FT targets readers with subscription app
The Financial Times has launched a subscription-based mobile app product to reach readers outside of its U.K. home base and offer a lower-priced option to convert them into paying subscribers, reports Sara Guaglione. Guaglione reports, “Called the FT Digital Edition, the standalone subscription initially launched in 2020 on desktop as a digital version of the FT’s […]
WSJ hires FT’s Crow as executive editor
Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Wednesday: David Crow is joining The Wall Street Journal on December 11 as Executive Editor, a new senior role in the newsroom. As Executive Editor, David will manage news, features and digital storytelling across our digital platforms. His mission will be to ensure that we […]
FT hires Ring as legal correspondent
The Financial Times has hired Suzi Ring to be its legal correspondent. She has been at Bloomberg News covering health care since January 2020. Previously, Ring was an enforcements and investigations reporter and a Brexit reporter for Bloomberg. She also worked at Legal Week and at Financial News. Ring has a bachelor’s degree from the University of […]
FT launches app for its digital paper
The Financial Times has launched an app version of the FT Digital Edition, a digital replica of the print newspaper designed for easy reading on any device. The FT Digital Edition, previously known as the ePaper, allows users to skim through curated content published in the print edition of the FT. The app headline and article […]
FT taps Smyth to be US energy editor
The Financial Times has appointed Jamie Smyth as U.S. energy editor in New York. Smyth will oversee coverage of the oil and gas sector, including super majors like ExxonMobil and Chevron, as well as the new investment pouring into the renewables industry thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax incentives. Smyth will also lead Energy Source, […]
FT hires Savage to cover commodities
The Financial Times has hired Susannah Savage to cover the commodities beat. Savage has been a reporter for Politico Europe in Brussels. She has also covered Southeast Asia for The Economist, writing international articles, especially on international development. Savage also worked at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. She holds a master’s degree from the London School of […]
Financial Times seeks a graphics editor
The Financial Times is looking for two graphics editors to join its award-winning Visual and Data Journalism team. Reporting to the senior visual journalist of the FT’s award-winning Visual & Data Journalism team, you will liaise with the main news desk and section news editors to identify opportunities to use graphics in engaging and insightful […]
FT names Foy its Brussels bureau chief
The Financial Times has named Henry Foy its Brussels bureau chief. Foy will continue to serve as the FT’s European diplomatic correspondent and the voice of “Europe Express,” the FT’s weekday newsletter on European affairs. Foy was also the FT’s European diplomatic correspondent, based in Brussels. He reported on the EU’s foreign policy, relations between Brussels and other […]
FT’s Fund Fire seeks a managing editor
Drives direction of publication, including how beats are structured, coaching of reporters and continually adjusting content to meet readers’ needs. Manages and coaches a team of approximately 10 reporters to produce the most important information (news, features, research, etc.) to a readership of professionals. Conducts performance reviews of staff. Recruits talent. Oversees all aspects of the day-to-day publication cycle, from […]
FT names long list for Business Book of the Year
Books tackling the challenges of artificial intelligence, the race for natural resources, and the rise (and fall) of billionaires make the long list for this year’s Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award. Andrew Hill of the FT writes, “The 2023 award is the first to be run under a new three-year […]
