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 […]
Kim receives Nikkei-Columbia scholarship
Nikkei and the Columbia University Journalism School in New York have awarded the annual Columbia-Nikkei Scholarship to Minju Kim, a 27-year-old data journalist from South Korea. “My education at the Columbia Journalism School would not have been possible without the generous support from the Columbia-Nikkei scholarship,” said Kim, who is expected to graduate next year […]
Nikkei-Columbia scholarship goes to Magtulis
Nikkei and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism have awarded the fourth annual Columbia-Nikkei Scholarship to Prinz Magtulis, a 32-year-old financial journalist from the Philippines. A Nikkei story states, “Magtulis was previously a Manila-based researcher for the Financial Times, a Nikkei company. He also worked for top local broadsheet The Philippine Star as a […]
FT’s Foley joins Nikkei Asia as business editor
Stephen Foley has been named business editor at Nikkei Asia, the English-language version of Nikkei. He previously was deputy U.S. news editor at the Financial Times. Nikkei owns the Financial Times. Foley was a U.S. investment correspondent for the Financial Times, covering the asset management industry, hedge funds and institutional and retail investment issues. Previously, […]
CUSJ and FT parent company offering $100,000 fellowship to students
The Columbia University School of Journalism and Financial Times parent company, Nikkei, Inc. are rewarding a $100,000 fellowship to students who are residents of Asia. This scholarship is specifically for Asian students who enroll in the Master of Science in Data Journalism or in the Master of Arts in the business and economics department. Students […]