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 […]
How The Economist reaches a younger audience
Marcela Kunova of Journalism.co.uk writes about how The Economist has been successful in reaching a younger audience. Kunova writes, “To address this challenge, The Economist focused on creating new formats to meet the needs of Gen Z. One example of this is Economist Espresso, launched in 2014 as a quick, digestible daily briefing that presents global news in […]
Economist Group cancels cancer conference due to tobacco company ties
A division of the publisher of the Economist has canceled a high-profile cancer conference amid a backlash from speakers and attendees over its association with the tobacco companies, reports Mark Sweney and Anna Bawden of The Guardian. Sweney and Bawden report, “Economist Impact, part of the Economist Group, which owns the eponymous weekly business magazine, was due to hold […]
The Economist unveils AI language transmissions
The Economist has started artificial intelligence-translated content on its low-cost app Espresso, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “Ludwig Siegele, senior editor for AI initiatives at The Economist, told Press Gazette that AI translation will never be a ‘solved problem,’ especially in journalism because it is difficult to translate well due to its cultural specificities. […]
Rennie, Beijing bureau chief of The Economist, to write weekly column
David Rennie, the Beijing bureau chief for The Economist, is leaving Beijing to write a weekly geopolitics column for the publication. Rennie joined The Economist in 2007 as European Union correspondent and Charlemagne columnist, based in Brussels. From July 2010 to July 2012 he was British political editor and author of the Bagehot column, based in […]
The Economist seeks a South Asia bureau chief
The Economist is hiring a new South Asia bureau chief. This is a rare opportunity to join our staff at a senior level covering one of the most dynamic regions in the world with a population of 2 billion. The South Asia bureau chief leads our coverage of the politics, political economy and foreign policy […]
The Economist hires Pfeffer to cover Israel
The Economist has hired Anshel Pfeffer to cover Israel on a full-time basis. He has covered Israeli politics and global affairs for over two decades. He is a senior correspondent and columnist for Haaretz. “I started writing for the Haaretz Group in 1997 half a lifetime and nearly my entire career ago,” he wrote on Twitter. “It […]
