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About Thomson Reuters India

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading provider of news and information-based tools for professionals, offering deep subject-matter expertise and trusted content for over 150 years. With a focus on legal, regulatory, and tax changes, they utilize AI and technology to help professionals navigate today's complex landscape, reduce inefficiencies, and anticipate future challenges. Their mission is to empower professionals to add greater value and face the unexpected with confidence.

Your role

They're looking for a talented, well-organized newshound to be a part of Reuters’ Bangalore newsroom. The successful candidate will be a people person, a great communicator and, above all, should have a passion for news.

With around 400 journalists, Bangalore is Reuters’ 3rd largest newsroom. It is at the centre of covering real-time news on companies, commodities, and economics. Bangalore is the seat of Reuters’ company news headlines team for North America, the UK, and the Asia Pacific region.

As a Reuters journalist, you should:

• Be fairly comfortable with numbers to be able to cut through the corporate jargon to flesh out a top-notch readable story
• Write stories that are accurate, fast (they don’t report yesterday’s news), and are fair (every story has two sides)
• Have the news judgment to differentiate between news that can make or break a company and PR speak - and be able to prioritize news, analysis and views for an investment audience
• Have the ability to network and develop sources and contacts– you will be talking to CEOs, PR folks, and analysts at top broker houses
• Spot trends that can be written into big-picture stories like features or analysis
• Be able to rewrite headlines, news leads and captions to suit audience requirements
• Have a strong interest and expertise in monitoring international news wires and other outlets, including social media

A journalist will be required to gradually develop an expertise in a sector or an asset class (Company news, commodities news, or economics). Over time, you will be required to write/package unique, analytical and forward-looking pieces for a global audience. And fight boring stories -- every day.

The job involves working in shifts. Shifts could start as early as 6 am or as late as 11 pm.

Training & development

Thomson Reuters fosters an inclusive culture committed to personal and professional growth, offering extensive learning and development opportunities. These include LinkedIn Learning access, an internal Talent Marketplace for cross-company projects, and networking through the Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café. By equipping professionals with essential tools, trusted information, and data, they empower them to excel, navigate change, and drive competitive advantage for their organizations.

Compensation and benefits

As a Trainee Correspondent, you will receive an estimated total pay range of INR 450,000 to INR 500,000 per year. You will also be offered benefits such as:

• Hybrid Work Model
• Wellbeing & Comprehensive Benefit Plans
• Inclusive Culture
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Social Impact
• Purpose-Driven Work

Career progression

With 26,000 employees in over 70 countries, they offer abundant career progression opportunities in diverse and inclusive environments. Employees collaborate with experts from various fields and cultures, enabling them to expand their knowledge and realize their full potential. The company's global presence provides professionals with numerous avenues for growth and development across industries.

Work-life balance

Thomson Reuters promotes a flexible hybrid work model, offering a digitally and physically connected experience for office-based roles. Their comprehensive benefit plans support work-life balance, including flexible vacation, Mental Health Days Off, remote work options, a Headspace app subscription, and resources for mental and physical wellbeing.

Company culture

They cultivate a globally acclaimed culture of equality, diversity, inclusion, flexibility, and work-life balance. Committed to the Trust Principles, they emphasize independence, integrity, and unbiased information dissemination. Their mission is to "inform the way forward" by upholding the rule of law, advocating for justice, and delivering trusted information to foster a more understanding and trusting world.

To know what a day in the life is like at Thomson Reuters, watch this video:

About you

They would prefer that you have:

• A degree in Journalism or equivalent experience, but it’s not a must.
• A fair knowledge of corporate activity and stock markets (or at least the ability to gain such knowledge quickly)

What they absolutely cannot do without is:

• The ability to think clearly and write quickly
• Good grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills
• A level of comfort with handling figures and facts accurately and the capability to digest financial data
• The willingness and ability to work under tight deadlines and in various shifts

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us.html
• thomsonreuters.com/en/careers.html
• thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html
• thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/our-purpose.html
• glassdoor.com