Joshi named Washington bureau chief for The Economist
Shashank Joshi has been named Washington bureau chief for The Economist. He has been The Economist’s defense editor for nearly eight years. Prior to joining The Economist in 2018, he served as Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Research Associate at Oxford University’s Changing Character of War Programme. He has published books […]
The Economist is putting writers in front of the camera
Benjamin Mullin of The New York Times writes about how The Economist is placing some of its journalists in front of the camera. Mullin writes, “This summer, it will begin to roll out Economist Play, a new component of its mobile app that will feature shows hosted by Economist correspondents from their studios in New York […]
Bloomberg, The Economist nominated for Peabody
Bloomberg and The Economist have been named finalists for a Peabody Award. In the documentary category, Bloomberg was nominated for: “Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media” (JOLT.film) “Can’t Look Away” addresses the urgent public health crisis posed by social media’s unchecked power, focusing on the heartbreaking stories of families affected by its harmful impact […]
Bloomberg, WSJ, Economist each win two OPC awards
Bloomberg News, The Economist and The Wall Street Journal each won two Overseas Press Club awards. Bloomberg News won the Robert Spiers Benjamin award for reporting on Latin America, for an account of how former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández came to be tried and convicted on drug-smuggling charges and then pardoned by President Donald […]
The Economist to host Fund for American Studies fellow
The Fund for American Studies announced that it will provide a Journalism Excellence Fellowship at The Economist in 2026. The Journalism Excellence Fellowship, a program of the TFAS Center for Excellence in Journalism, aims to create a new pipeline for talent to enter the field of journalism, while also providing rising young journalists the opportunity to […]
Canadian billionaire acquires 27% stake in The Economist
Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith has agreed to acquire more than a quarter of The Economist Group, reports Daniel Thomas and Ivan Levingston of The Financial Times. Thomas and Levingston write, “Smith’s family holding company, Smith Financial, is to acquire a 26.9 per cent stake in the group from Forester de Rothschild, her family and her family foundation. “‘This investment […]
The Economist hires Gye to cover politics
The Economist has hired Hugo Gye as a political correspondent. He is currently political editor at the i Paper. He was also deputy political editor. Gye previously worked at The Sun and The Daily Mail. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge.
The Economist taps Sasse as South Asia bureau chief
Tom Sasse is now the South Asia bureau chief for The Economist, based in Delhi. Previously he was public-policy editor for the publication. Before joining The Economist he worked in Westminster as head of policy at the Institute for Government think-tank. Sasse holds a bachelor’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Change coming at The Economist?
Max Tani of Semafor writes about The Economist, which faces a minority owner who wants to sell her stake and changes in the media industry. Tani writes, “Others have questioned how The Economist can successfully remain a faceless print monolith in an era of personalization. For now, the publication is largely prioritizing operating within its own […]
The Economist taps Roberts as foreign editor
Adam Roberts has been named foreign editor at The Economist. He is responsible for its coverage globally outside of Britain and the United States. He oversees the front half of the paper, which includes the Europe, Americas, MEA, Asia, China and International sections. Previously he was the digital editor, based in London, and also the Midwest America […]
