Economist hires FT’s Wong as China correspondent
Sue-Lin Wong, a reporter at the Financial Times, has been hired by the Economist as its China correspondent. She has been working out of the FT bureau in Shenzhen for the past year. Wong had...
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The Economist shuts TVC operations after 22 years
TVC Group, the broadcast PR agency, has closed down after 22 years in business as part of the pandemic related restructuring at publisher The Economist. The Economist cut jobs of 90 staff members across...
Economist Group lays off 90; no editorial staff affected
The Economist Group said Friday that it is laying off 90 staffers, or just less than 7 percent of its 1,300-person workforce. No editorial staffers are being affected. “We have made the difficult decision...
CNBC’s Bagchee joins Economist Group as chief product officer
The Economist Group has named Deep Bagchee of CNBC as chief product officer. In his new role, Bagchee will be overseeing product management for all digital offerings across The Economist Group’s businesses, including The...
The pros and cons of anonymity at The Economist
University of Navarra professor Angel Arrese writes in Journalism Practice about why The Economist doesn’t use bylines on its articles. Arrese writes, “Anonymity has allowed The Economist to manage its newsroom and its network...
WSJ podcast host Gittleson set to join The Economist
Kim Gittleson, on-air podcast host at The Wall Street Journal, is leaving the Journal to join the senior audio team at The Economist. Previously, Gittleson was with BBC News where she first served as...
How HBR and The Economist are using narrated audio articles
Gabe Bullard of Nieman Reports examines how the Harvard Business Review and The Economist are gaining readers with narrated audio articles. Bullard reports, “The Economist, which is available on Noa and Curio, has made podcasts since...
Economist hires Holehouse from MLex
Matthew Holehouse, a reporter on the MLex Brexit service, has been hired by The Economist. He will start next month and be based in London. At MLex, he covered the UK side of the...
The Economist hires Cohn as president
The Economist Group announced Tuesday the hiring of Bob Cohn as president and managing director for The Economist. Cohn will lead the core publication business, focusing on expanding subscriptions and readership around the world,...
How social media boosts The Economist subscription growth
The Economist has centered its social media strategy on driving people back to its site to subscribe, and its efforts are bearing fruit, reports Lucinda Southern of Digiday. Southern writes, “Since changing its social media strategy...
