David Schlesinger, the editor in chief of Reuters, spoke Thursday in China about the role financial media plays in the global economy, particularly China, and how business news media must become more transparent.
“I am proud that most of our reporting was excellent, but those times when we didn’t get it right it was vital to correct our errors swiftly and publicly.
“Maintaining our trust with our audience is fundamental to our mission as a news service. Reporting truthfully, reporting accurately, correcting errors, obeying our standards are all vital and can’t be compromised, especially not in the heat of a major and complex story.
“We’ve learned important lessons from this period.
“One lesson was that our standards needed to be constantly examined and sometimes strengthened.”
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