FT seeks a US political news editor

The Financial Times is looking for a dynamic and ambitious journalist to edit our US political coverage. The US political news editor will report to the US news editor and work with the FT’s Washington bureau chief to coordinate coverage of the next administration and all other  major American political events. In addition to commissioning […]

FT hires Stylianou as visual storytelling reporter

The Financial Times has hired Nassos Stylianou as a visual storytelling reporter. He has been a data visualization analyst at the Global Energy Monitor since June 2023. Before that, Stylianou spent nine years at BBC News as a video journalist, specializing in data-driven journalism, finding stories from complex datasets and visualizing them online. He holds a master’s […]

Bloomberg hires Kerr as a markets editor

Bloomberg News has hired Jaren Kerr as a markets editor. Kerr joined the Financial Times’ New York bureau in 2022, where he contributed to markets coverage, the breaking news desk, and occasionally wrote about Canadian affairs. He was a reporter at The Globe and Mail in Toronto, where he won a National Newspaper Award in […]

FT names Chassany its Berlin bureau chief

Anne-Sylvaine Chassany has been named Berlin bureau chief at the Financial Times, replacing Guy Chazan. She will start her new role in January. Chassany is the FT’s companies editor, overseeing coverage of business news globally. Prior to this role, she was the FT’s world news editor, the FT’s Paris bureau chief and the FT’s global private […]

FT has best financial year since 2012

The Financial Times made more than half a billion pounds in revenue for the first time in its history in 2023, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “The FT Group globally brought in revenue of £510m amid growth in all its major revenue lines, according to consolidated and unaudited figures shared internally and seen by Press […]

FT taps Smith as senior markets correspondent

Ian Smith has been named the senior markets correspondent at the Financial Times, based in London. He was previously insurance correspondent and before that, deputy markets news editor. Ian joined the newspaper’s special reports desk in 2018 from sister title Investors’ Chronicle, where he had served as companies editor. Prior to that job, he held […]

FT taps McDougall to cover pensions

Financial Times correspondent Mary McDougall is covering the global pension industry. She has previously covered government debt, currencies and tax for the FT and before that was an investment writer at Investors’ Chronicle. She has won journalism awards from the Wincott Foundation, CFA Society UK and Association of Investment Companies.

WSJ hires FT’s Chaffin as senior special writer

The Wall Street Journal has hired Joshua Chaffin as a senior special writer covering national affairs. Chaffin has been the New York correspondent for the Financial Times. He previously worked for the FT in the United Kingdom, writing about the forces that contributed to the historic Brexit vote, and the ways in which they are re-shaping Britain. […]

Gapper named FT’s chief UK business columnist

John Gapper has been named chief UK business columnist for the Financial Times. He has been a business columnist of the FT Weekend. He writes a weekly column on business and society from a consumer perspective, and other features and interviews. He was formerly the FT’s chief business commentator and opinion & analysis editor. He has […]

The FT CEO on the need to attract readers under 30

Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette interviewed Financial Times CEO John Ridding about its success. Tobitt writes, “Today, Ridding said, one of the biggest challenges for the FT is creating a meaningful, direct relationship with audiences under 30. “He described it as ‘one of two key issues’ to be discussed at the FT’s annual senior management strategy meeting being […]