Politico and Reuters have teamed up for coverage of US politics, Congress, lobbying and the White House, according to The Guardian.

The project means that 120 Washington-based journalists will be working full-time for both Reuters and Politico by the end of January. Currently there are only 30 Politico journalists.

In exchange, Politico plans to offer a selection of Reuters news to its newspaper and broadcasting partners.

According to Christoph Pleitgen, the global head of Reuters News Agency, "This cooperation allows US newspapers and other media organizations immediate access to clearly differentiated global and national news coverage under a choice of models that recognizes the changing nature of the industry."

Source: The Guardian