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Audience and media: Can this marriage be saved?
Dean Wright is Global Editor, Ethics, Innovation and News Standards. Any opinions are his own.Reuters recently hosted a panel at our New York headquarters called “Audience and the Media: A Shaky...
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Dean Wright is Global Editor, Ethics, Innovation and News Standards. Any opinions are his own. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Breaking Borders event in Berlin that marked the 20th anniversary of...
View ArticleSocial media: Some principles and guidelines
The rise of social media has brought journalists some powerful new storytelling and information-gathering tools. However, with these new opportunities have come some new risks. At Reuters, we have just...
View ArticleCheck out the new Reuters Financial Glossary
It starts with “A/S” (abbreviation for Aktieselskab, Danish company title) and ends with “zero coupon yield curve” (a yield curve of zero coupon bonds. Market practice is often to derive this curve...
View ArticleHonoring Free Expression Online
One of the many joys I have in this job is getting the occasional opportunity to help give prizes away. I served as a judge for the first Breaking Borders Awards, which were created by Google and...
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Local takes on a global media revolution
It’s easy to become enchanted with the multimedia world of communications we live in. Every week, it seems, technology brings a new way for people to connect with one another and for journalists to...
View ArticleWhen journalism becomes a good story
The recent publication of “The Imperfectionists,” Tom Rachman’s witty and entertaining little novel about a struggling English-language newspaper in Rome with a colorful staff, was a reminder that,...
View ArticleWhat did you say your name was?
Let’s see who’s been commenting on Reuters stories and blogs in recent days and weeks. There’s gadfly, WeNotMe, Blisterpearls, northboundgirl, Snowshoes and JacktheBear, among others. I strongly...
View ArticleToward a more thoughtful conversation on stories
Visitors to this space may recall that I wrote this summer about the issues Reuters and other news organizations face in dealing with reader comments on stories. I’ve become increasingly concerned...
View ArticleOne final point
After six of the most rewarding years in my career, this is my final week at Reuters as global editor for ethics and standards. In this role, it’s been my job to make sure Reuters journalists have the...
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