FT adds clarification to column after inquiry

The Financial Times has added a clarification to a column by former U.S. energy secretary Bill Richardson that ran on Friday after Talking Biz News pointed out an undisclosed conflict of interest. Richardson works as an adviser for an initiative that APCO is being paid to promote, and his affiliation with APCO – chairman of […]

MandateWire, an FT subsidiary, seeks entry level reporter

MandateWire is an institutional investment newswire service providing coverage of contract wins, losses and opportunities in the asset management industry. During the last 10 years, MandateWire has built an unrivaled reputation amongst money managers in North America and Europe as a provider of sales intelligence and analysis. It tracks the investment strategies and asset allocations […]

In which Henry Blodget tries to hire an FT reporter

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of The Financial Times interviewed Business Insider founder and editor Henry Blodget, examining his past on Wall Street and the future of business news online. Edgecliffe-Johnson writes, “His formula for Business Insider is a mix of instant comment on Fed announcements and iPhone launches with click-chasing lists and, increasingly, in-depth reporting. A slideshow […]

Print is still important to the Financial Times

John Ridding, CEO of the Financial Times Group, said his company’s print operations remains an integral part of its operation in an interview Thursday with CNBC. “We have 629,000 people paying to read the FT across (all) channels. And that’s the highest it’s ever been in our 125-year history. More than half of that is […]

FT sees big drop in print circulation

Domonic Ponsford of The Press Gazette in London reports that The Financial Times saw a large decrease in its print circulation in October. Ponsford writes, “The 17 per cent drop to a global circulation of just over 240,000 a day came in the same month that the paper announced plans to have a small print-focused […]

FT launches app for Salesforce.com

The Financial Times launched Wednesday the FT news feed app on the Salesforce AppExchange, which allows more than 100,000 Salesforce customers to see FT headlines relevant to their clients, client’s competitors and market sectors. The FT is the first news provider to create a news feed app for Salesforce. The app is free to download […]

Biz media organizations win Eppys

At least five business news organizations have won Eppy Awards, which recognize the best of online media, from Editor & Publisher. CNNMoney.com was named the best business and financial website with more than 1 million unique monthly visitors. Crain’s Chicago Business received the Eppy for best business and financial website with less than 1 million unique […]

Dealreporter seeks M&A reporter

Dealreporter, an online news service that is part of the Financial Times Group, has an opening for a business journalist to join our team to cover high-profile deal activity. As a generalist M&A reporter, your articles may range from a scoop on a company for sale to an analysis of why a conglomerate should be […]

FT’s digital subscriptions up 24 percent this year

Pearson Plc, the parent company of the Financial Times, reported earnings on Wednesday and disclosed the following about the business newspaper: Across print and online, the FT reached its highest circulation in its 125-year history at nearly 629,000, up 5 percent year over year. The FT’s overall circulation growth was fuelled by digital subscriptions, up […]

Social media and the Financial Times

Timothy Gibbon of SMP.com interviewed FT.com’s social media manager Rebecca Heptinstall, who shares tips on social publishing and brand reputation. Here is an excerpt: SMP: How many are in the social media team at the FT? RH: We have three staff dedicated full-time to social media including two in editorial: our communities editor Sarah Laitner […]