Reuters Press Release

30 August 2005

FRED KATAYAMA JOINS REUTERS AS ANCHOR OF WORLD UPDATES AND INDUSTRY SUMMITS

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New York - Reuters has appointed Fred Katayama as Anchor, in the U.S., for its daily global news broadcast "World Updates" and for "Reuters Industry Summits" where he'll be conducting in-depth interviews with various business leaders and executives worldwide.

The move is one of a number of new hires designed to support Reuters plans to grow its media business by offering a series of new digital and video services targeted at consumers in the areas of news, business information and financial investments. Based in New York, he joins a team headed by Global Managing Editor for Consumer Services Dean Wright, who recently joined Reuters from MSNBC.com.

An award-winning, veteran correspondent, Katayama most recently worked for CNN where he anchored international business and consumer news shows and reported on breaking news events. Previously, he worked as a reporter for KIRO-TV in Seattle, WA and for NHK as a reporter on “Japan Business Today� which aired on CNBC.

He began his career at the Associated Press as a general assignment reporter in Tokyo before moving to Fortune Magazine as a correspondent in both Japan and New York. He holds a master's degree in journalism and a bachelors' in East Asian studies from Columbia University.

Katayama joins London-based anchor Richard Edgar and a team of 20 reporters and producers around the world, delivering news on Reuters.com as well as on Reuters interactive and mobile services 24/7.

Dean Wright said, " am delighted to welcome Fred to Reuters as an anchor of our online news broadcasts. As video becomes increasingly popular on the Web, we are uniquely positioned to provide our audience with breaking news reports and engaging interviews with global business leaders. Fred will play an important role in this and I look forward to his joining the team."

Fred Katayama said, "This is an exciting time to be at Reuters working in the Consumer Services group. As anchor for "World Updates" and the "Reuters Industry Summits," I hope to connect with viewers, especially younger ones, and inform them about the latest global developments in a way that's captivating and easy to understand. I'm thrilled at the opportunity to work for Reuters and deliver news that's accessible anytime, anywhere."

"World Updates" can be viewed at www.reuters.com/tv. More info on "Reuters Industry Summits" is at www.reuters.com/business.

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