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Reuters launches a dedicated audio and voice service enabling customers to expand and engage their audiences

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

LONDON, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Reuters, the world's largest multimedia news provider, today launched a market-leading service designed specifically for the audio and voice sector.

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  • LONDON, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Reuters, the world's largest multimedia news provider, today launched a market-leading service designed specifically for the audio and voice sector.
  • Reuters Ready Audio provides a curated daily package of global news stories, voiced by Reuters journalists around the world in a ready-to-publish offering.
  • Both are available from today via a new user experience on Reuters Connect, the most comprehensive digital platform powering the news ecosystem.
  • Thedevelopment comes as the audio market continues to grow, with consumers listening more than ever, driving up demand for high-quality audio content.

Statement by Journalists for Human Rights on the Maria Ressa verdict. No Journalist Should Face Jail Time for Doing Their Job

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Journalists for Human Rights is appalled by Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa's guilty verdict in this baseless cyberlibel case against Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and Rappler.

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  • Journalists for Human Rights is appalled by Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa's guilty verdict in this baseless cyberlibel case against Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and Rappler.
  • JHR has had the privilege of working with Maria Ressa on a number of occasions.
  • TORONTO, June 16 2020 /CNW/ -Journalists for Human Rights is appalled by Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa's guilty verdict in this baseless cyberlibel case against Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and Rappler.
  • Further, Maria Ressa and Rappler also face several other spurious charges; we call for them to be dropped as well.

National Press Club and its Journalism Institute speak out against wrongful conviction of journalist Maria Ressa

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Monday, June 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the conviction yesterday in a Manila Court of Maria Ressa Executive Editor of Rappler:

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  • WASHINGTON, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the conviction yesterday in a Manila Court of Maria Ressa Executive Editor of Rappler:
    We are deeply concerned and disappointed to learn of the conviction of crusading journalist Maria Ressa on charges of cyber libel.
  • We invite her to come to the National Press Club right now if she will be allowed to make the trip.
  • The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, represents more than 3,000 reporters, editors and professional communicators worldwide.
  • CONTACT: Lindsay Underwood for The National Press Club; [email protected] , (202) 662-7561
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Pasadena Business Owner Gary Thompson Issues Apology

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Pasadena, California, June 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gary Thompson, a business owner in Pasadena, California, today released the following statement:

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  • Pasadena, California, June 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gary Thompson, a business owner in Pasadena, California, today released the following statement:
    I would like to address a recent video of me angrily confronting a neighbor, which has been widely broadcast on social media and in the local press.
  • What I said and the manner in which I said it was inappropriate and wrong and I sincerely apologize.
  • Like all humans, I sometimes make mistakes, and in an emotional moment I raised my voice and used offensive language, which is never acceptable.
  • Those few regrettable moments captured on camera do not provide a full or accurate portrayal of who I am as a person.

DGAP-News: VOICE Summit: Reuters Joins VOICE Global as Keynote and Key

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Reuters Joins VOICE Global as Keynote and Key Partner of the 24-Hour Livestream Event on June 17, 2020

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  • Reuters Joins VOICE Global as Keynote and Key Partner of the 24-Hour Livestream Event on June 17, 2020
    ARLINGTON, VA / ACCESSWIRE / June 10, 2020 / Reuters, the world's largest multimedia news provider, has joined VOICE Global as keynote and a key partner, it was announced today by Pete Erickson, CEO of Modev.
  • Reuters joins Google Assistant as one of the two premier keynote speakers at the event providing its global perspective on the voice-first industry and the evolution of news.
  • "Joining Voice Global 2020 is an important moment for us to get closer to the voice and audio community, to start working together towards integrating content into new platforms and solutions," said Josh London, CMO, Reuters.
  • From live keynotes led by Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Reuters to online workshops and insightful panels, VOICE Global offers something for everyone interested in learning about voice.

