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Reuters175 | 2006: Reuters covered the World Cup in Germany using Paneikon, a breakthrough photo editing system that reduced delivery time by up to five minutes. On July 9, Italy's captain Fabio Cannavaro's photo reached customers four minutes after the final. #Reuters175
Catch up on Reuters president Paul Bascobert’s interview with The Rebooting Show to discuss how AI is impacting news production. Topics discussed include the shift from distribution to production as the main disruption and whether this could be a golden age of journalism.
Listen to the full episode here: therebooting.com/podcast/s/t…
Reuters175 | 2005: Reuters acquired Action Images, Britain's largest independent sports photo agency founded in 1983. The acquisition expanded Reuters into the commercial market and extended the Action Images brand beyond Britain. #Reuters175
We are proud to announce that Reuters photographer Phil Noble has been named Photographer of the Year by the London Press Club.
Read the story behind Phil's iconic photograph of the former prince Andrew here: hubs.ly/Q04C6Pz40
Reuters175 | 2004: On 29 October, Reuters photographer Ammar Awad captured the final photograph of Yasser Arafat. Days later, Arafat was flown to France for treatment. He died less than two weeks later at age 75. The image has been used by media worldwide ever since. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 2003: Reuters photographers captured the fall of Saddam Hussein's 20-foot statue in Baghdad's Firdos Square. The image was widely published across global media. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 2002: For nearly a century, founder Reuter's gravestone carried a misspelling: "Juluis" instead of "Julius." In 2002, Reuters corrected the record by placing a tablet beside the memorial. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 2001: Six Reuters staff, Anil Bharvaney, Alex Braginsky, Geoff Campbell, Doug Gurian, Chris Hanley and Steve Tompsett, died in the September 11 attacks. Reuters covered the unfolding tragedy from newsrooms across Washington and New York. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 2000: An eyewitness photographed the Air France Concorde seconds before it crashed in Gonesse, France. Reuters secured the exclusive image, an early predecessor to user-generated content. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 1999: Reuters and Dow Jones launched Factiva, combining 7,000+ international business news and information sources in 20 languages. The 50/50 venture brought nearly one million subscribers access to fast, accurate global business intelligence. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 1998: At the World Cup, Reuters revolutionized sports photography with wireless technology. Photographers sent digital images from laptops to Paris, cutting time from 20+ minutes to 7-8. 50 million saw Reuters pictures in their daily papers. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 1997: Reuters Beijing beat the world with exclusive news of Deng Xiaoping's death. Through years of careful source-building, Bureau Chief Jane Macartney's team filed the story on 19 February. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 1996: Reuters redesigned its logo and launched hubs.ly/Q04yHDv80. The updated branding reflected the company's evolution from news agency to information business, introducing new core values: accuracy, speed, bias-free reporting, and innovation. #Reuters175
Reuters175 | 1995: Ten years after acquiring UPI's picture service, Reuters transformed image transmission. From 10 minutes per black-and-white photo to full-colour in under 30 seconds. Digital networks and satphones made global newsgathering instant. #Reuters175
Student protests erupted across Paris last week, with demonstrations spanning multiple days and locations throughout the city. As the scale of events became clear, street-level coverage became essential to understanding what was unfolding.
Explore this coverage alongside our reporting on the quarantine in Siberia and continued coverage of the war in Ukraine: reutersagency.com/editorial-…
Reuters175 | 1994: Three weeks after his inauguration, Nelson Mandela gave his first international interview to Reuters on June 2. With 495 TV stations in 95 countries, Reuters was chosen for its vast global reach. #Reuters175
