Reuters is a pro-imperialism news agency created in 1851, London.
Despite its self-proclaimed integrous, independent, and bias-free reporting,[1] the agency has been found at several different times to collaborate with agencies such as the CIA or UK Foreign Office.
Reuters was funded by the UK's now-defunct Information Research Department during the 1960s and 70s so that they could expand their coverage of West Asia[2] -- at a time when the UK was active in destabilizing governments in Yemen, Iran and Saudi Arabia. The same department also funded Reuters' expansion in South America.
On July 2023, The Grayzone published leaked documents that showed the UK Foreign Office funded a Reuters media outlet in Egypt to the tune of 2 million British pounds.[3] The outlet, called Aswat Masriya, defended General Abdel Fattah Sisi’s violent coup in 2013, which led to mass incarcerations and a human rights crisis. By 2016, Aswat Masriya was one of the 500 most visited websites in Egypt.
References
- ↑ “Our journalists work all over the world and are guided by the Trust Principles, which state that Reuters must report the news with integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.”
Reuters. "About Reuters Fact Check" - ↑ Martin Rosenbaum (2020-01-13). "How the UK secretly funded a Middle East news agency" BBC.
- ↑ Kit Klarenberg (2023-06-05). "Leaked documents reveal Reuters helped overthrow Egyptian democracy" The Grayzone.