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Early Bird Special for Social Media Marketing Boot Camp Ends Today! - Posted January 18, 2012
It goes without saying (but we're going to say it anyway): Social media is a big part of today's marketing and promotions efforts. From Facebook to Twitter to Pinterest, the universe of social media options are endless. Mediabistro's Social Media Marketing Boot Camp will give you the tools and tricks to make... [PRNewser]

Reuters and YouTube Join Forces to Launch Reuters TV - Posted January 17, 2012
Reuters and YouTube have teamed up to launch Reuters TV, a site packed with video analysis and commentary much more educational than what you typically watch online. While the videos featured probably won't be as ... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Adds Deputy Social Media Editor - Posted January 9, 2012
Reuters has named Matthew Keys its new Deputy Social Media Editor. Keys most recently worked at Sacramento-based KTXL Fox40 as an Online Content Producer and Manager and an Online News Prod... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Hires Newsweek/The Daily Beast Contributor - Posted January 3, 2012
Reuters has hired Sharon Begley to be its new Senior U.S. Health and Science Correspondent. Begley comes to Reuters from Newsweek/The Daily Beast, where she had been a contributo... [FishbowlNY]

Apply Today For The Reuters Journalism Trainee Program - Posted December 22, 2011
The Reuters Journalism Trainee Prog... [10,000 Words]

Two New Editorial Hires at Reuters - Posted December 2, 2011
Duff Wilson and Megan Twohey are joining Reuters expanding Global Enterprise Team. Wilson, most recently a reporter at The New York Times, will be an invest... [FishbowlNY]

"Old Media" Exec On Twitter: "I understand how to wash dishes. I don't do it regularly." - Posted December 2, 2011
It's refreshing to hear some honesty from the upper echelon of media types, even if that honest is of the sort that belittles Twitter. At Reuter's Global Media Summit, several prominent members of "old media" spoke about their reluctance to hop aboard the Twitter... [AllTwitter]

Managing Editor of Bloomberg TV Leaves for Reuters - Posted November 22, 2011
Dan Colarusso is joining Reuters as its new Global Head of Programming. Colarusso was most recently Managing Editor of Bloomberg Television, and prior to that he was Portfolio.com's editor... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Adds to Investigations Team - Posted November 16, 2011
John Shiffman, an investigative reporter with the Philadelphia Inquirer since 2003, is joining Reuters' investigation team on December 19. At the Inquirer, Shiffman gained notoriety as the lead writer on a piece documenting how the Environmental Protection Agency was putting politics over science. The article was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in... [FishbowlNY]

Revolving Door: NYT's Bits, NY Mag's Price, James Murdoch, and More - Posted November 10, 2011
The New York Times Bits blog has a new logo and lots of other changes like expanded coverage, new staffers, and a daily email newsletter. The newsstand price of ... [PRNewser]

Facebook and eBay Introduce Commerce Platform - Posted October 17, 2011
Facebook is adopting eBay's commerce platform to create new social shopping experiences for hundreds of millions of consumers, according to a report from CNET. Together, eBay is integrating Facebook's new Open Graph ... [SocialTimes.com]

Revolving Door: Kindle Fire, The Root, Andy Rooney, and More - Posted September 29, 2011
[caption id="attachment_27988" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP"][/caption] A slew of magazine publishers have signed on to Amazon's new Kindle Fire device. Among the magazines that will appear on the ta... [PRNewser]

Reuters Again Adds to Opinion Section - Posted September 28, 2011
Reuters' Op-Ed section, helmed by James Ledbetter, is still growing. Today, two new columnists -- Bethany McLean and Geraldine Fabrikant -- j... [FishbowlNY]

Revolving Door: AOL and Arrington, Conde Nast, and More - Posted September 8, 2011
As we mentioned in this morning's Ticker, Michael Arrington is officially out at AOL, at least for now. ... [PRNewser]

Jack Shafer is Heading to Reuters - Posted September 6, 2011
Jack Shafer, everybody's favorite media critic, has a new gig. According to Daily Intel, Shafer is going to Reuters, where he'll cover media for the site's opinion section. There aren't many deta... [FishbowlNY]

Revolving Door: 'In the Arena,' 'News of the World,' 'WaPo,' and More - Posted July 7, 2011
Two big media names have gotten the ax. Eliot Spitzer's comeback vehicle In The Arena was cancelled. CNN's evening schedul... [PRNewser]

