Reuters launches 'The Source' brand campaign

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Reuters, the world's leading provider of trusted news, insight and analysis, debuted today its first major global brand campaign, 'The Source'. The campaign reinforces Reuters unique and vital role as the leading source for truths about our world.

Created in partnership with brand and customer experience agency VMLY&R, 'The Source' campaign builds on Reuters 170-year heritage to emphasize its reputation as one of the world's most trusted news outlets. Reuters is where the news gets the news, with a unique model that serves the world's media organizations, financial professionals via its Refinitiv relationship, and professional consumers through Reuters.com, Reuters Events and Reuters Plus, and is the definitive destination for unbiased and reliable news and information.

Now more than ever, the world is seeking independent, objective and unbiased reporting. 'The Source' campaign brings Reuters into the spotlight to demonstrate what has long been its defining philosophy: to tell all sides of a story but take none. Reuters delivers fast and reliable information with no bias or agenda, so readers can make smart decisions and take their next steps with confidence.

"Reuters has delivered trusted and unbiased news since 1851, providing billions of people around the world each day with factual reporting about the most important global stories. 'The Source' campaign speaks to this pedigree as well as the evolution of Reuters and our continuous innovation in how we report and deliver the news," said Josh London, Reuters CMO and Head of Reuters Professional. "With the intense speed at which information travels and the proliferation of misinformation, people and organizations need a source they can rely on for the unfiltered truth. 'The Source' squarely tells them that place is Reuters." 

"With 2500 journalists in 200 locations around the world, our strength spans markets and geographies, delivering the deep global and local expertise that is uniquely Reuters," said Alessandra Galloni, Reuters Editor-in-Chief. "'The Source' campaign puts that unique value front and center, showcasing what Reuters has been for nearly two centuries: the place for trusted, unbiased news."

'The Source' campaign, which launches in the UK and U.S., utilizes quotation marks in its creative as the universal symbol of reporting directly from the source. The quotation marks are employeed to frame the truth at the heart of Reuters reporting, letting the story speak for itself.

"With journalists in every corner of the world, Reuters truly is the source for unbiased news and information. We are proud to have worked with some of the best journalists in the world to bring authenticity and journalistic authority to the campaign," added Tamryn Kerr, Creative Director, VMLY&R London.

About Reuters:
Reuters is the world's leading provider of trusted news, insight and analysis. Founded in 1851, it brings together world-class journalism, industry expertise and cutting-edge technology to enable people to make better decisions. Reuters is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. It delivers unmatched coverage to the world's news and media organizations and professionals in over 16 languages. Reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters is the essential source of business and world news, delivering with unparalleled speed, reliability and accuracy.

About VMLY&R:
VMLY&R is a global brand and customer experience agency that harnesses creativity, technology, and culture to create connected brands. Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies for five consecutive years, VMLY&R is made up of more than 12,000 employees worldwide with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney. The agency is behind award-winning campaigns for blue chip client partners including Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, Dell, Ford, Intel, New Balance, Pfizer and Wendy's. For more information, visit www.vmlyr.com. VMLY&R is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP).          

Media contact:

Heather Carpenter
Senior Director, Communications
Reuters
[email protected]

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