FT’s Spiegel joins ICFJ board
The International Center for Journalists announced that Peter Spiegel, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, has joined its board of directors. Spiegel currently leads FT’s news operations in the Americas, steering coverage and helping to expand FT’s subscriber base in the region. He previously ran editorial operations for FT as news editor, based out of […]
FT names Lewis its Tokyo bureau chief
The Financial Times has appointed Leo Lewis as its new Tokyo bureau chief, responsible for overseeing the FT’s coverage of one of Asia’s most important economies. Lewis was previously Asia business editor, writing a popular weekly column. Over many years in Tokyo he has been a prolific documenter of corporate Japan during times of significant […]
Is the Financial Times headed for a sale?
Dylan Byers of Puck muses that the Financial Times might be headed for a sale. Byers writes, “Several Nikkei board members have grown impatient with the Financial Times’ economic performance and a pushing for consideration of a sale, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The Japanese holding firm bought the FT nearly a […]
FT taps Alim to cover Asian markets
Arjun Neil Alim has been named Asian markets correspondent for the Financial Times. Alim previously was covering Germany industry for the publication. He also covered the asset management industry in London. He previously worked at The Evening Standard. Alim holds a bachelor’s degree from the London School of Economics.
Financial Times seeks a New Delhi correspondent
The Financial Times is looking for an enterprising journalist to join a small team in New Delhi covering India and its neighbours at a time of historic political, economic, and financial transformation. This is a chance to cover a large beat spanning business, policy, politics, and geopolitics and contribute to coverage read in the region […]
Bloomberg hires Harlow as data reporter in London
Max Harlow has been hired by Bloomberg News to be a data reporter in London. He previously was at the Financial Times as part of the FT’s visual and data journalism team, combining data and reporting skills to find and tell stories. Harlow also organizes Journocoders, a community of journalists and other people working in the media interested […]
FT taps Walker to be Singapore correspondent
The Financial Times has named Owen Walker to be its Singapore correspondent. Walker currently covers European banks, primarily Swiss, French, Italian, Spanish and Benelux lenders. He was previously asset management correspondent and his reporting on Neil Woodford’s downfall contributed to the FT winning business and finance team of the year at the 2019 Society of Editors’ Press […]
FT taps Jones to be global economy news editor
The Financial Times has named Claire Jones to be its global economy news editor. Jones has been with the FT since 2011. She previously was in the publications Washington bureau. She has also been the Frankfurt bureau chief and at FT Alphaville, where she wrote about the global economy. Jones joined the FT as a money supply/economics […]
Lin joins Bloomberg as a data reporter in Asia
Bloomberg News has hired Andy Lin as a data reporter in Asia. He will be covering economics, politics and anything in between in Asia. Lin previously was at the Financial Times, where he reported on Asia news stories using data analysis, graphics and statistics on the FT’s visual and data journalism team. He previously worked […]
FT’s Cumbo departs pensions beat
Josephine Cumbo, the global pensions correspondent at the Financial Times, is leaving the beat after 10 years. She is becoming a London-based reporter and editor for the publication. He has been covering the big trends in asset allocation by the world’s leading pension investors. She has extensive experience reporting on pensions from corporate to state […]
