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Julis Reuter 

 Reuters News Agency is one of the most respected and relied upon news companies in the world. Reuters was created in 1850 by Julis Reuter. Before his historic entry into the news business, he worked as a bank clerk. Born in 1816, Reuter was known for being an entrepreneur who was a pioneer in the telegraph and news industry. 

  Reuter started his company back in 1850 using telegraph cables and a fleet of carrier pigeons. He would soon gain a reputation for "speed, accuracy, integrity, and impartiality". These attributes would be the foundation from which Reuter would distinguish himself from his competitors. 

    This system would work because the birds were sent by rail each day to Brussels and would return each day with key information. The bird's return took two hours, which was much quicker than by rail. This expedited transfer of information proved to be very effective. 

Carrier Piegons 

   Reuter expanded his company, Reuters, in 1858 with his first newspaper client, The London Morning Advertiser. The ability to report on topics at a record speed was unprecedented. Reuters was also the first to report on stories of international importance, with the assassination of Abraham Lincon being one of those premier and history-making stories.

    Reuters has been around for decades, and through its tenure, has been on the frontline to many of these historical events. Here are just a few key points that Reuters was the first to report on. In 1863, a telegraph link was placed at the furthest point of Ireland allowing for the delivery of news before ships reached the port. In 1900, Reuters was the first to report on the relief of Mafeking in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Ahead of all other news sources by two hours, Reuters was the first to report on the crash of the Titanic in 1911. In 1938, Reuters was the first to report that Hitler had assumed command of the Australian Army. In 1989, they were the first to report that East Germany opened their borders and dismantled the Berlin Wall, and most recently and perhaps most significant, they were the first to report that top Iranian commander, Qasem Soleimani, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq. 

     Reuters stands out from its competitors in the field of news reporting and writing in several ways. First and foremost, it is world-renowned (been around for 170 years) and it holds its journalists to incredibly high standards. Secondly, Reuters is a global news agency which means that it doesn't solely focus on one specific place, but rather the whole world. They do not target one political group, and use all the available resources to ensure the news gets circulated without agreeing with one political party. 

Reuters Journalist who was killed in the attacks by Lebanon

   

 Reuters has proven that it can compete with the top news outlets in the world and they should be credited for their accomplishments. Reuters employs thousands of journalists around the world, assuring that effective news reporting happens truthfully and unbiased. Furthermore, they even produce their news in 16 different languages.  

   Some of the largest companies that we know extremely well have joined forces with Reuters by using its state-of-the-art fact-checking technologies. For example, Facebook has joined forces with Reuters to target plagiarism and fact-check sources that circulate on the internet. 

Reuters Fact Checking Services 

    

Today, Reuters News is part of Thomson Reuters, a corporation that is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. They are well-liked and respected among other news agencies with their ratings still doing very well. To this day, Reuters continues to be one of the leading news services in the world and is now based out of Toronto, Canada, with its appeal and following still far-reaching.