Bird departing The Economist for Works in Progress
Mike Bird, the Wall Street editor for The Economist, is leaving to become executive editor of Works in Progress. “WIP is expanding on every front right now,” he wrote on social media. “We’ll soon begin coverage of business and finance, as well as putting out more reported features. To that end, we’ll be hiring more […]
Roberts named acting Britain editor at The Economist
Joshua Roberts has been named acting business editor at The Economist. Roberts has been The Economist’s capital markets correspondent since April 23. He joined the paper as City of London correspondent in 2021 after spending five years advising asset managers about the interest-rate and foreign-exchange markets. Roberts holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from […]
What’s behind The Economist’s video strategy
Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette writes about The Economist’s video strategy. Tobitt writes, “The Economist recorded 50 pilot shows ahead of the launch of its premium video and newsletter strand Insider, executive editor Andrew Palmer has revealed as he spoke about the brand’s video strategy. “Economist Insider launched in October as a twice-weekly long-form video show […]
The Economist hires Kruppa as tech correspondent
The Economist has hired Miles Kruppa as a San Francisco-based technology correspondent. He will start Oct. 5. Kruppa most recently was a reporter at The Information covering big investors in artificial intelligence, including credit, private equity and sovereign wealth funds. He previously wrote about Google and its parent company Alphabet at The Wall Street Journal and covered […]
The Economist: Quality over quantity boosts renewals
Focusing on the quality of engagement over driving volume improves subscriber retention at The Economist, reports Alice Brooker at Press Gazette. Brooker writes, “The news magazine brand, which reports a 93% retention rate for its B2B offering in its latest figures, is pursuing quality over quantity in its approach. “It is putting a focus on building subscriber […]
The Economist seeks a deputy head of social media
The Audience team is at the heart of The Economist’s digital strategy. It distributes our journalism via posts on social-media sites including Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, WhatsApp, TikTok and YouTube; through nearly 30 newsletters, almost all of which are exclusive to our subscribers; by sending notifications to multiple apps and Apple News; by publishing to emerging platforms such as Substack and Google Showcase; and by ensuring that search engines […]
The Economist adds Loughran as correspondent
The Economist has hired Sonny Loughran as a British correspondent. He has been interning for The Economist. Loughran previously spent five years as a reporter and producer for BBC Radio. He is a graduate of the University of Bath.
How the Economist editor approaches interviews
Michael Calderone of New York Magazine interviewed Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes about her interviewing style in the wake of her talk with billionaire Elon Musk, who has criticized their talk. Here is an excerpt: You’ve spoken to some other controversial figures, like Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, Benjamin Netanyahu. Tell me a bit about what your goal […]
Economist operation hires Wired’s Williams
Economist Enterprise — the B2B arm of The Economist Group, which helps organizations navigate macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility — has hired former Wired UK editor-in-chief Greg Williams to the newly created role of global head of technology and innovation thought leadership. In this role, he will oversee Economist Enterprise’s Tech Frontiers leadership initiative, which equips business leaders […]
The Economist’s Hall on adding value to economics news
Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Archie Hall, acting economics editor at The Economist, about his job. Here is an excerpt: You’ve been at The Economist for nearly three years. You started as the Britain economics reporter, then U.S. economics reporter, and now actingeconomics editor. What’s driving your and your team’s coverage? The advice […]
