How The Economist plans to defend itself against AI
The Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones revealed how he plans to steer the 183-year-old title through the era of generative artificial intelligence, writes Dominic Ponsford of Press-Gazette. Ponsford writes, “He said The Economist has invested in marketing to ensure readers come to the title for its expertise in these topics and said they were developing new content for […]
The Economist names Nauta its Britain editor
Sacha Nauta, previously The Economist’s social affairs editor based in Washington, has been appointed its Britain editor. The position is based in London and will oversee a Britain desk covering UK politics, economics, social affairs and more. Nauta was social affairs editor for The Economist from 2022-2025. Previous to that she was the paper’s public […]
Examining The Economist’s circulation
Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette takes a look at the recent circulation results of The Economist. Tobitt writes, “The Economist is the biggest ABC-audited news and current affairs title overall, with a global digital circulation of 970,074 (down 2%) and in print of 442,957 (down 10%). Its digital circulation does not include ‘all you can read’ sales as […]
Bloomberg, Reuters subscriptions being cancelled
Federal government agencies are cancelling subscriptions to Bloomberg News, Reuters and the Economist, among other publications, reports Jeremy Barr and John Hudson of The Washington Post. Barr and Hudson report, “A Feb. 11 memo sent to embassies and consulates in Europe described the mandate as part of an effort to reduce spending. The email read, in part, ‘Considering […]
The Economist seeks a senior producer
The Economist is looking for an experienced senior producer to join our editorial video department to produce live digital programmes. Working closely with our series producer, you will be part of a team responsible for planning and producing two live programmes a week featuring senior journalists from The Economist and prominent guests. These programmes will be varied, and […]
The Economist rolls out “Scam Inc” podcast
The Economist on Thursday released “Scam Inc.,”a podcast series exploring the multi-billion dollar industry of online scams. “Scam Inc.” is hosted by Sue-Lin Wong, The Economist’s Southeast Asia correspondent and host of “The Prince,”, a multiple award-winning podcast series about China’s leader Xi Jinping. For “Scam Inc”, Wong follows the trail from the collapse of […]
Bird to cover Wall Street, US finance for The Economist
Mike Bird, Asia business and finance editor for The Economist, is moving to New York in 2025 to cover Wall Street and U.S. finance for the publication. Bird joined The Economist in Singapore in 2021. He writes about capital markets, economic development and major corporations across the region. Bird previously worked for The Wall Street […]
The Economist hires Wu to cover China
The Economist has hired Sarah Wu as a China correspondent. She previously worked at Reuters, reporting on politics and society in Hong Kong, semiconductors and cross-strait relations in Taiwan, and the rise of the EV industry in China. Wu interned at the Boston Globe and Seattle Times. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.
Economist’s Bennet, WSJ’s Morrow receive awards
The Fund for American Studies presented James Bennet of The Economist with the Kenneth Y. Tomlinson Award for Courageous Journalism and Lance Morrow of The Wall Street Journal with the Thomas L. Phillips Career Achievement Award on Tuesday at its awards dinner. Bennet is Lexington columnist and a senior editor at The Economist. The award is given to honor his excellence in […]
The Economist is aiming to “future-proof” its business
The Economist has “returned to brand advertising” and rolled out free subscriptions for students as part of a bid to “future-proof” the business, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher reports, “The free subscriptions offer began to roll out at the end of July, providing high school and university students aged 16 and older free access to […]
