Reuters reporter returning to Charlotte Observer
Rick Rothacker, a banking reporter for Reuters in Charlotte, is returning to his former employer, the Charlotte Observer. Here is the announcement from Observer business editor John Arwood: We’re very excited to tell you that Rick Rothacker is returning to the Observer, as an investigations reporter on the Business team. Rick returns to the Observer […]
Reuters hires Pulitzer winner Bernstein
Sharon Bernstein, former deputy business editor at the Los Angeles Times, has been hired by Reuters to work in California, a company spokeswoman confirmed to Talking Biz News on Friday. “She’ll be joining as a correspondent in our Los Angeles bureau and moving to Sacramento later this summer, where she’ll be filling a vacant position,” […]
Ex-Thomson Reuters employee files suit
A former Thomson Reuters employee filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired for telling the FBI that the company’s “tiered release” of a consumer survey violated insider-trading laws. David Glovin of Bloomberg News writes, “Mark Rosenblum said in his complaint, filed today in Manhattan federal court, that he was fired on Aug. 3, soon after […]
Reuters launches effort to make daily news more compelling, relevant
Paul Ingrassia, the deputy editor in chief of Reuters, sent out the following email to editors: Dear Colleagues: In just a few weeks we will be launching what is perhaps our most important editorial initiative of the year, the Sharper File project. The goal is both simple and profound: to make our daily news file […]
Do things add up for Thomson Reuters?
John Jannarone of The Wall Street Journal writes Wednesday about Thomson Reuters, the parent company of the Reuters financial news service, and whether the company can face up to its competitors. Jannarone writes, “The chief rival is Bloomberg, whose sales and pricing power held up even through the recession. And while its main service is […]
Reuters introduces new apps for iPhones, iPads
Reuters has launched new applications for the iPhone and iPad. Dianna Dilworth at AppNewser.com writes, “The free app distributes the latest reporting and market data from the media network. “The app delivers content contextually. For example, news articles are part of a news stream that is surrounded by the latest related content on the subject such as […]
Reuters digital media editor denies charges
Mackenzie Weinger of Politico reports that Reuters digital media editor Matthew Keys has denied the charges that he helped hackers access the Tribune Co. computer system. Weinger writes, “‘I did not give a username and a password to anyone,’ he wrote in a Facebook post. ‘I did not ‘conspire’ to ‘cause damage to a protected […]
BuzzFeed hires Reuters reporter Lauria to start biz section
Reuters media reporter Peter Lauria has been hired by BuzzFeed to start its business section, reports Keach Hagey of The Wall Street Journal. Hagey writes, “The move, which Buzzfeed plans to announce Monday, is part of the company’s attempt to expand beyond Facebook and Twitter into business-focused online communities such as LinkedIn. “‘There is increasingly this […]
Reuters video head talks the value of digital
Andy Plesser of BeetTV.com interviewed Dan Colarusso, Reuters‘ global head of programming, about its digital video strategy. The former video head at Bloomberg News explains how short form video works well for mobile; the value live streaming Reuters programming on Ustream; and more about the company’s monetization strategy.
Reuters deputy social media editor charged by Justice Department
Matthew Keys, a deputy social media editor at Thomson Reuters, has been charged in a federal indictment for allegedly conspiring with members of the hacker group “Anonymous” to hack into a Tribune Company website, the Justice Department announced. Dylan Byers and Josh Gerstein of Politico write, “Keys, a former web producer for the Tribune Co-owned […]
