Reuters and Forbes are top biz news websites in the UK
Reuters and Forbes are the UK’s most popular websites for business news, according to an updated ranking by Press Gazette. Aisha Majid of the Press Gazette writes, “Global news brand Reuters reached 3.8 million people in May, according to Ipsos iris – 8% of the UK online population aged over 15. Reuters’ consumer-facing website – […]
Bloomberg hires Johnson as space editor
Bloomberg News has hired Eric M. Johnson to be its space editor. Johnson has been has been an aerospace correspondent for Reuters covering Boeing. He previously covered general news and U.S. freight transportation and is based in Seattle. He also worked for the Chicago Sun-Times as a staff writer and as a sports journalist for The Observer […]
Reuters hires Cherney as tech correspondent in San Francisco
Kenneth Li, global industry editor for technology at Reuters, sent out the following on Monday morning: Colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Max Cherney is joining the global Reuters tech team as Tech Correspondent in San Francisco. In his role, Max will focus on chips and AI in the U.S., which underpin the tech […]
Reuters hires Sakoui to cover M&A in EMEA
Elisa Martinuzzi, editor of EMEA finance and markets coverage for Reuters, sent out the following on Friday: Dear colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Anousha Sakoui will join Reuters as Editor, EMEA M&A, based in London. In her role, Anousha will lead our coverage of deals in the region. She will work closely with […]
Grover moves to energy beat at Reuters
Reuters reporter Natalie Grover is moving to the energy beat. She has been the European pharma correspondent since April 2022. Before that, Grover had been working as a freelance health and science journalist. She was also a science correspondent at The Guardian. Grover has previously worked at Reuters from June 2013 to September 2017 as a correspondent for health […]
OPEC cancels accreditation for Bloomberg, Reuters and WSJ
OPEC has canceled accreditation for reporters from The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Bloomberg News to cover a conference in Vienna, reports Emma Ross-Thomas of Bloomberg News. Ross-Thomas reports that the conference “will feature the head of BP Plc and the European Union’s top energy official.” “‘We are very concerned by the prospect of OPEC […]
Reuters adds two to India company news team
Aditya Kalra, company news editor in India for Reuters, sent out the following to the staff: Dhwani Pandya will join the India company news team after more than eight years at Bloomberg, where she reported on energy markets, Indian conglomerates, and themes such as infrastructure and real estate. Dhwani has written stories on billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s […]
OPEC bans Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg from meeting
OPEC has banned Reuters, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal from its production meeting in Vienna, reports David Sheppard and Samer Al-Altrush of The Financial Times. Sheppard and Al-Altrush report, “The media ban is unusual for Opec, with headlines from its meetings having the potential to move oil prices and financial markets around the world, particularly at a time […]
Reuters asks staff to cut back on expenses
Reuters has asked its editorial staff to cut back on expenses, reports The Baron, a website that tracks the news company. The Baron writes, “International assignments and permanent transfers will be postponed for a few months and there will be no new hiring until later in the year. “Training will go online. Any that needs […]
What Reuters is telling its journalists about using artificial intelligence
Reuters editor in chief Alessandra Galloni and ethics editor Alix Freedman sent out the following to the staff about using artificial intelligence: Colleagues, As you know, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world of work, including in the field of journalism, presenting both opportunities and challenges. We want to ensure that Reuters journalists will use […]