Revolving Door: 'In the Arena,' 'News of the World,' 'WaPo,' and More - Posted July 7, 2011
Two big media names have gotten the ax. Eliot Spitzer's comeback vehicle In The Arena was cancelled. CNN's evening schedul... [AgencySpy]

Reuters Revamps Website - Posted July 7, 2011
Reuters' website is getting a new look, but it's not happening all at once. As of now, when you visit Reuters.com, the old one appears with a link to check out the new format. It is supposed to go live at some point today. ... [FishbowlNY]

ASNE Releases Detailed Report on Newspapers' Social Media Policies, Best Practices - Posted May 16, 2011
The American Society of Newspaper Editors released a new report, 10 Best Practices for Social Medi... [SocialTimes.com]

Reuters Defends Publishing Gruesome Photos - Posted May 5, 2011
President Obama decided not to release the photos of Osama bin Laden's dead body because he is worried it might cause backlash and incite extremists. Reuters must not be worried about that though, because yesterday it published several ... [FishbowlNY]

Two Reuters Television Journalists Are Missing in Syria - Posted March 27, 2011
In the latest in a series of grim news for war journalists, two Reuters television journalists, Beirut-based producer Ayat Basma and cameraman Ezzat Baltaji, tr... [AllTwitter]

Two Reuters Television Journalists Are Missing in Syria - Posted March 27, 2011
In the latest in a series of grim news for war journalists, two Reuters television journalists, Beirut-based producer Ayat Basma and cameraman Ezzat Baltaji, tr... [FishbowlNY]

Foreign Journalists Reportedly Being Used As Human Shields By Pro-Qaddafi Forces - Posted March 21, 2011
Earlier today we reported the good news that the four New York Times journalists who were captured in Libya were released into safety, complete with a photo of them taken in the haven of the Turkish embassy. ... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Global Media Summit Begins Monday - Posted November 29, 2010
The annual Reuters Global Media Summit starts Monday and runs through Thursday in New York, London, Paris, Mumbai, and Taipei, featuring exclusive, private interviews with top executives from media and entertainment companies. C... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Reuters to Expand Efforts in U.S. - Posted November 18, 2010
Reuters will ramp up its efforts in the United States, as Thomson Reuters president of media Chris Ahearn told ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Reuters Ramping Up Online Video - Posted October 12, 2010
Tuesday's live video debate effort with YouTube could be the start of something bigger at... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

YouTube, Reuters to Stream Debates for 'Conflicting Visions: Fixing the Global Economy' - Posted October 12, 2010
Political commentators Cenk Uyger and Lee Doran -- who host YouTube channels as ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

FinRoad: FinRoad, the Global Financial Markets Social Network launches ... - Reuters (press release) - Posted September 30, 2010
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Reuters Snatches Former The Big Money Head James Ledbetter - Posted September 13, 2010
James Ledbetter landed the job of running Reuters.com just two months after business/economy site ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Publicis' Levy Optimistic for Q3 - Posted September 3, 2010
Speaking to Reuters today, Publicis CEO Maurice Levy expressed optimism for ... [PRNewser]

Facebook Open Graph: The Definitive Guide For Publishers, Users and Competitors - ReadWriteWeb (blog) - Posted April 23, 2010
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Reuters Launches Video News Service - Posted February 2, 2010
Reuters today launched a new video service that features an "advertising-based revenue share model." Working with News Distribution Network, Reuters will use its editorial assets to produce video content in a lot of different areas -- from news and business to sports and entertainment. The video content will the... [FishbowlNY]

Critics Respond To Times' Pay Wall Plans - Posted January 20, 2010
How long have we been living under the looming shadow that is the threat of a New York Times' pay wall? The answer most likely is since TimesSelect's fall ... [FishbowlNY]

Canadian History Magazine The Beaver Finally Gets The Joke - Posted January 12, 2010
Canada's second oldest magazine is a 90-year-old history publication that, back in 1920, no one would have ever thought to laugh at. But things are a bit different in 2010, and the magazine's title, The Beaver, no longer brings to mind those furry, little in... [FishbowlNY]

