What does (Reuters) mean in newspapers?

[Atlantean]

Why does it say Reuters in brackets after some countries or places in the newspaper sometimes?

 

[DnetMHZ]

Reuters is a news wire service.. It just means they were the source of the story

 

[Ketteringo]

Its the news agency that wrote the article originally and syndicated (read:sold) it out to other papers. Kinda like the AP (associated press) if you know about them at all.


Useless knowledge - Reuters is pronounced roy-ters, not rue-ters

 

[SandLizard]

not exactly sure about content, but i'm pretty sure reuters is the system used for stock brokers for up to date prices and stuff like that

we use some software at the bank here that says 'powered by reuters' and it's stock stuff (i'm not a broker, obviously)

 

[Atlantean]

Oh that makes sense... is it European? Cause I always see it after European country names.

 

[SandLizard]

ah, in reading the other posts that got in before me, i see that though i'm not totally wrong, but not totally correct, either

-sandlizard

 

[Radiohead]

Originally posted by: ANY5546
Its the news agency that wrote the article originally and syndicated (read:sold) it out to other papers. Kinda like the AP (associated press) if you know about them at all.


Useless knowledge - Reuters is pronounced roy-ters, not rue-ters

Man I don't know how many times I've pronounced it rue-ters by accident...

 

[UNCjigga]

www.reuters.com <- check it out...decent news site...

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: Atlantean
Oh that makes sense... is it European? Cause I always see it after European country names.

I don't think so, maybe. However, you see it after European names because no local paper has a correspondant in Europe. They just get it off the wire.

 

[astroview]

Its a wire service just like the AP, not exclusively a stock thing, which they apparently do too.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: ANY5546
Useless knowledge - Reuters is pronounced roy-ters, not rue-ters

I thought I heard it pronounced ree-ters some time ago and so that's how I've always pronounced it...

 

[Colt45]

I always pronounce it "roww-ters" even though i know thats dead wrong.

i guess it doesnt matter, i dont go around saying "reuters" to people anyways..

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: Radiohead

Originally posted by: ANY5546
Its the news agency that wrote the article originally and syndicated (read:sold) it out to other papers. Kinda like the AP (associated press) if you know about them at all.


Useless knowledge - Reuters is pronounced roy-ters, not rue-ters

Man I don't know how many times I've pronounced it rue-ters by accident...

Same here.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Atlantean
Oh that makes sense... is it European? Cause I always see it after European country names.

I'm almost sure that it was started in England by a German (Reuter), but they have offices all over the world now.

 

[ElFenix]

yay newswires

 

[Deleted member 4644]

All I know is that my paper uses the AP for 100% of our international stuff.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
yay newswires

So thats how you get to be a lifer eh?

 

[Lucky]

main differences between the AP and reuters is that:

1. AP is member owned and operated-reuters is a publically owned company
2. reuters has arguably better international coverage but lacks in sports and domestic US news in comparison to the AP