The Economist hires Turner as defense editor
The Economist has hired Alex Turner as its next defense editor. He joins The Economist from the British Army, where he has served for more than 25 years, spanning service in the infantry to senior leadership roles at the UK Ministry of Defense. He holds a degree in War Studies from King’s College, London. He […]
The Economist names Howard its US editor
Charlotte Howard, previously The Economist’s executive editor, has been named U.S. editor, overseeing coverage of America, becoming the first American to hold the position. Howard is based in New York, where she will continue to serve as bureau chief and co-host of “The Economist’s Checks and Balance” podcast. John Prideaux will conclude his decade-long tenure as U.S. […]
Rosenthal named international correspondent at The Economist
Jonathan Rosenthal has been named international correspondent at The Economist. Rosenthal was international editor. He joined The Economist in 2005 as British business correspondent, having worked for several years at Bloomberg News in London and Johannesburg. Before that he was the mining editor of Business Report, a South African daily newspaper. His previous roles at The Economist have […]
The Economist has launched a ChatGPT app
The Economist launched its own ChatGPT app on Wednesday, the first of its kind by a major consumer news publication, reports Andrew Deck of Nieman Lab. Deck reports, “‘The Economist – Graphs‘” runs natively inside ChatGPT and allows users to interact with the publication’s data visualizations. “At launch, the app is focused solely on U.S. polling data. […]
Economist Group names new CEO
The Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones will become group chief executive as Lara Boro steps down after seven years, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “Bradley-Jones has been president since August 2024 and has led the development of The Economist’s commercial strategy for video and audio, including the launch of video offering The Economist Insider in October last year. […]
The Economist is testing content read by AI agents
The Economist is testing new ways of structuring content to be read solely by agents as AI engines increasingly surface and summarize news, reports Jessica Davies of Digiday. Davies reports, “For now, the subscription publisher is experimenting with agent‑readable versions of content that already sits outside its paywall — chiefly marketing copy and B2B sales material — […]
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 […]
