Cullen Resigns From Reuters Less Than One Month After Joining

Teri Cullen, who joined Reuters Jan. 11 from the Wall Street Journal Online, has resigned after the wire pulled one of her stories, about a White House tax plan, that was found to contain numerous errors, Talking Biz News reports.

The story, which claimed the White House’s deficit reduction plan relied on raising taxes on the middle class, ran Monday and was pulled that night. On Wednesday, according to Talking Biz News, a Reuters editor sent out a memo stating:
“This is an important reminder about our second-pair-of-eyes rule… Any content intended for reuters.com

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