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
ParentThomson Reuters
Websitereuters.com

Reuters (/ˈrɔɪtərz/ , ROY-terz) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters Corporation.[1][2] It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages.[3] Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world.[4][5]

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.[5]

  1. ^ "Thomson Reuters". Britannica. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "About us". Reuters. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Reuters the Facts" (PDF). Reuters. Summer 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference britannica-two was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Stephen Brook (30 May 2006). "Reuters recruits 100 journalists". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2021.