Leach joins Reuters as Insurer TV host and content editor
Kamaron Leach has been hired as host and content editor of Insurer TV, a unit of Reuters. Leach has been on Bloomberg’s entertainment team to cover media, entertainment, sports, sports betting and other topics.Leach joined Bloomberg in February 2018 as a reporter to source contacts and datasets for enterprise stories and breaking news spanning the […]
Female newsroom leadership rises at Reuters
Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni and global editor for newsroom diversity Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams shared the following message with colleagues: Colleagues, Today we have published the fourth annual Diversity at Reuters report, covering progress and initiatives in 2023. The report documents the work we have done to foster a more inclusive newsroom, while acknowledging the challenges that lie […]
Reuters pulls stories on anti-doping agency
Reuters has pulled two stories about the World Anti-Doping Agency after it was discovered that one of its officials obtained a Reuters news agency accreditation to attend the Masters golf tournament, reports Martyn Ziegler of The Times of London. Ziegler reports, “Senior Reuters staff were unaware that Fitzgerald had been accredited as an agency representative. He is […]
Reuters to start charging for website
Reuters plans to begin charging for its website, reports Alexandra Bruell of The Wall Street Journal. Bruell reports, “The global news organization will start charging readers who come directly to its news site and apps. The subscription, which will cost $1 a week, will be launched this month in Canada and roll out in the U.S. and […]
Reuters hires Bayer as European correspondent
Lili Bayer is joining Reuters in October as European security correspondent. She will be covering European security, defense, intelligence and foreign policy. Bayer has been at The Guardian for the past year as its Europe live blogger. She previously worked at Politico for more than five years covering NATO, transparency, Central Europe and lobbying. Bayer […]
Rea, longtime biz journalist, dies at 72
Alison Rea, a business journalist who worked for BusinessWeek, Fortune and Reuters, has died at the age of 72. An obituary states, “In 1980, Alison made the life-changing decision to get an MBA in finance and international business at New York University which paved the way to her career covering business and banking over the […]
Reuters taps Valle to cover M&A in New York
Anirban Sen, editor in charge of U.S. mergers and acquisitions coverage at Reuters, sent out the following on Friday: I’m thrilled to share that Sabrina Valle will be our new M&A correspondent, based in New York. In her new role, Sabrina will focus on winning the biggest scoops and delivering agenda-setting stories on the healthcare […]
Reuters names Pamuk its US deputy foreign policy editor
Reuters U.S. foreign policy editor Don Durfee recently shared the below note with staff: Dear all, I’m delighted to announce that Humeyra Pamuk will be our new Deputy U.S. Foreign Policy editor. In this role, she will help manage our coverage of major international stories, including the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and will work […]
Reuters seeks a desk editor in Toronto
Reuters is looking for an ambitious Desk Editor for our fast-paced, round-the-clock Global News Desk. Expect to work alongside award-winning journalists in a global news organization long recognized for its commitment to accuracy and fairness. Play a role helping us evolve digitally to stand out from the crowd for everything from business to world events. The role is posted for Toronto, […]
Reuters denies claim that killed staffer was spy
Reuters has denied a claim from Russia that its killed staffer, Ryan Evans, was a British spy, reports Francesca Ebel of The Washington Post. Ebel reports, “At a press briefing Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed without evidence that security adviser Ryan Evans, who was killed in a strike Saturday on the Sapphire Hotel in the […]
