Reuters has a large office in Bangalore to accommodate staff who do not need to be on site.
Their house style is rather vague on the use of km/h and kph. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John M. Steele Sent: 31 August 2011 11:16 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51045] Tropical Storm Katia strengthening, moving northwestward: NHC Reuters correctly uses "km/h" for wind and storm speed in this story on tropical storm Katia. http://news.yahoo.com/katia-speeds-atlantic-not-clear-threat-u-031723393.htm l;_ylt=AobHPh4mmrdbQsbkDt8mUD6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNtaDM0dXBwBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSB GUARwa2cDNzY4MWZiOGQtNmE4Mi0zMTFjLTkzMTMtNTMxODc2MzY0Y2JkBHBvcwMxNQRzZWMDdG9 wX3N0b3J5BHZlcgNkZGEyYTFkMC1kM2IxLTExZTAtYmJmZC02ZTcxMzI4M2Q2MWQ-;_ylg=X3oDM TFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb 25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3 One has to wonder why a reporter in Bangalore is covering the Atlantic hurricane watch desk. I have also seen Reuters use "kph." They appear not to have a firm policy. At least "km/h" made it through the editor. That is better than AP's policy of institutionalized error, always "correcting" it to wrong.
