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 […]
FT launches webinar series amid economic uncertainty
The Financial Times is launching a series of webinars to discuss the key issues facing economies, businesses and society. The coverage will also include the long-term effects on the ongoing pandemic. The new series, “FT Digital Dialogues” is being launched by FT Live, the conferences and events arm of the Financial Times. The free online […]
FT’s Telegram is providing in-depth coronavirus coverage
Financial Times’s Telegram channel is proving coronavirus coverage, including key information regarding the pandemic. The service is free, and FT will be sending readers a maximum of three stories every week day. Below is a list of the most common questions/answers regarding this service: I already have a Telegram. How do I join the FT […]
FT editor: We’re producing paper from makeshift offices
Roula Khalaf, the editor of the Financial Times, wrote the following to its readers: I am immensely proud of the work FT reporters and editors are doing, in circumstances that have been trying in the extreme. Our headquarters at Bracken House, in the heart of the City of London, are all but deserted. With few […]
