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Sophie Hares
Worked for Reuters, Bloomberg, the Times, and the Guardian.
Sophie Hares is a journalist and content writer with over 20 years' experience working for Reuters, Bloomberg, and newspapers including the Times and the Guardian. From the UK, U.S., Latin America, and Australia, she has written on topics from finance, business, and economics to travel, entertainment, development, and the environment. She also writes features and content for international clients such as the United Nations.
Sophie is Available for Projects
Work with SophieEmployment Highlights
Journalist & Content Writer, Mexico
Independent
September 2014 - Present (9 years 8 months)
Latin America Correspondent, Mexico
Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 2017 - December 2018 (2 years)
Sub-editor, World Desk, London
Thomson Reuters
January 2008 - September 2014 (6 years 9 months)
Editor, London
The Times
January 2009 - December 2009 (1 year)
Education Highlights
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Anthropology & Sociology
University of London, Goldsmiths
September 1990 - June 1993 (2 years 10 months)
Portfolio
U.S.
Tackling Heavy Caribbean Debt Is Key to Future Disaster Protection, Leaders Say
www.eird.org
Mix up Financing to Better Protect Caribbean, Say Experts
Sunsets and Shrimp Tacos on Mexico’s West Coast
U.S.
New York Start-ups Shine Light on New Paths for World Cities
eird.org
Caribbean Throws Spotlight on "Forgotten" Tsunami Threat
FM Magazine
Private Equity Takes the Shine Off Public Markets
U.S.
Tackling Heavy Caribbean Debt Is Key to Future Disaster Protection, Leaders Say
www.eird.org
Mix up Financing to Better Protect Caribbean, Say Experts
Sunsets and Shrimp Tacos on Mexico’s West Coast
U.S.
New York Start-ups Shine Light on New Paths for World Cities
eird.org
Caribbean Throws Spotlight on "Forgotten" Tsunami Threat
FM Magazine
Private Equity Takes the Shine Off Public Markets
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Journalist & Content Writer, Mexico
Independent
September 2014 - Present (9 years 8 months)
- Devised, wrote, and edited content marketing material for international corporate clients and organizations, including the United Nations.
- Wrote travel, arts, finance, and business stories for publications, including the Guardian, the Times, Financial Management, and the Toronto Star.
Latin America Correspondent, Mexico
Thomson Reuters Foundation
January 2017 - December 2018 (2 years)
- Wrote Latin America news and features with a strong focus on social development, natural disasters, climate change, health and women's rights. Role involved close cooperation with global team members, continuously generating story ideas and developing contacts to help secure exclusive interviews for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable division of the world's biggest news agency.
- Required frequent travel travel to report on events, write features, take photos, and produce TV packages from around Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and the United States.
- Created articles focused on a wide variety of topics, including Mexico City earthquakes, alternative transport, lab-grown meat and wave energy. Others looked at Caribbean passport sales, migration, mining, and eco-tourism in Central America.
Sub-editor, World Desk, London
Thomson Reuters
January 2008 - September 2014 (6 years 9 months)
- Handled major regional stories on topics including the Arab Spring uprisings, conflicts, and insurgencies in the Middle East and Africa, the European financial crisis, general, political, and lifestyle news.
- Performed roles including working closely with reporters, editing and writing stories using copy from correspondents across the European, Middle East, and Africa region for online, media, and screen clients.
Editor, London
The Times
January 2009 - December 2009 (1 year)
- Edited major business, economic, and markets stories from the UK, U.S., Europe, and Asia.
- Liaised with reporters and managed content for the online version.
Financial Correspondent, London
Thomson Reuters
January 2006 - August 2009 (3 years 8 months)
- Covered European stock markets with a focus on daily moves in the region’s biggest shares and trends impacting the industry.
- Involved in breaking market-moving UK and European business news using a strong base of industry contacts, writing market reports, in-depth analyses and business features on mergers and acquisitions, stock market psychology, city recruitment and art investing.
Financial Correspondent, London
Bloomberg
January 2005 - December 2005 (1 year)
- Reported on European benchmark indices with an emphasis on the UK market.
- Provided breaking news on takeovers and earnings, and wrote for the Bloomberg magazine.
Senior Correspondent, Sydney
Reuters
January 1999 - January 2005 (6 years 1 month)
- Worked as a specialist reporter focusing on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, major airlines, domestic media, telecommunications, and leisure companies. Role focused on breaking market-moving news on earnings and takeovers, scoring high-profile interviews with chief executives such as Richard Branson and writing original stories and analyses.
- Covered Australian parliament and politics from Canberra, and reporting and editing Asian economic and business stories from Singapore.
- Handled general news coverage including desert detention center riots, wildfires and anti-WTO demonstrations, alongside features on subjects such as shark whisperers, outback romeos and flying postmen.
- Reported on entertainment including TV interviews with celebrities such as John Travolta.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Anthropology & Sociology
University of London, Goldsmiths
September 1990 - June 1993 (2 years 10 months)