A Reuters estabeleceu uma parceria com o projecto Global Voices Online, uma iniciativa de citizen media sem fins lucrativos lançada pela Harvard Law School.
A Reuters custeou a contratação de um editor e a melhoria das infra-estruturas. A jogada parece inteligente: com um investimento provavelmente reduzido, a agência ganhou uma rede mundial de “repórteres”:
You can already see some of the fruits of our work together. Global Voices worked with Reuters on their recent Iraq Newsmakers event, where bloggers from the Middle East participated in a conference in New York via streamed video and IRC, asking journalists tough questions about whether media coverage of Iraq has been fair. In the near future, you’ll see content by Global Voices editors and contributors appearing on Reuters websites, providing additional information and context to some Reuters newswire stories.
