FT editor Khalaf: Our coverage is under attack
Financial Times editor Roula Khalaf called for action to stop the intimidation of journalists in a speech this week, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher writes, “According to Khalaf: ‘From autocracies to illiberal democracies and unfortunately even thriving democracies, journalists are maligned and manipulated, harassed and intimidated… “‘Our experience at the FT starkly illustrates the […]
FT taps Raptopoulos for new role
Lilah Raptopoulos, who has spent six years on the Financial Times’ audience team, is now a full-time host of FT Weekend Podcast, writing U.S. culture stories for FT Weekend. Raptopoulos was also a freelancer for Public Radio International, Quartz, BuzzFeed News and Fusion. She has also worked at the Guardian News & Media and was […]
FT seeks an assistant US managing editor
We have an exciting opportunity in our New York office for an assistant US managing editor, a key editorial leadership role in a market where our expansion plans are at the top of the FT’s priority list. This role will be charged with deputizing Peter Spiegel, our US Managing Editor, on both personnel and editorial […]
FT’s CPG Specialist hires Schram as a senior reporter
Lauren Elkies Schram has joined CPG Specialist, a Financial Times publication, as a senior reporter covering food and beverages. She has been freelancing for the past year, and her work has appeared in Commercial Observer, The Real Deal, the New York Post, the New York Daily News and ICSC’s Commerce + Communities Today. Schram previously was […]
FT welcomes back Minder as Central Europe correspondent
Raphael Minder is rejoining the Financial Times as Central Europe correspondent, based in Warsaw. He begins in June. He will be joining from The New York Times, where he serves as a Spain and Portugal correspondent. During his 12 years at the Times, he has covered various issues, including the financial crisis’ impact on Spain […]
FT’s Burn-Murdoch to write weekly column
John Burn-Murdoch, a data journalist at the Financial Times, has started writing a weekly data-driven column. Burn-Murdoch has been with the FT for over eight years. Previously, he was a data journalist at Which? in London, where he worked with the public services, investigations and statistics teams. He also held the same post at The […]
FT Alphaville reporter Powell departing
Jamie Powell, a reporter at FT Alphaville, is leaving on Friday. “It’s been a a privilege to write for the best financial news organization on the planet, and I’m sad to be leaving the brilliant FT fam behind,” he wrote on Twitter. Powell has been with the Financial Times since March 2018. He previously was […]
Shotter to become FT’s Jerusalem correspondent
The Financial Times has tapped James Shotter to become its Jerusalem correspondent. He will start in mid May. Shotter has been based in Warsaw for the past five years as its Central Europe correspondent. He also was posted to Frankfurt covering German finance, and before that to Zurich as Switzerland and Austria correspondent. He joined the FT […]
Celebrated associate FT editor Gardner passes away
David Gardner, the international affairs editor and associate editor at the Financial Times, died earlier this week. He was 69. He joined the paper in 1978 and has worked mainly as a foreign correspondent, a regional specialist, or writer on international affairs. Roula Khalaf, the FT editor, in an internal email announcing his death, wrote: […]
FT hires Chipolina as digital assets correspondent
The Financial Times has hired Scott Chipolina to be its digital assets correspondent. He will start next month. Chipolina is currently a reporter at Decrypt. He previously worked for the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission and holds a masters’ degree from City University London, in Investigative Journalism. His areas of interest include financial crime, social media misinformation and […]
