FT’s Spiegel in talks to join Washington Post
Peter Spiegel of the Financial Times is in talks to join the Washington Post, reports Ben Mullin of the New York Times. He would oversee the Post’s national coverage, Mullin reports. He has been U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times. He is slated to become the FT’s global affairs editor. In that role, he […]
A look at the FT’s success in the US
Christiana Sciaudone writes for A Media Operator about the success of British publications in the United States and interviewed Matt Fottrell, the Financial Times president in the United States. Sciaudone writes, “The Financial Times has had a U.S. presence for decades, going back to 1997. But about six years ago, it really started investing and looking to […]
Financial Times hires Heikkilä as AI correspondent
The Financial Times has hired Melissa Heikkilä as its artificial intelligence correspondent. She will start on Jan. 27. Heikkilä is currently senior reporter for artificial intelligence at MIT Technology Review, where she has worked since May 2022. She previously worked at Politico Europe as an AI correspondent and a technology reporter. She also worked at […]
Smith, US economics editor for the FT, departs
Colby Smith, the U.S. economics editor at the Financial Times, has left the news organization for a new opportunity. She had been with the FT for more than six years and previously was U.S. capital markets correspondent and a writer for FT Alphaville. Smith previously worked at The Economist and was a producer for Bloomberg […]
FT hires Kaushik as Mumbai correspondent
The Financial Times has hired Krishn Kaushik as its correspondent in Mumbai. Kaushik has beeen with Reuters as a political and general news correspondent based in Delhi, India. Recently, Kaushik worked a brief stint at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, headquartered in Sarajevo. Kaushik covered defense and the armed forces, the Parliament, the Cabinet, […]
FT’s Uddin to cover Amazon, Microsoft
Financial Times correspondent Rafe Uddin has moved to its San Francisco bureau. He will be covering Amazon, Microsoft, Uber, the gig economy and enterprise providers including Oracle and Salesforce. Prior to moving to the West Coast, he covered financial markets, retail investment and spent a stint on the newspaper’s UK politics team where he helped […]
FT names Schipani its New Delhi correspondent
The Financial Times has named Andres Schipani its New Delhi correspondent. He will be covering business, economics, politics and society in India, and the broader South Asia region. Schipani was previously East and Central Africa bureau chief and, before moving to Nairobi, he was Brazil correspondent out of São Paulo. He has also worked as Andes and […]
Slade, FT journalist for 29 years, dies at 61
Andrew Slade, a Financial Times news editor who worked at the publication for 29 year, has died at the age of 61. Hugh Carnegy of the FT writes, “He joined the FT as a sub in 1990. He had ambitions to become a defence correspondent, but it was Slade’s skills as an editor and his understanding […]
FT seeks an executive opinion editor
The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide. At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in […]
Kynge departing FT after 28 years
James Kynge, the Europe-China correspondent at the Financial Times, is leaving the publication after 28 years. “I offer heartfelt thanks to everyone — executives, analysts, officials, activists and, of course, many terrific FT and Nikkei colleagues — who have helped me understand the beats I covered,” he wrote on LinkedIn. He has been writing about […]
