Deputy money editor Pinsker departing Reuters
Reuters deputy money editor Beth Pinsker is leaving the news organization for a job at Fidelity. Her last day at Reuters is Friday. She starts at Fidelity on Monday, and her title will be director, editorial services working on the Viewpoints team. Pinsker, who is a certified financial planner, joined Reuters nearly nine years ago. […]
How Reuters is using artificial intelligence
Viktoriia Samatova, the managing director of the applied innovations team at Reuters Technology, spoke with Valentina Gianera of the London School of Economics about how the news service uses artificial intelligence. Here is an excerpt: Apart from how the content is delivered to the users, do you also use artificial intelligence in content creation? Within […]
Reuters reporter Becker hires by The 19th as Washington correspondent
Reuters reporter Amanda Becker has been hired by The 19th as its Washington correspondent. As its Washington correspondent, Becker will cover Congress, the Capitol and the players in that world. At Reuters, Becker has been a national political correspondent, a congressional correspondent and a labor correspondent. She has been at Reuters since March 2013. Her […]
Iraq lifts suspension against Reuters
Iraqi authorities on Sunday lifted a suspension of Reuters’ license to work in the country. A Reuters story states, “The news agency’s licence was suspended earlier this month over a report on the number of coronavirus cases in Iraq. “The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) informed Reuters it was lifting the suspension ‘to allow […]
Reuters editor Adler: Our global reach is key
Reuters editor in chief Stephen Adler sent out the following email to the staff on Tuesday: Colleagues, This is the biggest and probably the scariest story of our time. Confusion reigns; rumors and mis-information race through social media; calmly delivered, data-driven news and information are at a premium. We at Reuters know that we have a […]
Reuters names staffers to new roles
Reuters has appointed a series of key global editorial roles across bureaus in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Kate Kelland has been appointed global consumer health correspondent, dedicated to health news for the media and consumer market. Kelland has been with Reuters for more than 25 years, and has covered global health, medicine, and science […]
Thomson Reuters cancels non-essential business travel for employees to mainland China
According to CNBC, Thomson Reuters has canceled non-essential business travel for its employees to mainland China, Hong Kong and South Korea amid fears of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. “Thomson Reuters has halted all non-essential travel to China, Hong Kong and South Korea. All other travel remains under constant review,” a spokesperson said. The parent company […]
Reuters parent names new CEO, new finance chief
Thomson Reuters Corp. has named former Nielsen Holdings PLC president and chief operating officer Steve Hasker as its chief executive and president and Mike Eastwood as its finance chief, among other management changes effective March 15, reports Dave Sebastian of The Wall Street Journal. Sebastian writes, “Mr. Hasker will succeed Jim Smith, who will become […]
Reuters had record 90 million video views on Twitter in January
Reuters reached a record high of over 90 million video views on Twitter in January, an 80% year-over-year increase in audience engagement across all Reuters accounts Reuters also saw video completion rates double from the year prior on the platform in January. Coverage of the Australian bushfires resonated, with one video of red skies on […]
Thomson Reuters to name new CEO
Thomson Reuters Corp. is close to naming former Nielsen Holdings Plc president Steve Hasker as its next chief executive, succeeding Jim Smith, reports Jessica DiNapoli, Kenneth Li and Joshua Franklin of Reuters. DiNapoli, Li and Franklin write, “The appointment of Hasker, a senior adviser at private equity firm TPG and former McKinsey & Co media […]
