The Economist is looking for a writer to work at its headquarters in London. The ideal candidate will combine the ability to write informatively, succinctly and wittily with a knowledge of finance. Applicants should send...
The Economist Group announced Wednesday that Lara Boro will become its new chief executive. Boro is currently the CEO of Informa Intelligence. She will take up the Economist position later this year, when Chris...
The Economist is relaunching its bi-monthly lifestyle publication 1843, named for the year The Economist was founded, reports Olivia Atkins of The Drum. Atkins reports, “Every issue will follow a similar format, beginning with...
The Economist has tightened its paywall so readers have access to five articles a month rather than three a week, reports Lucinda Southern of Digiday. Southern writes, “At the end of January, the subscription...
The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes responded to a Medium post calling out the magazine’s lack of racial diversity by stating less than 1 percent of its staff is black and that “black people...
Kali Hays of Women’s Wear Daily writes about why luxury companies are placing more ads in business publications. Hays writes, “Presumably, all of this went into the decisions by Gucci and Burberry to recently...
The Economist is trying to become more appealing to a mass audience, writes Ian Burrell of The Drum. Burrell writes, “The Economist newspaper remains its ‘most visible product’ and it was this wish to...
The Economist is the latest publisher to launch a daily news podcast in order to broaden its reach in audio and ultimately drive people to subscribe, reports Lucinda Southern of Digiday. Southern writes, “Starting...
For the first time in more than a decade, The Economist is launching a new television ad in the United States and the UK. The campaign, titled “Never Stop Questioning,” evolves around the value...
The Economist CEO Chris Stibbs has stepped down from his post after five and a half years and 13 years at the publisher, reports Lucinda Southern of Digiday. Southern writes, “In an internal email...
