Reuters Hires Bloomberg BusinessWeek Vet Ron Grover as L.A. Bureau Chief
Ron Grover, a veteran media and entertainment reporter for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, has jumped ship to become the new chief of Reuters' Los Angeles bureau, an individual familiar with the move confirms...
View ArticleHuffington Post to Launch Live Online Streaming Network
The Huffington Post will launch its own live online video network this summer with 12 hours of new programming every day, the company announced on Thursday. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, HuffPost co-founder...
View ArticleReuters Blogging Platform Hacked With False Post on Syria Rebels
Thomson Reuters said its blogging platform was hacked on Friday with a false story claiming to carry an interview with a Syrian rebel leader posted on a reporter's blog. The news agency took the blogs...
View ArticleCBS Joins Bidding for Dick Clark Productions
Add CBS to the list of suitors for Dick Clark Productions. The broadcaster is weighing a bid for the company behind the Golden Globe Awards telecast and "So You Think You Can Dance," Reuters reports....
View ArticleJack Welch, Former GE CEO, Quits as Columnist After Jobs-Report Tweet Fallout
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, has quit his writing gigs at Fortune magazine and Reuters following his tweet last week accusing on the Bureau of Labor Statistics of cooking the latest...
View ArticleIsraeli Soldiers Assault, Strip, Tear-Gas 2 Reuters Journalists
Israeli soldiers beat two Reuters journalists, forced them to strip down to their underwear, then fired off tear gas in front of them, Reuters said Thursday. Two Palestinian journalists working for...
View ArticleReuters Suspends Editor Indicted in L.A. Times Hacking
Reuters has suspended Matthew Keys, the news agency’s deputy social media editor who faces a federal conspiracy indictment for allegedly working with hacking group Anonymous to alter a headline on the...
View ArticleVeteran Media Critic Jack Shafer Leaves Reuters
Media critic Jack Shafer has left Reuters. The opinionated columnist announced his departure on Wednesday through social media. “Many thanks to all at Reuters for 3-plus heavenly years,” he tweeted....
View ArticleCablevision Expected to Make $1 Offer to Buy New York Daily News
Cablevision is expected to make a $1 offer to buy the troubled New York Daily News, according to Reuters. The offer comes after the Daily News’ owner Mort Zuckerman revealed he was considering selling...
View ArticleMatthew Keys Found Guilty in LA Times-Anonymous Hacking Case
Former Tribune deputy social media editor Matthew Keys has been found guilty on three felony counts of computer frauds in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California. A tweet from Keys around the...
View ArticleImage Entertainment May File for Bankruptcy
Image Entertainment Inc. said it may be forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it defaulted on a payment and is currently exploring strategic alternatives. Shares of the company lost...
View ArticleReuters Hires New Global Editor Away From Financial Times
Reuters announced on Monday that it has hired Chrystia Freeland as its global editor-at-large, a newly-created position. Freeland has served as the U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times. She will...
View ArticleReuters Doesn’t Want Its Reporters Breaking News on Twitter
Reuters published an updated set of social media guidelines for its staffers this week. In them, the news and wire service detailed what it expects from its journalists who operate Twitter accounts...
View ArticleRead the Reuters Memo on Death Video
A military video showing the 2007 slaying of over a dozen people in Iraq — including two Reuters staffers – was released this week. Reuters had long sought the release of the video, but were...
View ArticleObama Urged to Probe Army Over Death Footage
Two days after footage showing the killing of Iraq civilians and two Reuters journalists by a U.S. Army helicopter was leaked, the International Federation of Journalists is urging President Obama to...
View ArticleNews Agencies to Boycott Cannes Press Conference
Four news agencies announced a boycott of the annual Cannes Film Festival press conference after festival organizers warned them of planned restrictions on red carpet video. Agence France-Presse,...
View ArticleCNN Drops AP, Brings Back Reuters
In a move that has been rumored for weeks, CNN said on Monday that it has dropped the Associated Press as part of its newsgathering efforts. "We are taking an important next step in the...
View Article‘Die Hard’ Director Pleads Guilty in Pellicano Case
"Die Hard" film director John McTiernan on Monday pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement officials in connection with the racketeering case of a private detective who represented many Hollywood...
View ArticleTheWrap Partners in Launch of Reuters America
We've been waiting for some time to let you know that TheWrap has joined forces with Reuters in its launch of Reuters America. The new service, announced Monday night by Thomson Reuters Corp, is the...
View ArticleBig Old New Media Moves: Reuters Names Chrystia Freeland Digital Editor; Time...
Three high-profile media moves were announced on Thursday, each with big digital implications. >> Chrystia Freeland (pictured), global editor-at-large at Thomson Reuters, has been promoted to...
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