Reuters launches video news channel in Europe
Reuters announced Tuesday the launch of a video news channel on Rakuten TV for users across Europe. The channel will be available in English for streaming in more than 40 European territories, including the France, Germany, Italy, Nordics, The Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom. Reuters global video coverage will be available around the clock in […]
Reuters names Chua its executive editor
Reuters announced Wednesday that Gina Chua has been appointed executive editor. Alessandra Galloni, Reuters editor-in-chief, wrote to employees to share that Chua will take up the newly-created role – based in New York and reporting to her – effective immediately. Chua will continue to oversee editorial operations, budgets, administration, safety and security, and will also be responsible […]
New Reuters EIC Galloni: Change or more of the same?
The Baron, a website that tracks Reuters news, writes about what the hiring of Alessandra Galloni as editor in chief at the news service means. The Baron writes, “Speed was once part of Reuters DNA, a paramount strength of the agency, together with accuracy and impartiality, that was drummed into new recruits. It had declined so much […]
Amazon to India court: Please ignore Reuters
Amazon.com Inc. told an Indian court on Thursday a Reuters special report into the e-commerce giant’s business practices should not be considered as evidence. Aditya Kalra of Reuters reports, “The Competition Commission of India (CCI) order of investigation into Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart in January 2020 followed a complaint from a trader group, but a […]
With paid site, Reuters faces stiff competition
Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Lab writes about the competition that Reuters faces by charging for access to its website. Owen writes, “Who deems Reuters.com so essential that they’ll pay more than two Netflixes a month for it? In 2011, Ken Doctor wrote for us about the competition the news company faced as it tried to become better known […]
M&A reporter Spaulding departs Reuters
Rebecca Spaulding, a mergers and acquisitions reporter at Reuters, has left the news organization. Her last day was last week. “I’m moving on to something new and very exciting that I will talk about soon,” she wrote on Twitter. “But for now, I’m so thankful for having worked with all my Reuters colleagues, who are […]
Reuters is putting its website behind a paywall
Reuters will begin charging for access to its website as it tries to capture a slice of the digital subscription business, reports Katie Robertson of the New York Times. Robertson reports, “The company, one of the largest news organizations in the world, announced the new paywall on Thursday, as well as a redesigned website aimed at a […]
Reuters seeks Qatar correspondent
Reuters is looking for an energetic journalist to lead our coverage in Qatar. This reporter will provide strong and insightful stories on the tiny but wealthy Gulf Arab state as it tries to move on from a political and economic boycott imposed by larger neighbors ahead of hosting the World Cup in 2022. The successful […]
Galloni set to be next Reuters editor in chief
Reuters News is set to name one of its top editors, Alessandra Galloni, as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the globe-spanning news agency in its 170-year history, according to a Reuters story. The Reuters story states, “A native of Rome, Galloni, 47, will replace Stephen J. Adler, who is retiring this month […]
Barlyn departs Reuters for The Hartford
Longtime insurance reporter Suzanne Barlyn has left Reuters for a job at The Hartford. Barlyn will become assistant director of media and public relations at the insurance company. Her first day is April 19. Barlyn has been at Reuters since September 2011. For the first four years at the news agency, she wrote and edited wealth management […]
