Critchlow joins Reuters Breakingviews in London
John Sinclair Foley, EMEA editor for Reuters Breakingviews, sent out the following staff hire announcement on Tuesday: Andy Critchlow has joined the Breakingviews team in London this week. Andy comes most recently from the Telegraph, and with fifteen years of experience writing on commodities, finance and the Middle East, will help us to comprehensively knock our […]
Reuters starts sending web traffic data to editorial staff
Leela de Kretser, the managing editor of Reuters.com, has started sending out a daily email to the editorial staff to let them know what stories are getting the most traffic. Here is Tuesday’s email: Here starts the first of a daily traffic report from Reuters.com: We had an excellent day yesterday, particularly on mobile, where […]
Reuters hires polling editor
Paul Thomasch, the U.S. elections editor for Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Monday: I’m pleased to announce that Chris Kahn has come aboard as our Polling Editor, based in New York. In his role, Chris will oversee our polling for everything from politics to company news, coordinating among editors, reporters and IPSOS. He […]
Barlyn to cover financial enforcement for Reuters
Carmel Crimmins, financial services editor for the Americas at Reuters, sent out the following staff announcement on Monday: Greetings, Suzanne Barlyn is starting coverage of financial enforcement from New York, effective today. Suzanne will cover the supervisory and enforcement activities of the New York Department of Financial Services and will handle breaking news on the […]
Reuters adds two to DC bureau
Kevin Krolicki, the Washington bureau chief for Reuters, sent out the following to the staff on Sunday: I’m happy to announce two additional hires for the Washington bureau along with a pair of new assignments: Jonathan Landay will join us to cover national security. Jonathan arrives from the Washington bureau of McClatchy, formerly the Knight […]
Senior correspondent Horowitz leaves Reuters
Jed Horowitz, who was the financial companies editor and then a senior correspondent at Reuters, has left the news organization this week. In a message to Talking Biz News, Horowitz wrote, “Given my long experience covering Wall Street, finance and regulation – and my understanding of the nuances and conflicts involved in giving financial advice […]
Thomson Reuters reports better-than-expected earnings
Thomson Reuters Corp., the parent of the Reuters financial news service, reported earnings Friday that beat expectations despite a drop in revenue. Jessica Toonkel of Reuters reports, “Third-quarter net earnings were $293 million, or 36 cents per share, compared with $250 million, or 28 cents per share, a year ago. “Adjusted for special items, earnings were […]
Catania named West Coast editor for Reuters
Ed Tobin, the acting general news editor at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: We are thrilled to announce Sara Catania is joining Reuters as West Coast Editor-in-Charge on U.S. General News, driving our coverage from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Prior to joining Reuters, Sara worked at NBC4 in Los […]
Adler of Reuters named chair of CJR board
Columbia Journalism Review publisher Elizabeth Spayd and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Steve Coll issued the following statement: We are pleased to announce that Stephen J. Adler, president and editor in chief of Reuters, has agreed to become the next chair of the Columbia Journalism Review’s Board of Overseers. A board member since 2011, […]
Reuters seeks Canada news editor
Reuters is looking for a Canada News Editor to oversee daily spot coverage across the file, ensure stories are written to the highest standards, and work with the bureau chief to ensure we are meeting and exceeding financial, professional and media clients’ needs. The successful applicant for this linchpin role will also be the key […]
