NY Times hires FT’s Jilani for biz news desk
New York Times international business editor Rich Barbieri sent out the following: I am very happy to announce that Humza Jilani is joining the Business desk’s international team to be our Persian Gulf correspondent, a new role based in Dubai. Humza’s beat will have wide scope aimed at the business, money and geopolitics of a crucial and […]
FT seeks a US data journalist
The FT’s visual and data journalism team is looking for an experienced data journalist to cover US politics, economics and financial news. This is a full-time staff position. The successful applicant will collaborate with US-based news editors and correspondents across North America as well as colleagues in London, Hong Kong and beyond. You’ll help us […]
Pooley named senior US companies and markets news editor at FT
Cat Rutter Pooley has been named senior U.S. companies and markets news editor in New York at the Financial Times. She will be responsible for coverage of American finance, companies and markets, from breaking news to analysis and enterprise reporting. Pooley has been FT’s financial news editor, commissioning and editing our coverage of the world’s […]
FT Specialist hires Jones as reporter
Stacy Jones joined Financial Times Specialist on Monday. She will be covering intuitional investors and financial advisors for the leading trade publications FundFire and Financial Advisor IQ. Jones was most recently markets editor at Decrypt, where she covered digital assets, institutional finance and related regulatory developments. She also previously covered the intersection of institutional investing […]
FT hires Lloyd as senior writer
The Financial Times has hired Will Lloyd to be a senior writer for FT Weekend. He has been deputy editor of The New Statesman since May 2025 and previously was a news reporter for The Times of London. He also worked at The New Statesman as a commissioning editor and writer. Lloyd also worked an […]
FT taps Wilson to cover cybersecurity
Financial Times correspondent Tom Wilson is now covering cybersecurity. He has been on a book leave. Wilson previously was the FT’s senior energy correspondent writing about the intersection between energy and geopolitics. covering the world’s largest energy companies and trading houses, the governments that regulate them and the markets where they operate. He also covered OPEC and […]
FT’s Platt to become LA bureau chief
Eric Platt is becoming the Los Angeles bureau chief for the Financial Times, reports Lachlan Cartwright of Breaker. Platt is U.S. investment editor for the FT and contributes to “Due Diligence,” the paper’s premium deals briefing. In his role, Platt leads the paper’s coverage of the asset management industry in the US, with a particular focus on giants […]
FT’s Cumbo departing after 27 years
Financial Times reporter and editor Josephine Cumbo is departing after 27 years. “The next chapter is an exciting one,” she wrote on LinkedIn. “I’ll be writing a book, alongside a few other projects and side hustles — more details to follow!” Cumbo was the global pensions correspondent for 10 years. He covered the big trends in asset allocation […]
FT’s Wolf wins two international awards
The FT’s chief economics columnist Martin Wolf has won two international awards in recognition of his career in journalism and contribution to public understanding of economics, democracy and international cooperation. Wolf received the European Integration prize presented by Cercle d’Economia in Barcelona. The award honors his intellectual and journalistic career in support of a united, […]
Financial Times hires Lee to cover Justice Department
The Financial Times has hired Ella Lee to cover the U.S. Justice Department. She will start next week. Lee is a legal affairs reporter for The Hill, focused on the intersection of national politics and the courts. Her beat spans the Trump administration’s legal battles, judicial security, high-profile criminal cases tinged by politics and the U.S. […]
