When Bloomberg took on Nikkei in Japan
Former Bloomberg News executive Ted Merz writes about when the news organization entered Japan and took on Nikkei. Merz writes, “It was going to be a steep climb as Nikkei had 1,000 reporters covering Japanese companies versus Bloomberg’s six. “At that time, companies ‘released’ earnings by dropping a sheet of paper into a ‘mailbox’ for each […]
How WSJ’s Gershkovich continued to report
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich writes about his time in a Russian prison and the man who put him behind bars. Gerhskovich writes, “When I was arrested by Russia’s security forces in 2023—the first foreign correspondent charged with espionage since the Cold War—I never stopped reporting. On my release I set out to identify the man who had […]
AsianInvestor hires Lee as editor
AsianInvestor has hired Amanda Lee as its new editor. A story on its website states, “Based in Hong Kong, Lee joins from the South China Morning Post (SCMP), where she served as a Beijing correspondent from 2017 to 2022, specializing in China’s economy and financial industry coverage. “Prior to SCMP, she worked as a digital editor at […]
FT starts an India newsletter
The Financial Times has launched a new newsletter, “India Business Briefing.” The newsletter will be sent out twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. The first two issues will be free to read online, then it will be available for premium subscribers. “India Business Briefing” will be written by Veena Venugopal, who joined the FT […]
Reuters hires Lüthi to cover Swiss finance
Reuters has hired Ariane Lüthi to cover Swiss finance. Lüthi has been a 2024 Pulitzer Center Fellow and a freelancer for most of the past five years. Her work has appeared in Das Magazin, Handelszeitung, SonntagsBlick and regular contributions for the international desk of Swiss Public Broadcasting Corp. Before journalism, Lüthi was a Swiss diplomat in […]
CNBC makes small number of international layoffs
CNBC has made a small number of layoffs in its international operation in London. The move is the first step made by Deep Bagchee, who started in August to run CNBC International. “In a memo to staff last week, it was announced that a small number of roles have been impacted as part of a […]
Wired UK shifts to quarterly print schedule
Tech magazine Wired UK is dropping from a bimonthly to a quarterly print schedule, it has told subscribers, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher reports, “In a letter sent with copies of the January and February issue of the Condé Nast-owned magazine, the UK edition of the title also told readers that it had ‘gone global’ and would […]
Ruehl to cover Switzerland, Austria for the FT
Financial Times correspondent Mercedes Ruehl is moving to Europe to cover Switzerland and Austria. She has been its Singapore correspondent. Prior to joining the Financial Times, Ruehl was a journalist at The Australian Financial Review, covering various sectors of business, including mergers and acquisitions, stock markets, currencies, politics, and commercial property. She also served as a news […]
WSJ’s Trofimov wins Peterson Prize
Wall Street Journal reporter Yaroslav Trofimov has won the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize for his book “Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence.” The winner is awarded $25,000 and the book’s publisher receives $5,000. The Peterson Literary Prize for nonfiction is a biennial international prize that recognizes the best books, […]
Politico senior tech reporter Manancourt departing
Vincent Manancourt, senior technology reporter for Politico in London, is leaving for a new opportunity. He has been covering Britain’s place in the global tech policy debate as it charts its path post Brexit. Prior to this, he covered the EU’s attempts to police the digital world for Politico from Brussels, focusing on implementation of […]
