Reuters first with key elements from Medvedev's first 'State of the Nation' speech
11.05.2008
When Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his first state of the nation address on November 5, investors were keen to hear what he would say about the financial crisis, relations with the West and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. He addressed all of these issues and also sprung a surprise by proposing to extend the presidential term to six years and by announcing Russia would deploy missiles in the Kaliningrad region that borders Poland - a direct challenge to the United States’ missile system. On all counts Reuters got the news to clients more rapidly than any other news provider. We were 41 second ahead of closest competitor Bloomberg with the proposal to extend the presidential term to six years from four and 13 minutes clear with the missiles news. But we weren’t only fast with headlines - we were fast with context and interpretation too. Rolling highlights got key quotes out fast, the trunk story moved quickly and there was am analysts’ Instant View and a Snap Analysis.
