Reuters

Lore & Background

Reuters is a British news agency owned by Thomson Reuters, a multinational information conglomerate. It has about 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists working across 200 locations in 165 countries, producing content in 16 languages, and ranks among the world’s largest news agencies. The organization has no single headquarters; its leadership is spread across multiple sites.

Paul Bascobert, president of Reuters News, works from New York, while editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni is based at the UK editorial hub in Canary Wharf, London. Founded in London in 1851 by German-born British baron Paul Reuter, the agency was acquired by Canada’s Thomson Corporation in a 2008 merger, creating Thomson Reuters Corporation. As of December 2024, Reuters ranked 27th among the world’s most visited news sites, drawing over 105 million monthly readers.

Reader's Guide

Reuters journalists use the Standards and Values as a guide for fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests, to 'maintain the values of integrity and freedom upon which their reputation for reliability, accuracy, speed and exclusivity relies.'

Did You Know?

• In 1961, Reuters scooped news of the erection of the Berlin Wall.
• Reuters has won a total of 13 Pulitzer Prizes since 2008.