Background and Format:Reuters is a global information company providing information on the equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, money, commodities and energy markets around the world. Reuters was first founded in 1851 and originally covered mainly business related news stories. Over the years, Reuters grew rapidly and by 1980, the service expanded its global reporting network to media, financial, economic and current events marketsThomson Reuters is an information company created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI). Thomson Reuters is a Canadian-controlled corporation operating from Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Thomson Reuters operates in 93 countries, employs upwards of 3,000 journalists in 200 bureaus worldwide. They publish anywhere from 400-450 stories a day reaching more than 1 billion people every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national, and international news to professionals via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world’s media organizations, and directly to consumers at Reuters.com.The Company is organized into two divisions:    Markets Division: formed from integrating Thomson Financial with Reuters which includes media and the newswire.    Professional Division:            Legal - formerly North American Legal and Legal & Regulatory; primarily West, makers of Westlaw.        Healthcare & Science - formerly Thomson Scientific and Thomson Healthcare        Tax & Accounting - formerly Thomson Tax & Accounting       Ad rates:Advertising guidelines can be found here, for ad rates email advertising_sales@thomsonreuters.com.Awards:2019 - Amnesty Media Awards, Investigation: Myanmar Burning (winner) 2018 - British Media Awards, Tech Provider of the Year (nominated) 2018 - newsawards, International Digital Innovation of the Year: Reuters Connect – A single destination for all your content needs (winner) 2018 - Amnesty Media Awards, Outstanding Impact Award: Duterte’s War (winner)2018 - Amnesty Media Awards, Investigation: Duterte’s War (winner)2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Sales Team of the Year (nominated)2017 - Online Media Awards, Best use of Photography (nominated)2017 - newsawards, International Digital Innovation of the Year: ONEm – Bringing Reuters News to millions with mobile internet (nominated)2015 - Press Awards, The Digital Innovation Award (nominated)2015 - Online Media Awards, Best Campaigning/Investigative Journalism: Water's Edge (nominated)2015 - Online Media Awards, Best Campaigning/Investigative Journalism: Farmaceuticals (nominated)2015 - Online Media Awards, Best Campaigning/Investigative Journalism: The Echo Chamber (nominated)2015 - Online Media Awards, Chairman's Award: Water's Edge (winner)2014 - The Press A

NPR (National Public Radio) is an international producer and distributor of non-commercial news, talk and entertainment programming. A privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization, it works in partnership with more than 250 independently operated, non-commercial public radio stations.

Background and Format: BBC Radio 2 aims to provide specialist music, documentaries, comedy, short story competitions to a national audience, available on 88-91 FM in the UK, DAB digital radio, online or via interactive TV. Programme Maker/Production Company: The core output is produced by BBC Radio 2 producers and is broadcast from Western House. Some content is produced by a small group of independent companies. Target Audience: The remit of Radio 2 is to be a distinctive, mixed music and speech service, targeted at a broad audience, appealing to all age groups over 35. The station should offer entertaining popular music programmes and speech-based content including news, current affairs, documentaries, religion, arts, comedy, readings and social action output (Source: BBC) Circulation: Source: RAJAR for period ending March 2020. Tips for PRs: At least 16 hours of programming each week will be made up of news and current affairs output At least 130 hours of programming each year will be made up of documentaries At least 130 hours of programming each year will be made up of religious output covering a broad range of faiths At least 100 hours of output each year will be made up of arts programming Commissioning Editor Julian Grundy can be contacted at julian.grundy@bbc.co.uk Independent production companies can send enquiries to RadioCommissioningEnquiries@bbc.co.uk The Newsdesk can be reached at uknewsplan@bbc.co.uk The BBC cannot accept traditional product press releases because the BBC cannot endorse products The BBC will not carry out competitions. Musicians can send their CDs to the head of music at Radio 2 Jeff Smith.  CDs can be addressed to him at the Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY Awards: 2018 - ARIAS, Best Fictional Storytelling: Alone On A Wide Wide Sea (nominated)  2018 - ARIAS, Best Music Presenter at Breakfast: The Chris Evans Breakfast Show (nominated)  2017 - ARIAS, Best Coverage of an Event: World Cup ‘66 Live (highly commended)  2017 - ARIAS, Best Specialist Music Show: The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe (silver)  2016 - ARIAS, Best National Station (winner) 2016 - ARIAS, Best Digital Innovation: BBC Radio 2 Country (nominated) 2016 - ARIAS, Best National Music Breakfast Show: The Chris Evans Breakfast Show (winner) 2016 - Mind Media Awards, Radio: Radio 2 Mental Health Week: 90 second stories (nominated) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, UK Station of the Year (gold) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best Drama: Darkside (silver) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best Comedy: The Blagger’s Guide To Doctor Who (nominated) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best News Feature or Documentary: The Assassination of JFK: Minute by Minute (nominated) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best Music Feature or Documentary: The Dambusters – 70 Years On (nominated) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best Station Imaging (bronze) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best Competition: 500 Words (silver) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best Covera

