The strategy behind the FT’s coverage of U.S. biz news
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson became U.S. news editor of the Financial Times in October 2013. He coordinates the FT’s daily Americas news coverage globally. Edgecliffe-Johnson previously served as the FT’s global media editor, moving the position from London to New York in July 2008. He led and coordinated the FT’s global coverage of sectors ranging from the […]
FT hires Bloomberg reporter in Brussels
Jim Brunsden has been hired by the Financial Times to be its EU Correspondent in Brussels, covering financial services policy. Brunsden joins from Bloomberg News, where he covered international banking and markets regulation. A Brussels veteran, Brunsden has lived there since 2005. Prior to Bloomberg, Brunsden worked as business reporter for European Voice and covered […]
Tech books dominate FT Book of the Year contest
The promise and perils of technology dominate the long list for this year’s Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Andrew Hill of the FT writes, “The 15 titles include Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk , a biography of the charismatic entrepreneur behind the Tesla electric car, Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper, on […]
FT names new DC bureau chief
The Financial Times announced Thursday the appointment of Demetri Sevastopulo as Washington bureau chief, to lead the FT’s coverage of U.S. politics and policy and the 2016 presidential election. He will assume the role immediately. U.S. managing editor Gillian Tett said: “Demetri is one of our most experienced reporters and editors and we are delighted […]
Nikkei’s deal for FT means more competition in America
Ken Doctor writes for Capital New York about how Nikkei’s purchase of The Financial Times means increased competition in business news in the United States. Doctor writes, “‘People say that it’s about Asia. One of the things that struck me in the conversations with Nikkei is that they say, ‘absolutely Asia, but very much the […]
The business journalism behind Nikkei
Jonathan Soble of the New York Times writes about the business journalism behind Nikkei, the Japanese company that announced earlier this month it was acquiring the Financial Times. Soble writes, “Mr. Otsuka, the former Nikkei reporter, said companies saw the paper as a friendly place to leak information on acquisitions, new products and financial results. […]
FT to look for new HQ, hire more staff
The Financial Times will look for a new headquarters in London and will hire more staff following its acquisition by Nikkei, reports Jasper Jackson of the Guardian. Jackson writes, “FT Group chief executive John Ridding said the FT would have had to look at new offices even if it still owned the No 1 Southwark […]
Nikkei’s purchase of FT will be good for its staff
Ken Doctor of Nieman Journalism Lab writes that the acquisition of the Financial Times by Nikkei means that few editorial staffers, if any, will lose their jobs. Doctor writes, “I hear FT staff rejoiced at the Nikkei news today. That makes a certain sense. If an FT competitor, like Bloomberg or Thomson Reuters or Dow […]
Salmon: FT will be in good hands with Nikkei
Fusion senior editor Felix Salmon writes in the New York Times that the purchase of the Financial Times by Nikkei will mean that the business newspaper should continue to thrive. Salmon writes, “It is to the great credit of Pearson’s chief executive, John Fallon, that he understands how important it is that The Financial Times […]
FT prospered under hands-off owner
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of the Financial Times writes about the business newspaper’s history as it is being sold to Nikkei for $1.3 billion. Edgecliffe-Johnson writes, “Under Lionel Barber, editor since 2005, and John Ridding, chief executive since 2006, the ‘pink paper’ has developed a digital-first business model. It charged for content on principle, pioneered a ‘metered’ […]
