Autor: Brian Mooney

Brian Mooney and Barry Simpson both joined Reuters in 1971 as graduate trainee journalists. Brian Mooney, an Oxford history graduate, served as a correspondent worldwide, gaining a Pulitzer candidacy and an American Press Club award for his coverage of the Solidarity Revolution. He left the company in 2000 and subsequently worked in international public relations. He divides his time between homes in Essex and the City of London, where he is an elected Councilman. Barry Simpson, an Economics graduate from the University of East Anglia, started as a financial journalist, working in Paris, Brussels and Hong Kong before heading a joint general and economic news desk in the Middle East. He moved into management in 1986 and held various high-profile positions before leaving Reuters in 1996. He lives in Oxfordshire.