Reuters reporter Ismail moves to Baghdad bureau
Amina Ismail, a Reuters reporter in Egypt, has moved to its Baghdad bureau as a senior correspondent. Ismail has been based in Cairo since April 2016. She previously worked as a reporter for The New York Times and as a news assistant for The Wall Street Journal in Egypt. She also was a correspondent for […]
Reuters signs deal with Facebook to provide election results
Reuters announced Thursday a partnership with Facebook to provide social media users with live U.S. election night results. Throughout election night, data delivered by Reuters will be shown on Facebook’s Voting information Center and shared in push notifications. This will include live election results charting real-time outcomes including vote tabulation, exit polls and winner projections […]
Reuters hires Kanu to write column about justice and equality
Reuters has hired Bloomberg BNA legal editor Hassan Kanu to write a column about justice and equality under the law. Kanu has been at Bloomberg BNA since June 2014. He has covered and analyzed court opinions and legal developments related to public employee issues for Daily Labor Report, Bloomberg BNA’s flagship daily covering current labor and employment […]
Reuters taps Irrera as chief correspondent for fintech
Anna Irrera is the new chief correspondent for fintech at Reuters and has moved to the London office from the New York office. Irrera has been with Reuters for more than three years, joining as a fintech correspondent covering the financial technology sector and technology related developments at some of the world’s largest financial institutions. […]
Reuters taps Raymond as legal newsletter editor
Nate Raymond has been appointed legal newsletter editor at Reuters Legal and has also launched “The Daily Docket,” a daily newsletter covering courts and the legal industry with Reuters journalist Caitlin Tremblay. Previously, Raymond was serving as legal affairs correspondent at Thomson Reuters covering legal news in Massachusetts and health care and pharmaceutical litigation and […]
New Reuters website is coming later this year
Reuters digital news director Arlyn Gajilan and Reuters consumer managing director Simon Hutson sent out the following on Monday: Dear colleagues, Over the last year, you’ve heard about our plans to deliver a new http://Reuters.com. We’ve been laser-focused on transforming our digital properties to ensure Reuters place as the premier global destination for trusted news […]
Reuters seeks media and consumer desk deputy editor
Job Title: Media and Consumer Desk Deputy Editor (New York, NY) Job Duties: Responsible for leading team of desk editors to identify major stories of interest to media and consumer clients and assign, write, curate and edit. Duties include: 1. Identify major stories for media and consumer clients and ensure those stories are written and […]
Reuters announces Reuters-NABJ scholarship winners
Reuters has announced the recipients of three Reuters-National Association of Black Journalists scholarships — Doyinsola Oladipo, Joyce Philippe and India Walton for graduate journalism programs at New York University, Columbia University and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, respectively. As part of the scholarship, students will receive a value of more than $40,000 in tuition […]
How Reuters investigated RIte Aid’s use of facial recognition
Jeffrey Dastin, technology correspondent for Reuters, explained how he investigated drug store chain Rite Aid and its use of facial recognition cameras in its stores. Here is an excerpt: “I had wanted to deeply explore an example of facial recognition’s use in the United States. I also had an interest in how the private sector […]
Reuters voluntary work from home extended to January 2021
The following was sent to Reuters staffers on Thursday: Colleagues, I hope that you, your family and your friends are well as we continue to battle this pandemic around the world. Your health and safety are our first priority. We aim to be as clear as possible, to help you plan. The leadership team has […]
