Biz media on the Media Power 50 list
The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and Forbes magazine are among the Media Power 50 list by B2B Magazine. Writing about the Journal, Sean Callahan reported, “The Journal’s business model is to leverage this kind of reporting in every available platform. Michael Rooney, the Journal’s chief revenue officer, likened […]
WSJ hires new Money & Investing editor
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Francesco Guerrera, the finance editor of the Financial Times, has been hired by The Wall Street Journal to be its new Money & Investing editor, according to two sources with knowledge of the move. Guerrera will replace Ken Brown, the current editor of the Money & Investing section, who is headed […]
WSJ hires new Money & Investing editor
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Francesco Guerrera, the finance editor of the Financial Times, has been hired by The Wall Street Journal to be its new Money & Investing editor, according to two sources with knowledge of the move. Guerrera will replace Ken Brown, the current editor of the Money & Investing section, who is headed […]
Party for FT’s new DC bureau chief
Betsy Rothstein of Fishbowl DC writes Saturday about the party held for the Financial Times‘ new Washington bureau chief, Richard McGregor. Rothstein writes, “The new bureau chief has a confident quietness. He’s neither the life of the party nor the wallflower. He isn’t full of thick Washington conceit, but he isn’t confused by what he […]
Party for FT's new DC bureau chief
Betsy Rothstein of Fishbowl DC writes Saturday about the party held for the Financial Times‘ new Washington bureau chief, Richard McGregor. Rothstein writes, “The new bureau chief has a confident quietness. He’s neither the life of the party nor the wallflower. He isn’t full of thick Washington conceit, but he isn’t confused by what he […]
FT’s subscriptions shows growth
A strong set of circulation and audience figures from the first quarter of 2011 show that the Financial Times continues to grow its audience while attracting more paying customers for its content. The business newspaper has a combined paid print and digital circulation of 605,402, up 1.4 percent on the previous quarter, for the first […]
FT's subscriptions shows growth
A strong set of circulation and audience figures from the first quarter of 2011 show that the Financial Times continues to grow its audience while attracting more paying customers for its content. The business newspaper has a combined paid print and digital circulation of 605,402, up 1.4 percent on the previous quarter, for the first […]
FT launches ad campaign
The Financial Times launched Monday an international advertising campaign that emphasizes the business newspaper as a source for global news and analysis. The campaign was created by DDB and is comprised of print, online and television advertisements. The central image features the world’s iconic business buildings (FT cityscape) set upon a person’s fingertips, while accompanying […]
FT resisting giving over subscriber relationship to Apple
The Financial Times wants to keep selling subscriptions for its digital news directly to readers rather than surrender control of new customers who sign up via Apple’s iPad, according to a Reuters story on Monday. Georgina Prodham writes, “Apple’s hit tablet computer, the iPad, has become a major driver of new subscriptions to FT.com, thanks […]
The FT’s online and mobile success
Ian Burrell of The Independent in London writes Monday about how the success of the Financial Times in charging for online access is now being copied by other media. Burrell writes, “Latest figures from the FT show it has 210,000 digital subscribers all paying a minimum of £250 for a year’s access to the title’s […]
