Reuters

Reuters
Company typeDivision
IndustryNews agency
FoundedOctober 1851 (1851-10)
FounderPaul Julius Reuter
Headquarters5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, England
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Number of employees
2,500[3]
ParentThomson Reuters
Websitereuters.com

Reuters (/ˈrɔɪtərz/ ROY-terz) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.[4][5] It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages.[6] Reuters is one of the largest and most trusted news agencies in the world.[7][8][9]

The agency was established in London in 1851 by the German-born Paul Reuter. It was acquired by the Thomson Corporation of Canada in 2008 and now makes up the news media division of Thomson Reuters.[8]

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  4. ^ "Thomson Reuters". Britannica. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ "About us". Reuters. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Reuters the Facts" (PDF). Reuters. Summer 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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  8. ^ a b Stephen Brook (30 May 2006). "Reuters recruits 100 journalists". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Reuters ranked as second most trusted news brand in GlobalWebIndex report". Reuters. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

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