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Reuters (via CNBC / Jerusalem Post)

international center

Owned byThomson Reuters Corporation; majority-controlled (~72% of voting shares) by The Woodbridge Company Limited, the Thomson family's private holding company
FundingWire service licensing fees paid by subscribing news organizations (newspapers, broadcasters, digital outlets) form the core revenue; supplemented by website advertising and a direct consumer subscription service launched in October 2024; Thomson Reuters is publicly traded on the NYSE and TSX
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Reuters was founded in London in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, a German-born entrepreneur who used early telegraph technology to transmit stock prices and financial data between London and Paris. It grew into one of the world's most widely distributed international newswire services, with correspondents across the globe supplying breaking news to subscribing media outlets. In the 1960s, Reuters was an early adopter of computer technology for financial data transmission and later expanded into electronic trading platforms. In April 2008, Reuters Group merged with Canada's Thomson Corporation — long controlled by the Thomson family — to form Thomson Reuters Corporation, a transaction valued at roughly $17 billion. The Thomson family, through Woodbridge, retains approximately 72% of voting shares. Editorial independence is formally protected by a special 'Founders Share' held by the Reuters Founders Share Company, which can block any ownership-driven change to core editorial principles. Multiple independent media-bias organizations, including AllSides (Center) and Media Bias/Fact Check (Least Biased, Very High factual reporting), place Reuters at or near the political center. In late 2025 the Trump administration's White House added Reuters to its 'Media Offenders' page, a list that also includes the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and CNN — outlets the administration broadly accused of biased coverage.

Sources

  1. Reuters – Wikipedia
  2. Thomson Reuters – Wikipedia
  3. Thomson Reuters | History & Facts – Britannica
  4. Reuters Media Bias | AllSides
  5. Reuters – Bias and Credibility | Media Bias/Fact Check
  6. Reuters Bias and Reliability | Ad Fontes Media
  7. Reuters – The White House Media Bias Page
  8. White House Launches 'Media Offenders' Site and Tipline | Time
  9. Reuters Goes Direct To Consumer in Diversification Bid | A Media Operator
  10. Thomson Reuters – The Canadian Encyclopedia

Profile compiled 2026-07-03; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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