Reuters Trust Principles
Reuters is dedicated to upholding our Trust Principles and to preserving its independence, integrity, and freedom from bias in the gathering and dissemination of information and news.
Reuters is dedicated to upholding our Trust Principles and to preserving its independence, integrity, and freedom from bias in the gathering and dissemination of information and news.
The Trust Principles were created in 1941, in the midst of World War II, in agreement with The Newspaper Proprietors Association Limited and The Press Association Limited (being the Reuters shareholders at that time). The Trust Principles imposed obligations on Reuters and its employees to act at all times with integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.
Reuters Directors and shareholders were determined to protect and preserve the Trust Principles when Reuters became a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. A unique structure was put in place to achieve this. A new company was formed and given the name 'Reuters Founders Share Company Limited', its purpose being to hold a 'Founders Share' in Reuters.
Alongside our Trust Principles, our journalists adhere to strict journalistic standards and values in everything we do, governed by accuracy, independence, integrity, and freedom for bias.
Reuters journalists are united by honesty and integrity. We often face difficult choices in the pursuit of better stories and superior images. In such situations there are several “right” answers, and the rules we use run out. We can, however, guard against damage to our reputation through a shared understanding of the fundamental principles that govern our work.
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