Sally Buzbee, formerly WaPo executive editor, joins Reuters

Reuters adds Sally Buzbee as news editor for the United States and Canada.

According to a release, “Buzbee is one of the world’s most distinguished editors and brings a wealth of experience to Reuters, having previously served as the executive editor of The Washington Post and as the executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press.

“During her three years at The Post, Buzbee expanded the Post’s international investigations work, oversaw the creation of new consumer-facing election-night features and built out coverage of wellness and climate. She oversaw coverage that won several Pulitzer Prizes, including the 2022 public service award for an examination of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and the 2024 national reporting prize for a visually told investigation of the AR-15’s role in U.S. mass slayings.

“During her career at The Associated Press, Buzbee was a reporter and editor across the United States and ran the AP’s Middle East region from 2005-2010, during which time she oversaw coverage of the U.S-led Iraq war, Israeli conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah and the Iran nuclear and Darfur crises. She returned to the U.S. as Washington bureau chief, overseeing the 2012 and 2016 elections; during her tenure, the bureau won an investigative reporting Pulitzer for national security coverage.”

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