Dozens of journalists accept buyout, leave Reuters
The world’s largest international multimedia news agency will have a very different newsroom come January 2nd.
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Bloomberg, WSJ, Reuters cut journalism jobs in 2013
Dow Jones, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg LP have slashed newsroom jobs throughout the year. And if things don’t change, expect more jobs to be lost in 2014.
China blocks Wall Street Journal, Reuters news websites
Global variants of the Wall Street Journal and Reuters websites have been blocked for internet users in China, according to several internet monitoring agencies.
AFP, Reuters take heat after censoring image of French president
News organizations Reuters and Agence France-Presse are facing accusations of self-censorship after both issued a retraction of a photo showing French president Francois Hollande that some considered to be unflattering.
Journalists covering protests in Egypt shot, arrested
Two journalists were shot, one fatally, while covering clashes in Egypt overnight.
Syrian Electronic Army targets Reuters corporate account
The Syrian Electronic Army is claiming responsibility for an attack on the Twitter account of Reuters’ parent company Thomson Reuters.
Reuters news editors disciplined over FBI visit
Talking Biz News reported on Monday that my former boss and two other former colleagues were disciplined for failing to disclose a search on my home by the FBI in 2012.
Thomson Reuters seen benefitting from Bloomberg scandal
Shares in Thomson Reuters rose Friday as a privacy scandal plagued its chief rival Bloomberg, leading to speculation that Bloomberg’s woes could benefit the Baron.
Reuters gets go-ahead from Iran to reopen Tehran bureau
Less than one year after Reuters was found guilty of “publishing false information,” Iran allows the agency’s Tehran bureau to reopen.