Company type | Division |
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Industry | News agency |
Founded | October 1851 |
Founder | Paul Julius Reuter |
Headquarters | 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, England |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 2,500[3] |
Parent | Thomson Reuters |
Website | reuters |
Reuters (/ˈrɔɪtə(r)z/ ROY-te(r)z) 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 news agencies in the world.[7][8]
The agency was established in London in 1851 by the German baron 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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