One of the world’s largest news agency Reuters has smashed its 170-year-old history and crowned a female as editor-in-chief to lead the globe-spanning agency.
Alessandra Galloni, 47, was one of Reuters’ top editors and is going to replace Stephen J. Adler, who is retiring soon after leading the newsroom for the past decade.
Reuters News has named one of its top editors, Alessandra Galloni, as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the globe-spanning news agency in its 170-year history https://t.co/ChnXoweLkS pic.twitter.com/xsDRvyCLmn
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 13, 2021
Stephen J. Adler was one of the brilliant and talented workers and under his leadership, the agency has won hundreds of awards including Pulitzer Prizes.
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Meanwhile, Galloni has a grip over four languages with hands-on experience at The Wall Street Journal and now Reuters.
Alessandra Galloni, familiar among the fraternity as a charismatic presence with a keen interest in business news, will be assuming the charge on April 19.
The to-be editor-in-chief shared with colleagues that her priorities would include boosting the Reuters digital and events businesses, the agency reported.
“She takes the helm after serving as a global managing editor of Reuters, overseeing journalists in 200 locations around the world”, it added.
As per the report in Reuters, she began her career while working at the Reuters Italian-language news service and then worked for nearly 13 years at The Wall Street Journal.
Later, the lady returned to Reuters and specialized in economics and business coverage as a reporter and editor in London, Paris, and Rome.
While talking about the announcement of her appointment, Galloni said, “It is an honor to lead a world-class newsroom full of talented, dedicated and inspiring journalists”.
So honored to lead the best newsroom in the world! https://t.co/BoaNp7RWkG
— alessandra galloni (@aagalloni) April 13, 2021