Sifted reporter Woodford to join Reuters
Isabel Woodford, senior reporter at FT-backed Sifted, will be leaving to join Reuters in Mexico City to cover breaking news across the Latin America region. She has previously reported for The Block, covering the biggest blockchain and crypto firms worldwide. She has also interned at two Reuters global bureaus. Woodford has a B.A. from King’s […]
Reuters names Savage as Africa senior markets correspondent
Reuters has appointed Rachel Savage as its Africa senior markets correspondent covering African markets and finance. She joins from Thomson Reuters Foundation, where she was a deputy editor and reporter. She has also worked freelance. Savage has also worked as East Africa correspondent and then as West Africa correspondent at The Economist. She was also […]
Reuters botches article on ivermectin and omicron
A Japanese company did not find that ivermectin was “effective” against the omicron variant in a clinical trial, as Reuters originally reported on Monday, reports Erik Wemple of The Washington Post. Wemple writes, “Reuters says it hustled to set the record straight: ‘The original Reuters story misstated that ivermectin was ‘effective’ against Omicron in Phase III clinical […]
The Information hires Nellis to cover semiconductors and hardware
Tech news site The Information has hired Stephen Nellis to cover semiconductors and hardware. He has been a technology reporter at Reuters since November 2016. Nellis previously worked for The Information, where he covered Salesforce.com, Microsoft and Amazon for two years. Before that, Nellis worked for the Pacific Coast Business Times as a senior editor, technology editor and a tech reporter. He’s a graduate […]
Tech reporter Nellis departs Reuters
Stephen Nellis, a technology reporter at Reuters for the past five years, has left the news organization for a new challenge. He had been at Reuters since November 2016. Nellis previously worked for The Information, where he covered Salesforce.com, Microsoft and Amazon for two years. Before that, Nellis worked for the Pacific Coast Business Times […]
Reuters taps Rigby as global health correspondent
Reuters has appointed Jennifer Rigby as global health correspondent. She joins from The Telegraph, where she held the same post. She has previously also worked as an executive producer news at The Telegraph. Rigby has also worked freelance. She also worked at Channel 4 in London and was a reporter, and then served as a […]
Reuters hires Thomsen as legal reporter
Reuters has appointed Jacqueline Thomsen as a legal reporter. She joins from The National Law Journal, where she was working as a legal and political reporter, based in Washington D.C., working on the Journal’s litigation desk. There, she covered D.C. courts news and the intersection of law and politics. Previously, she worked at The Hill, […]
Longtime journalist Katayama departing Reuters
Fred Katayama, who has been at Reuters since 2005 as an anchor and producer, is leaving the news organization. His last day is Friday. Katayama is joining the U.S.-Japan Council as its executive vice president overseeing development. “I’m thrilled I’ll be working with someone I truly respect and have known for over a decade, Suzanne […]
Naidu to cover European consumer goods beat for Reuters
Reuters has promoted Richa Naidu to the post of European consumer products reporter in London. She recently served as a retail reporter, and before that, as U.S. consumer goods reporter. She has also worked as a correspondent, sector specialist for finance, and as a US retail reporter at the news agency. Naidu has also worked […]
Reuters investigative security reporter Menn leaving
Joseph Menn, an investigative security and tech policy reporter at Reuters, is leaving the news wire after 10 years. He has been based in San Francisco. His Reuters work has included the exclusive that RSA took $10 million to promote a flawed random number generator that allowed the NSA to break into widely used security […]
