Reuters Institute Director Rasmus Nielsen will step down in September

He will keep collaborating with the Institute’s research and leadership program. Mitali Mukherjee will take over as acting director in October

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Posted Wednesday, June 5, 2024 6:28 pm

Staff | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

The director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, will step down from his post at the end of September. He is joining the University of Copenhagen as a professor in the Department of Communication in October.

Nielsen will continue to collaborate directly with colleagues at the University of Oxford including on the Reuters Institute’s AI and the Future of News project, the Digital News Report and Leadership Development programs in the coming years as a senior research associate.

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Reuters Institute Director Rasmus Nielsen will step down in September

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