FT planning separate financial news site
Robert Andrews of PaidContent.org reports that the Financial Times is working on a new financial news site. Andrews writes, “Over the weekend, Pearson folk tweeted the URL to invite applications for what will be a new off-shoot of the main FT.com site. “According to the site:- ‘FT Tilt is a new online service from the […]
Financial Times builds its brand, which adds subscribers
James Rainey of the Los Angeles Times writes Wednesday about how the Financial Times has been building its circulation by, among other strategies, holding conferences and meetings. Rainey writes, “Although it won’t reveal just how much it’s making, the 550-journalist news outlet (roughly the same staffing as the Los Angeles Times) has also profited and […]
The other Helen Thomas still working as business journalist
Dean Rotbart of TJFR and NewsBios writes Monday about Helen Thomas, the business journalist for the Financial Times, not to be confused with Helen Thomas, the former Hearst Newspapers columnist and White House correspondent who resigned last week. Rotbart writes, “The younger Helen Thomas, who based on looks alone is well less than half the […]
FT begins putting blogs behind paywall
Felix Salmon of Reuters reports that The Financial Times has begun puttings some of its blogs behind a paywall. Salmon writes, “The post has received three comments so far, all of which are from subscribers to the print newspaper who say that they will henceforth no longer read the blog. “The move makes sense in […]
Spiegel joins FT from WSJ
The Financial Times announced Thursday the appointment of Peter Spiegel as its Brussels bureau chief. Spiegel will return to the Financial Times in August after just over a year at the Wall Street Journal, covering foreign policy and national security issues from its Washington bureau, and three years as Pentagon correspondent for the Los Angeles […]
FT app wins award
The Financial Times won an Apple Design Award for its iPad app on Tuesday. One of only five winners, the FT app was the only news app to be included at the ceremony held at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. The Apple Design Awards recognize iPhone and iPad applications that demonstrate technical […]
FT's iPad app outsells its iPhone app
The Financial Times‘ iPad app has registered three times more downloads in its first two weeks since launch, than its iPhone app managed, according to the publisher. John Reynolds of MediaWeek writes, “The Financial Times has recorded around 130,000 downloads of its iPad since it was made available in the US around two weeks ago. […]
FT not giving up on print
Robert Andrews of PaidContent.org reports that the Financial Times parent is distancing itself from comments made earlier this week by a Pearson executive about the sun setting on print newspapers. Andrews writes, “Today, Pearson distanced itself from Madi Solomon’s remarks, saying they were incorrect. ‘We’ve got no plans to scale back the print operations. We’ve […]
Gillian Tett and the Financial Times
Peter Lauria of The Daily Beast writes about the Financial Times’ growing influence in the United States and the rise of its U.S. editor, Gillian Tett. Lauria writes, “The horrible financial climate has been great for Tett, whose authoritative voice has given the FT the authoritative voice documentating the global economic meltdown, while her camera-ready […]
FT prepares to launch iPad app
Daniel Farey-Jones of MediaWeek writes that the Financial Times is getting ready to launch its iPad application. Farey-Jones writes, “The app, currently in beta, takes its navigational lead from the FT’s website rather than the print edition, but in a nod to the feel of the newspaper it uses the same font. “Instead of presenting […]
