Reuters announces overhaul of news organization, new management

Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen Adler announced a reorganization of the company’s news operations, two months after taking over.

Among the hires are Paul Ingrassia, former president of Dow Jones Newswires, as deputy editor in chief.

Jennifer Saba and Kenneth Li of Reuters write, “Stuart Karle, the Journal’s former general counsel, will also join Thomson Reuters as the news division’s chief operating officer, a new position.

“Reginald Chua, former editor of the South China Morning Post and the Asian Wall Street Journal, will become data editor.

“Jim Gaines, a long-time editor at Time Warner’s Time Inc, will leave his job as managing editor of The Daily, Murdoch’s digital paper for tablet computers, to join Thomson Reuters as ethics editor.

“‘We must be second to none in speed, accuracy, relevance, and fairness, but also — and crucially — in enterprise, insight, analysis and originality,’ Adler said in a news release.”

Read more here. Talking Biz News reported on Friday about the departure of global managing editor Betty Wong and Stuart Karle‘s advisory role with Adler.