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Comment

John Earle

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Anniversaries

April

Paul Julius Reuter starts news and price service with pigeons

Paul Julius Reuter started his first news and stock price information service between Brussels and Aachen, Germany on 28 April 1850. He used 45 trained carrier pigeons provided by an Aachen brewer, baker and pigeon breeder.

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The Reuter Society

The Baron's Briefings

Library

Haunts

Event

Tuesday 29 April 2025 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The next Baron's Briefing will be on Tuesday 29th April at 5pm London time. Former Reuters Manager for Northern Latin America and the Caribbean Michael Blair will give an online talk entitled: "High Drama between Canada and the United States". The briefing will be the day after Canada's election to decide who will lead the country's resistance to President Trump's tariffs and his threat to make it the 51st U.S. state. If you would like to join the Briefing, please email baronsbriefing@gmail.com, stating your connection with Reuters.

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Ethics

Farewell

Ethics

Edref

Corporate-speak

Ethics

Farewell

Going home

The other shoe has dropped

Loss of knowledge

Principles and power

Loss of knowledge

Principles and power

Principles and power

Principles and power

Principles and power

Principles and power

Reuters then, and now

Voluntary buyouts

John Earle