Journalists at the Financial Times have passed a vote of no confidence in newspaper chief executive John Ridding, reports Mark Sweney of The Guardian. Sweney reports, “Relations between the National Union of Journalists chapel at the Financial Times...
The Financial Times is using game mechanics — assigning points to articles read by consumers — to lower its subscriber churn, reports Lucinda Southern of Digiday. Southern writes, “In mid-October, the publisher introduced Knowledge...
Financial Times editor Lionel Barber gave the annual James Cameron Memorial Lecture on Nov. 22, at City University of London on the state of business journalism. Here is an excerpt: Today’s business and financial...
The Financial Times is warning its journalists if their articles quote too many men, in an attempt to force writers to look for expert women to include in their pieces, reports Jim Waterson of...
The Financial Times has hired Wall Street Journal reporter Laurence Fletcher as a capital markets correspondent. Fletcher previously covered European hedge funds for The Journal in London since April 2014. He wrote a series...
The Financial Times is looking for a talented multimedia reporter to join the team that produces Due Diligence, the flagship global briefing on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and private equity. We are launching...
Financial Times news editor Peter Spiegel is coming to the United States to head its news operation in his home country, reports Jack Blanchard of Politico. Blanchard writes, “Three well-placed sources say Spiegel has been offered the promotion...
The Financial Times has pulled its advertising on Facebook in Great Britain due to concerns around the rules of political ads, reports Lucinda Southern of Digiday. Southern writes, “The primary concern for the FT is any...
The Financial Times has launched Knowledge Builder, a new tool to help readers take control of the amount of information they read about a topic, reports Caroline Scott of journalism.co.uk. Scott reports, “The tool will track the...
Financial Times has launched “FT News Briefing,” an audio rundown of the top global business stories of the day, designed for use with Google Assistant/Home and Amazon Alexa. The briefing is also available as...