Daily Show Slams Obama| Breitbart Attacks Gawker's Deal With Business Insider | Ben Silverman Heads Up DumbDumb | Snooki Applies For New Jo - Posted January 8, 2010
The Daily Show: Who said Jon Stewart took it easy on this administration? Last night he slammed Obama for breaking his promise of an "open government." On C-Span. MediaIte... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Mocks Hedge Fund Gossip - Posted January 8, 2010
Earlier today we published a story from the Carolina Business News Initiative's blog Talking News Biz regarding Reuters killing an investigative piece about hedge-funder ... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Editor Responds To Complaints - Posted January 8, 2010
According to a December 21 blog post by Talking Biz News, Reuters killed a story last month investigating hedge fu... [FishbowlNY]

Financial Journo Terri Cullen Joins Reuters - Posted January 7, 2010
Terri Cullen, one of the founding members of The Wall Street Journal Online, is joining Reuters... [FishbowlNY]

HuffPo Creates Four New Senior Sales Positions - Posted January 5, 2010
It looks like The Huffington Post is serious about making money in 2010. Today, the online publication announced the creation of four new senior positions on its sales team, expanding the group that sells ads on the site and turns a profit for it. The new hires i... [FishbowlNY]

2009 Deadliest Year For Journalists - Posted December 18, 2009
Here's an end-of-the-year story we wish we didn't have to report. The Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday that 2009 was the deadliest year for journalists around the world. CPJ's tally rose to 68 this year, thanks in part to a massacre in the Philippines last month. Reports Reuters: "The press freedom group said... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Redesigns Web Site For Digital Audience - Posted December 4, 2009
Last night, Thomson Reuters launched a new version of their Web site with a more user-friendly interface and sleek design approach. According to a statement on the site by Reuters editor-in-chief David S... [FishbowlNY]

Microsoft Finds A Chink in Google's Armor Named News Corp. - Posted November 23, 2009
Two weeks ago, Rupert Murdoch announced that he would be taking content from his News Corp entities like The Wall ... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Hosts Panel On "Shaky" Audience-Media Relationships - Posted November 13, 2009
Last night at the Thomson Reuters building in Times Square, Jack Shafer of Slate.com moderated a panel for millennium journalism entitled "Audience and the Media: A Shaky Marriage." The speakers at the event each came from a mainstream ne... [FishbowlNY]

Zucker To Lead Comcast-NBCU Venture - Posted November 11, 2009
If Comcast ends up with a controlling interest in General Electric-owned NBC Universal, it looks like NBCU CE... [FishbowlNY]

Tribune Co. Is Breaking Up With the Associated Press - Posted November 3, 2009
As international newswires like AFP and The Associated Press begin to regulate how much copy can be taken from their articles, it's not just blogs that are going to feel the pinch. Majo... [FishbowlNY]

Down To The Wire At BusinessWeek - Posted October 12, 2009
We expect to hear news on the BusinessWeek sale any day now, but it seems that whether Bloomberg LP or Zelnick Media -- the two bidders left in the process ... [FishbowlNY]

CNN's iPhone App Debacle Raises Questions About Embargoes - Posted September 29, 2009
CNN launched a new $1.99 iPhone app today. That, in itself, might be some pretty intere... [FishbowlNY]

Time Warner May Sell Off Magazines Eventually, Or Not - Posted September 28, 2009
Time Warner is completing its spin-off of AOL later this year, a deal that has led many ... [FishbowlNY]

NBC Seeks Buyouts|MPA Sees Upside To ABC Numbers|Bloomberg Eyes BusinessWeek|Reuters' Felix Salmon|Tim Gunn On Fashion Week - Posted September 16, 2009
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SeaChange Demonstrates Jinni-Powered Advanced VOD Discovery and ... - Reuters - Posted September 9, 2009
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What's Next In Multimedia: 4 Questions For Chris Cramer, Reuters' Global Editor Of Multimedia - Posted September 3, 2009
Newspapers are dying, magazines are closing and more journalists are finding themselves without paying gigs every day. Everyone is wondering: what does the future hold for the media? We brought the questions to the front lines, asking leaders in the field to tell us: what's next? Chris Cramer... [FishbowlNY]

Photos From Mediabistro's Producing Online Content Panel - Posted August 24, 2009
If you missed last week's Mediabistro panel discussion on creating and distributing online entertainment content online, here are some photos of the event for you to enjoy. The panel, moderated by Reuters... [FishbowlNY]