30% of Independent Shareholders call on Thomson Reuters to Examine Risks of Working with ICE

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Government and Service Employees Union , an institutional investor in Thomson Reuters.

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  • Government and Service Employees Union , an institutional investor in Thomson Reuters.
  • As we said at the AGM, we are not going away, and we intend to keep pushing Thomson Reuters to protect shareholder value.
  • Thomson Reuters has received over US$70 million in ICE contracts to provide data brokerage services that help the U.S. agency target undocumented immigrants for detention and deportation.
  • Todays strong vote shows that shareholders are worried about the current direction of the company, need more information, and deserve answers, said Smith.

Iconic Construction Trade Newspaper Daily Commercial News Enters Digital Future

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Monday, June 1, 2020

TORONTO, June 1, 2020 /CNW/ -ConstructConnect Canada, Inc., the country's leading provider of pre-construction software and information, today announced the complete digital migration of its iconic Daily Commercial News (DCN) newspaper, following a storied and continuous print run since 1927.

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  • TORONTO, June 1, 2020 /CNW/ -ConstructConnect Canada, Inc., the country's leading provider of pre-construction software and information, today announced the complete digital migration of its iconic Daily Commercial News (DCN) newspaper, following a storied and continuous print run since 1927.
  • This migration follows the 2019 digital transformation of the DCN's western counterpart, the longstanding Journal of Commerce newspaper, and brings full circle a digital roadmap that began more than 10 years ago with the introduction of the DCN's supplementary digital newspaper format.
  • "Today marks an historic day for the DCN as it fully realizes its digital future," said Mark Casaletto, president of ConstructConnect Canada.
  • "The main reason we continued to print a physical paper was to satisfy the Construction Act requirement to publish CSPs in a 'construction trade newspaper'," continued Casaletto.

Transcontinental Inc. – Release of Second Quarter 2020 Results and Conference Call

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

MONTREAL, May 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B) will release its second quarter 2020 results and host a conference call for the financial community at 4:15 p.m.

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  • MONTREAL, May 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B) will release its second quarter 2020 results and host a conference call for the financial community at 4:15 p.m.
  • The conference call will be broadcast live (audio only) on the Investors homepage of the Corporations website at www.tc.tc , and will be archived for 30 days.
  • The financial results will be made public in a press release that will be issued on the newswire prior to the conference call as well as in the Managements Discussion and Analysis that will be posted on the Corporations website.

Stephen J. Adler, Editor-in-Chief of Reuters, Honored by His Peers as a 2020 Business News Visionary

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

DENVER, May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen J. Adler, editor-in-chief of Reuters since February 2011, has been honored by his peers as a 2020 Business News Visionary.

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  • DENVER, May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen J. Adler, editor-in-chief of Reuters since February 2011, has been honored by his peers as a 2020 Business News Visionary.
  • The distinction is bestowed on those journalists whose dedication, foresight, and talents have had a transformative impact on the profession.
  • Adler's oral history and a profile are available at www.NewsLuminaries.com and will be featured in a commemorative book to be published in 2021.
  • The Business News Visionary Awards are a continuation of the Business News Luminary Awards, which, in 2000, honored the 100 top business and financial journalists of the 20th century.

Haiti FA Exposes Inaccurate, Biased and Deeply Flawed Reporting of The Guardian

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Friday, May 22, 2020

The Guardian has once again demonstrated its total lack of credibility by choosing to publish a false piece filled with lies and baseless salacious accusations from strictly anonymous sources.

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  • The Guardian has once again demonstrated its total lack of credibility by choosing to publish a false piece filled with lies and baseless salacious accusations from strictly anonymous sources.
  • If there were abortions, then where is the evidence of these medical procedures, which are illegal in Haiti?
  • This is just one glaring example of poor practices by The Guardians so-called reporters, which make a mockery of journalistic ethics.
  • Molina and The Guardian have made clear that their focus is not journalism, but advocacy designed to attack the character and destroy the career of the head of Haitian football.