failure of collective bargaining between Reuters and the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS). “‘Reuters Turkey bureau […]
Reuters promotes Azhari to Iraq bureau chief
Timour Azhari will move to Baghdad to cover Iraq for Reuters as its new bureau chief. Recently, he served as deputy bureau chief for Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. In this role, he covered political, economic and security developments in these areas. Previously, Azhari was a correspondent at Thomson Reuters Foundation, where he covered Lebanon, focused […]
Deadline club names finalists in biz reporting categories
The finalists that were selected from the entries to the Deadline Club’s 2023 Awards Contest in the business journalism categories are listed below. Winners will be announced at the Club’s annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 18, at the Harvard Club. Business Feature Bustle “Last Girlboss Standing” Courtney Rubin, Kat Stoeffel, Charlotte Owen Fortune “Private […]
Reuters seeks US energy markets editor
Reuters is seeking an experienced journalist to drive coverage of energy markets in the United States, the world’s top oil consumer and one of the biggest producers. This is an exciting time to take the helm in one of the most important regions for global oil coverage on a team with a hard-earned reputation as […]
Reuters hires Brigida as correspondent in Argentina
Reuters has hired Anna-Catherine Brigida as a correspondent in Argentina. Brigida is a freelance journalist who has covered migration, politics, security, human rights, environmental justice, reproductive rights and women’s rights in Latin America since 2015, with a focus on Mexico and Central America. She has covered migrant caravans, the criminalization of abortion, and historic human rights […]
Reuters seeks a US tech correspondent in San Francisco
Reuters is seeking a US Technology Business Reporter to take on one of the most important companies at the center of the conversation — Alphabet and AI. At 24-years-old, the Google-owner is sliding into young adult-hood pressured by an advertising downturn that has led it and its peers in big tech to slash costs and […]
Kihara of Reuters on how to cover an economy
Leika Kihara of Reuters talks about covering the Bank of Japan and the Japanese economy. Here is an excerpt: How have you developed such a rich coverage file? It is about making use of the day-to-day reporting. Covering economic news differs from covering something like war or a big natural disaster in that many events are […]
Brown named global mining and metals editor at Reuters
Reuters global managing editor Tiffany Wu shared the following message with Reuters staff: I am very happy to announce that Veronica Brown will become Global Industry Editor for Mining and Metals, leading our coverage of companies ranging from Glencore to Rio Tinto. Veronica brings a wealth of experience to this important beat, having managed the […]
