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#68: Simon Robinson, global managing editor, Thomson Reuters

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Nov 5, 2019
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ANECDOTE

Starbucks Investigation From Earnings Calls

  • Tom Bergin (reporter) analysed a decade of Starbucks public statements and tax filings and found Britain touted as a fast-growing market while tax returns showed losses.
  • That mismatch spurred public outrage and more reporting on corporate tax practices.
INSIGHT

Data Journalism Finds Stories Hiding In Plain Sight

  • Robinson highlights data journalism as key to spotting stories hidden in public records and large datasets.
  • Simple public sources like earnings calls can hide contradictions that data-savvy reporters can surface.
INSIGHT

Why News Speed Matters For Financial Clients

  • Reuters keeps a delayed public feed and faster subscriber feeds; subscribers pay for earlier access that matters in fractional seconds to trading algorithms.
  • Financial clients often consume Reuters output machine-to-machine for algorithmic trading.
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