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16/06/2023

15 years old - The Baron was launched on this day in 2008.

30/11/2022

FCC can stay in Hong Kong - if it behaves

News FCC can stay in Hong Kong - if it behaves Wednesday 30 November 2022 Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club has secured a new three-year lease for its premises - under new national security terms. The Club’s existing seven-year lease at the 19th century Old Dairy Farm Depot on the corner of...

30/11/2022

Marcus Ferrar on Russia

The Baron's Briefings Marcus Ferrar Tuesday 29 November 2022 Equivocation amongst a large part of the Russian population, where 25% are for the war in Ukraine, 25% against and the rest don’t care, risks making Russia a pariah state.   “I don’t think many people will want to deal with them for...

29/11/2022

Thomson Reuters hires new communications chief

News Thomson Reuters hires new communications chief Tuesday 29 November 2022 Thomson Reuters has named a new chief communications officer as part of a larger reorganisation of its communications function. Jeannine Befidi (photo) is responsible for all aspects of corporate and brand communications as...

28/11/2022

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News Obituary: Chris Matthews Monday 28 November 2022 Chris Matthews (photo), who has died in Italy at the age of 79, was a gifted writer and editor and one of Reuters most unorthodox bureau chiefs. After postings in Brussels, Paris and the London desk, Matthews, the godson of novelist Graham Greene...

25/11/2022

Paris Dinosaurs redux

People Paris Dinosaurs redux Friday 25 November 2022 TONY WINNING Two dozen Paris bureau old hands made their way up the challenging spiral staircase of a Paris bistro on Wednesday for a lunch in honour and memory of the late Bernard Edinger, founder of the Paris Dinosaurs occasional dining club.  ...

23/11/2022

The world's 'most famous little paper'

People The world's 'most famous little paper' Wednesday 23 November 2022 A former Reuters journalist has published the history of what he calls “the most famous little paper in the world” - the Falmouth Packet in Cornwall, England.   John Marquis (photo), who worked on Reuters World Desk at 85 ...

15/11/2022

Refinitiv 'generates a lot of cash' for London Stock Exchange

News Refinitiv 'generates a lot of cash' for London Stock Exchange Tuesday 15 November 2022 London Stock Exchange's acquisition of Refinitiv instead of accepting a takeover bid from a Hong Kong bourse operator diversified the business and brought in more stable income, CEO David Schwimmer said. Hong...

08/11/2022

https://bit.ly/3A0nL2S Congo expels Reuters reporter

News Congo expels Reuters reporter Tuesday 8 November 2022 Democratic Republic of Congo expelled a French journalist working for Reuters after her application for accreditation was not approved. Sonia Rolley (photo) applied in September for accreditation to take up an assignment coordinating Reuters...

05/11/2022

Reuters journalists in US authorise strike

News Reuters journalists in US authorise strike Saturday 5 November 2022 Reuters journalists in the United States have authorised their union to call a strike over protracted negotiations for higher pay and other benefits. The so-called “supermajority” vote by members of the NewsGuild of New Yor...

03/11/2022

RPF, unhappy with level of service, picks new administrator

News RPF, unhappy with level of service, picks new administrator Thursday 3 November 2022 Reuters Pension Fund is changing its scheme administrator in a bid to improve the level of service. The switch to Premier Pensions Management from Capita Employee Benefits is expected to be completed in the fir...

01/11/2022

Wary of slowing economy, Thomson Reuters watches labour costs

News Wary of slowing economy, Thomson Reuters watches labour costs Tuesday 1 November 2022 Thomson Reuters kept its financial guidance for this year and next after a forecast-beating rise in Q3 earnings on Tuesday, but warned any worsening of the economic outlook could impact its ability to meet tar...

18/10/2022

Foundation rescinds Kurt Schork Award to Palestinian journalist

News Foundation rescinds Kurt Schork Award to Palestinian journalist Tuesday 18 October 2022 The Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund on Tuesday withdrew a $5,000 journalism award conferred on a Palestinian freelance reporter. The decision followed the discovery of a social m...

12/10/2022

Reuters names Mary Milliken as LA bureau chief

People Reuters names Mary Milliken as LA bureau chief Wednesday 12 October 2022 Reuters US foreign policy editor Mary Milliken (photo) is returning to the US West Coast from Washington as bureau chief in Los Angeles.   At various times over the past 11 years she was weekend editor in charge, US me...

04/10/2022

RPF 'well funded' - Trustees

News RPF 'well funded' - Trustees Tuesday 4 October 2022 Reuters Pension Fund remains well funded on a prudent measure of its liabilities and retains ample liquidity to meet pension payments, the Trustees said on Tuesday in a statement following recent market volatility. The Fund employs a strategy....

02/10/2022

Obituary: Rolf Söderlind

News Obituary: Rolf Söderlind Sunday 2 October 2022 Rolf Söderlind (photo), correspondent for UPI, AP and Reuters, died, very suddenly, on Friday at age 72, his wife, Heather Norman-Soderlind reports from the home they shared on the South Devon coast. Rolf joined Reuters in Bonn in 1988 and undert...

29/09/2022

Foundation launches new focus on context

News Foundation launches new focus on context Thursday 29 September 2022 The Thomson Reuters Foundation has closed its news website and launched a replacement that concentrates on climate change, the impact of technology on society and the need for more inclusive economies. The ways in which - and t...

23/09/2022

Reuters 'own goal'

News Reuters 'own goal' Friday 23 September 2022 Morale has hit rock bottom at Reuters, where 300 hacks in the United States recently stopped work for 24 hours, Private Eye reported, and the UK office is an equally unhappy ship. Despite its staff working “the frontlines of the pandemic and in conf...