Former Portfolio Deputy Editor Impoco Joins Reuters In Newly Created Role - Posted August 17, 2009
Jim Impoco, the business journalism vet who had the misfortune of being fired by Portfolio Editor-in-Chief Joanne... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Makes Journalism Handbook Available To The Public - Posted July 10, 2009
For the first time ever, Reuters is making its "Handbook of Journalism" available to the public. So, if you're looking for some interesting weekend reading or a peek into the international newswire's journalisti... [FishbowlNY]

Web Journalists To Debate Business Model At Upcoming Mediabistro Panel - Posted July 9, 2009
Next week, mediabistro will be hosting a panel that will discuss how social media is changing the face of journalism, whether an online business model is on the horizon and what that business model may look like. We suspect this panel, moderated by ... [FishbowlNY]

Leaders From Air America, FT Say Future Of Media Is A World Of Niches - Posted July 8, 2009
From left: Dezenhall, Klein, Edgecliff-Johnson, Heyward and Zier talk the future of media Another day, another panel talking about why the media is in crisis and what can be done to fix it. Today's panel at the Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle hosted by Gotham Media Ventures --... [FishbowlNY]

KEYNOTE: The Big Picture - How Semantic Technologies Introduce a New Paradigm for Interaction - SemTech 2009 Video - Posted July 6, 2009
SPEAKER: Thomas "Tom" Tague OpenCalais Initiative Lead Thomson Reuters OpenCalais Initiative The mainstream adoption of Web 2.0 technologies – from RSS feeds to social networks – is hastening the demise of the portal. With each new face on Facebook, and each new Twitter account, our once routine habits and traffic patterns shift. This wave... [semanticweb.com]

The Future Of Multiplatform Journalism: Giving Readers What They Want - Posted July 1, 2009
After wrapping up two days of the Personal Democracy Forum yesterday, we ran over to a panel hosted by Reuters and the Society of American Business Editor... [FishbowlNY]

Announcing Glue API - Posted June 16, 2009
Glue is a browser-based social network that connects friends around things they visit online. Glue appears on popular sites like Amazon, Last.fm, Netflix, Yahoo! Finance, Wine.com, Citysearch and many more, revealing friends and other Glue users interested in the same thing around the web. Today, we are announcing the public availability of... [semanticweb.com]

In China, a new era of Web censorship looms - Christian Science Monitor - Posted June 8, 2009
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Semlab News Analysis Platform Integrates into Algo Trading Systems - Advanced Trading - Posted May 7, 2009
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Media Stocks Rallying - Posted April 27, 2009
Reuters took a page out of our playbook and looks at the state of media stocks in ... [FishbowlNY]

Look Out TinyURL; Bit.ly Gets Hot Silicon Valley Cash - ReadWriteWeb - Posted March 30, 2009
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Reuters To Hire 120 To Run New On-Demand Video Service - Posted March 3, 2009
Reuters reports that parent company Thomson Reuters is launching a new on-demand video service for banks, investors, and other financial professionals—YouTube for Wall Street. The videos will be provided by Reuters journalists and third party sites like TheStreet.com, BreakingViews.com, and ForexTV. The content will be available ... [MediaJobsDaily]

Morning Media Menu: December 15 - Posted December 15, 2008
Today on Morning Media Menu — our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — FishbowlDC's ... [FishbowlNY]

Politico Teams Up With Reuters - Posted December 15, 2008
Back in August during the Denver conventions when we first noticed Politico outsourcing its coverage to newspapers we speculated on whether they were trying t... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Appoints International Commentary Editor - Posted November 25, 2008
Reuters has announced that it has appointed "internationally-renowned correspondent" Jonathan Ford to the newly created position role of Reuters Commentary Editor, effective December 11, 2008. Acco... [FishbowlNY]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Afternoon Edition - Posted November 26, 2007
Hey, kids. We're a bit slow today (we blame the Tryptophan), but we're still here to give you the hottest news that someone else reported. Heretofore: Cum On Feel The Void: The lead singer of Quiet Riot, Kevin DuBrow, was found dead in Las... [FishbowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset: Flaming August - Posted August 17, 2007
Kerry Madden, Los Angeles author, tells us about writing fiction for young adults. Every doggie should have his day, thanks to Daniel Guss. ... [FishbowlLA]