New York Magazine covers, analyzes, comments on, and defines the culture, lifestyle, fashion and personalities that drive New York City. It was founded in April 1968 by the editor Clay Felker and the graphic designer Milton Glaser, and was among the first "lifestyle magazines" meant to appeal to both male and female audiences. Geared for an audience that is generally college-educated working professionals, its readership includes both area residents and visitors interested in keeping in touch with local lifestyles. Created to report on and interpret recent events in the New York metropolitan area, it contains news about the city as well as reporting and criticism about restaurants, the arts and entertainment, shopping and services in New York. The publication is comprised of reader letters, opinions, news, features and interviews. Editorial content is broken down as follows: The Intelligencer section features New York people, places and happenings. It includes three subsections; a quick survey of the city’s most important events is included in It Happened This Week; Party Lines is a photo page; and the Competition, which challenges readers to solve New York-specific problems such as designing a new bridge or remaking an urban health club. The Features section showcases the big stories about people, politics, business, the media, food, fashion, crime, culture, real estate, medical issues, parenting, and quality of life issues. The Strategist section is dedicated to inspiring New Yorkers to live well by providing advice in the following subsections: The Best Bet, Mating, The Look Book, Storefront, Market Research, Food, The Everything Guide, Economy of One, Map, Body, Real Estate and Travel. The Culture Pages section gives the low-down on entertainment with subsections on Movies, Theater, Music, Art, Books and TV. The Agenda section at the back of each issue provides succinct listings for things to do. Subsections include Movies, Broadway & Off-Broadway, Art Museums, Galleries, Photography, Special Events, Music & Dance, Nightlife, Readings, Lectures & Panels, Restaurants, Kids and The Word. The final page is reserved for the Artifact section, highlighting current ideas, trends or interesting information reflecting city life. The magazine's website, nymag.com features several off-shoot digital publications including The Cut, Vulture, and Science of Us.

Background:BBC Cymru Wales aims to provide news, entertainment and sport for Wales, available on Freeview and BBC iPlayer.Programme Maker/Production Company:BBCTarget audience:Viewers  of all ages and demographics living in Wales.Stats:We cannot issue audience figures due to contractual restraints, please visit BARB at www.barb.co.ukTips for PRs: The BBC cannot accept traditional product press releases because the BBC cannot endorse products. The BBC will not carry out competitions. The channel has an Instagram account here: www.instagram.com/bbccymruwalesAwards:2019 - Wales Media Awards, TV News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year: BBC Wales Live (nominated) 2019 - Wales Media Awards, TV News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year: “Confession” of a Serial Killer? (nominated) 2019 - Wales Media Awards, Radio News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year: Post Cyntaf (nominated)2019 - Wales Media Awards, Radio News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year: Manylu (nominated)2019 - Wales Media Awards, News Website of the Year: BBC Cymru Fyw (nominated) 2019 - Wales Media Awards, Campaign of the Year: British Steel Pensions Scandal (winner) 2019 - RTS Television Journalism Awards, Nations and Regions Current Affairs: Wales Investigates - Gangs, Murder & Teenage Drug Runners (nominated) 2018 - SJA Sports Journalism Awards, Radio Sport Factual or Feature: Super G: How Geraint won the Yellow Jersey (highly commended) 2018 - Mind Media Awards, Soaps and Continual Series: Pobol y Cwm (nominated)2018 - Mind Media Awards, Documentary: Charlotte Church: Inside My Brain by Boom Cymru, BBC Wales (nominated) 2018 - Wales Media Awards, TV News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year: Week In, Week Out: OCD - An Actor’s Tale (nominated)2017 - RTS Television Journalism Awards, Nations and Regions Current Affairs: Week in Week Out: Learning How To Fake It (nominated)2017 - Wales Media Awards, TV News & Current Affairs of the Year: Week In Week Out (nominated)2017 - Wales Media Awards, TV News & Current Affairs of the Year: Living with Dementia: Chris’ Story (winner)2017 - Wales Media Awards, Scoop of the Year: Sunday Politics Wales (nominated)2016 - RTS Television Journalism Awards, Nations and Regions Current Affairs: Week In Week Out - Life After April (winner)2016 - Wales Media Awards, Scoop of the Year: Week In Week Out - Who is sleeping in the next room? (winner)2016 - Wales Media Awards, News Website of the Year (winner)2016 - Wales Media Awards, TV News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year: 13 Years A Slave; Darrell’s Story (nominated)2016 - Wales Media Awards, TV News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year: The Last Tour (winner)2015 - Wales Media Awards, TV Programme of the Year: Newyddion 9 (nominated)Media AlertsUK Financial Alert: Tuesday 22nd May 2018BBC Cymru Wales has announced its new presenting team for its flagship English language daily news programme Wales Today. From Monday 4 June, Lucy Owen