Report: FT reporter accessed rival media’s Zoom call
A Financial Times reporter listened in on confidential and sensitive video calls at rival news organizations as staff were told about salary cuts and furloughs by editors and senior managers, according to a report in The Independent. The Independent story states, “Mark Di Stefano accessed private Zoom meetings held by The Independent and The Evening Standard […]
FT letters editor Davidson retires
Heather Davidson, the letters editor of The Financial Times, has retired. She had been letters editor since January 1999. In a farewell letter, Davidson wrote, “I want to thank everyone who has contributed and made my job so fascinating and fun. Every day has been different and not one has been dull.” Editor in chief […]
FT/McKinsey launch its 16th best business book competition
The Financial Times and McKinsey launched its 16th edition for the best business book of the year in partnership for Business Book of the Year Award, reports the publication. In addition, this year’s contestants will see two new faces on the panel of judges including: Roula Khalaf, the FT’s editor; Raju Narisetti, global publishing director […]
WSJ’s Germano to join FT as sports biz correspondent
Sara Germano will join The Financial Times in New York as the company’s new U.S. sports business correspondent. She will start in June. Recently, she was with the Wall Street Journal working as a staff reporter covering corporate news in Germany with a focus on tech, media, retail, telecommunications, and real estate. Before that, she […]
FT hires Borrelli to be Milan correspondent
The Financial Times has hired Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli to be its correspondent in Milan. She started this week. Borrelli was formerly an Italy correspondent for Politico Europe, where she worked for slightly more than four years in London and Rome. She previously worked for CNBC and for Citywire in London.
Financial Times cuts pay for top managers and editors by 10 percent
The Financial Times is cutting salaries for the top 80 managers and editors by 10 percent for the remainder of this year, while board pay will be cut by 20 percent. Mark Di Stefano and Alex Barker of the FT report, “John Ridding, chief executive of the Financial Times, told staff in an email that […]
FT’s Sardana joins Business Insider as markets reporter
Saloni Sardana, former features writer at the Financial Times, has joined Business Insider as the company’s new markets reporter. Before joining the FT where she covered pensions, insurance, regulation, investments and mortgage features, Sardana was a private banker international reporter for Verdict. There, she wrote breaking news stories and pitched ideas among other tasks. Sardana […]
How the FT plans to expand in the United States
Peter Spiegel, the U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, spoke with the Media Masters podcast about the business newspaper’s plans to expand in North America. The Financial Times has been asked to expand in the United States by its new owner, Nikkei. His mandate is to explain the United States to readers in the […]
FT names Agini its new sports biz reporter
Samuel Agini has been named by the Financial Times as the publication’s new sports business reporter. Previously, he was with Financial News where he held the post of trading and technology correspondent. Before that, he was a reporter with Dow Jones where he covered market structure, derivatives, clearing, regulation, fixed income and equities. Agini has […]
Traffic up 250 percent for Financial Times site due to pandemic
Financial Times website traffic has grown 250 percent year-on-year over the past month as coverage of the coronavirus crisis has broken new records, reports Freddy Mayhew of the Press Gazette. Mayhew reports, “The FT said the pandemic has resulted in its highest ever levels of consumption and engagement online, smashing previous records set during the EU […]
