Why Amy Stevens of Reuters is such a great editor
Amy Stevens of Reuters received the Minard Award for editing at the Gerald Loeb Awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday. Here are the opening remarks by Reuters editor in chief Steve Adler about Stevens: Amy Stevens could have been a high-priced lawyer. Or – having won the coveted Wallace Prize for creative writing at […]
Reuters staff overseas told to cut back weekend work
Reuters journalists overseas have been ordered to cut back on weekend working because of staff shortages that have affected handling of news during the week, according to a story on The Baron, a website that tracks Reuters. The Baron reports, “Bureaus have been instructed to hold down copy. Come September, stories judged to be secondaries, ‘nice […]
McBride leaves Reuters
Sarah McBride, a venture capital reporter at Reuters in its San Francisco bureau, has left the organization after five years for another, undisclosed job. She had been with Reuters since May 2011. She also worked briefly for NPR’s “Planet Money.” Before that, McBride spent nearly 14 years with The Wall Street Journal. From January 2004 to […]
Reuters names team leader for funds team
Carmel Crimmins, financial services editor for the Americas at Reuters, sent out the following staff announcement on Wednesday afternoon: I am pleased to announce that Tim McLaughlin aka @MacMutual has been appointed Team Leader for the funds team in Boston. Tim will help shape our coverage of the mutual fund sector and the hedge fund […]
Reuters rolls out new version of Reuters TV
Reuters rolled out a new version of its Reuters TV service on Wednesday. This new version includes featured programs – thematic programs curated and hosted by Reuters journalists – alongside live feeds of global events and personalized video newscasts. The update includes a major redesign on both Apple TV and the Web that seeks to […]
Reuters restructuring Chinese news site
Reuters is restructuring the team that produces its Chinese-language news site, reports Alex Weprin of Politico. Weprin writes, “Reuters said in a statement that it will not be shuttering cn.reuters.com, its Chinese language homepage. It isn’t clear how many staff were affected by the restructuring. “‘As part of best serving our customers needs in China we are restructuring […]
Cassella leaving Reuters for Politico
Megan Cassella, an economics and politics reporter for Reuters in Washington, is leaving the news agency for a job at Politico. At Politico, Cassella will cover international trade. Washington bureau chief Kevin Krolicki and deputy bureau chief Kevin Drawbaugh sent out the following announcement on Friday: Her last day will be Monday, June 13. Megan has become a valuable […]
Stern named fin regulation editor at Reuters
Kevin Krolicki, Washington bureau chief for Reuters, and Kevin Drawbaugh, deputy bureau chief in DC for Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Friday: Washington staffers We’re delighted to announce that Linda Stern is returning to the Washington bureau as Financial Regulation Editor, effective August 1. In that position, she will oversee the finreg team […]
Business and financial news consumption declines during the day
The consumption of business and financial news declines throughout the day, according to a survey of more than 1,200 readers of Reuters.com released Wednesday. According to the survey, approximately two out of every three surveyed consume business and financial news during the weekday morning. But that percent declined to less than 30 percent during the […]
Candappa named editor in chief of International Biz Times
The International Business Times announced Monday that Dayan Candappa has been named the new global editor in chief. Candappa will be based out of IBT Media’s New York City headquarters and will report directly to co-founder and chief content officer Johnathan Davis. He replaces Peter Goodman, who resigned earlier this year and is now at […]
