Reuters hires Zavis as Africa bureau chief

Reuters announced Wednesday that Alexandra Zavis has been hired as Africa bureau chief. Zavis will lead an African news gathering team, which has been expanding in the last 18 months. She joins Reuters from the Los Angeles Times, where she has reported from five continents since 2006, from Canada and Mexico to Syria and the […]

WSJ’s DC bureau hires Strobel from Reuters

Wall Street Journal national security editor Bob Ourlian and DC bureau chief Paul Beckett sent out the following announcement: Colleagues, We’re elated to announce that Warren Strobel is joining the Journal’s Washington bureau to cover intelligence, espionage and the secretive sides of U.S. foreign policy and national security. He’ll work with the DC national security […]

Darlin hired as executive editor at Kaiser Health News

Damon Darlin has been hired as executive editor of Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit news service that provides in-depth coverage of health care policy and politics. Darlin will start next month. For the past year, Darlin has been at Reuters as editor, money and politics, in its Washington bureau. He previously was at The New […]

How Reuters uses drones to help tell stories

Lauren Young of Reuters writes about how the news service uses drones to tell stories after one of its photographers used a drone to show glaciers melting in Greenland. Young writes, “Reuters has a detailed policy on drone usage, as outlined in the Reuters Handbook of Journalism (here). That includes steering clear of people, homes, […]

Reuters announces promotions, additions to its China staff

Reuters Greater China bureau chief Tony Munroe announced a number of promotions and appointments to the Greater China team: William Zhang is named Deputy Editor, Reuters Chinese News William joined Reuters in 2002 as a reporter in the Shanghai bureau, covering Chinese financial markets as well as the real estate and energy industries. He became […]

CNBC.com hires Rodriguez to cover Facebook

CNBC.com has hired Reuters reporter Sal Rodriguez to cover Facebook and other tech companies. His last day at Reuters is Sept. 12. He will start at CNBC.com on Sept. 17 and will continue to be based in San Francisco. “I’m thrilled to be joining such a talented and growing team,” said Rodriguez in a post on Twitter. […]

Bloomberg hires Scigliuzzo from Reuters to cover corporate leverage

Bloomberg News has hired Davide Scigliuzzo from Reuters to cover the world of leverage in corporate America. His last day at Reuters is Wednesday. He starts at Bloomberg in September. In a farewell note to his Reuters colleagues, Scigliuzzo wrote: I am truly grateful for the opportunities I have had to work with so many talented colleagues, […]

The difficulties of being a mom and a Reuters bureau chief

Emma Thomasson, a senior reporter for Reuters in Berlin, writes about the difficulties of being a bureau chief and a mother. Thomasson writes, “I became chief correspondent in Amsterdam in 2004 when I was just 31. It was a challenging job. Dull Dutch politics became a big story after the murder of the populist right-wing […]

Reuters reporter Wise is leaving

Alana Wise, an airlines reporter at Reuters, is leaving the news organization. Wise is joining WAMU 88.5 in Washington as a reporter on the guns and America team. She has been at Reuters since June 2015 and originally covered the 2016 presidential election. Wise also worked on the retail and restaurants beat for Reuters. She […]

Reuters makes changes to Asia editorial leadership

Reuters Asia regional editor Kevin Krolicki announced promotions and changes to Reuters India and Top News in Asia: I am pleased to announce some changes to our news leadership team in Asia. Here are the highlights: – Martin Howell will be moving to Delhi to become South Asia bureau chief. Martin will lead our team of […]