An inside look at the shocking decline of Reuters.
* Features exclusive interviews with Reuters staffers, competitors, and clients
* Written by two former Reuters journalists
* Examines one of the biggest stories in recent journalism history
Table of Contents:
1. A Poisoned Chalice. 2. Masters of the Universe.
3. Battling Bloomberg.
4. Shooting for the Moon.
5. The Jewel in the Crown.
6. Dotcoming.
7. Searching for Strategy.
8. The Yanks are Coming!
Authors‘ Note.
Reuters Timeline.
Glossary of Terms.
Financial Data.
Index.
About the Author :
Brian Mooney and Barry Simpson both joined Reuters in 1971 as graduate trainee journalists.
Brian Mooney, an Oxford history graduate, served as a correspondent worldwide, gaining a Pulitzer candidacy and an American Press Club award for his coverage of the Solidarity Revolution. He left the company in 2000 and subsequently worked in international public relations. He divides his time between homes in Essex and the City of London, where he is an elected Councilman. Barry Simpson, an Economics graduate from the University of East Anglia, started as a financial journalist, working in Paris, Brussels and Hong Kong before heading a joint general and economic news desk in the Middle East. He moved into management in 1986 and held various high-profile positions before leaving Reuters in 1996. He lives in Oxfordshire.
Review :
"…an incredible story of arrogance, missed opportunities, and the loss of a dominant global market position…" (Financial Times, 18 August 2003) "…the in-house lawyers at Reuters will be busy on Monday poring over a book published next week titled Breaking News…" (The Guardian, 12 September 2003)
"… a riveting book…also provides good background material for investors and potential investors in Reuters…" (The Motley Fool, 24 September 2003)
"…a devastating examination of arrogance and missed opportunities…" (Daily Express, 23 September 2003)
"…a devastating examination of arrogance and missed opportunities…" (Daily Star, 23 September 2003)
"…well documented…there are some real gems within the 200 odd pages…" (The Observer, 21 September 2003)
"…Shining through everything is a sense that Reuters lost its nerve in the 1990s..." (Financial Times- Business Books Section, 2 October 2003)
"…this story of our times unfolds in Breaking News at a sometimes breathless pace…" (Management Today, 3 October 2003)
"... journalists Brian Mooney and Barry Simpson characterise Reuters' recent history as a snowballing catastrophe caused by a cocktail of arrogance…" (Observer, 26 October 2003)
"…booth former Reuters journalists are at their best…" (Economist, November 2003)
“…I really enjoyed reading the book…a highly recommended read…” (M2 Best Books, 19 November 2003)
“...The incredible, and readable sorry tale of Reuter’s precipitous fall from grace...” (Long Range Planning, Vol.37, No.4 August 2004)
