By Allison Prang

Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler is retiring in April, the news service said Wednesday.

Mr. Adler has been editor-in-chief since 2011. Reuters will start looking for a new top editor "in the coming days."

Mr. Adler previously worked for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. He was also editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.

News Corp owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of this newswire, and The Wall Street Journal.

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