From today it will be a woman to lead the British agency Reuters: Alessandra Galloni. It is the first time in the 170-year history of the prestigious newspaper. Galloni, 47, born in Rome, will replace Stephen J. Adler, who will retire this month after leading the editorial team for the past decade. Adler leaves the agency after winning hundreds of journalism awards, including seven Pulitzer Prizes.
Galloni, who speaks 4 languages, has been with Reuters since 2013, – as stated on the agency’s website – after having worked for 13 years at the Wall Street Journal, specializing in economics and finance and working as a correspondent from London, Paris and Rome.
The reporter takes the helm as the news agency faces a number of challenges. Some of these are common to all media, others are specific to the complexity of the organization: with a worldwide staff of approximately 2,450 journalists, Reuters serves a range of divergent clients with a very wide range of information. Galloni’s first reaction came with a twit: “I am honored to lead the best editorial office in the world!”
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In a recent interview with Prima Comunicazione online, Galloni talks about the future of the journalistic profession and how this work is influenced by social media and the latest requests from readers, increasingly looking for information that confirms their opinions. We report:
Before: Is the information world becoming more biased?
Gallons:It is true that newspapers, like politics, are becoming increasingly polarized. After all, what is sold today is opinion; objective facts are no longer sold. People want opinions, they want confirmation of what they believe. He tends to go to that newspaper that supports the beliefs he already has. For those in the middle, between one party and another, there may be even fewer business opportunities.