What top female editors in biz journalism means for coverage
Heather McGregor of journalism.co.uk looks at female top editors at The Wall Journal, The Financial Times and The Economist for the first time ever and what that means. McGregor writes, “All of that is fantastic progress, and more likely to inspire other women journalists to want to be editors – after all, it is hard to be […]
The Economist seeks a reporter to cover international economics
The Economist is looking to hire a writer on international economics, ideally based at first in London. Journalistic experience is not necessary. The ability to write clearly and entertainingly is crucial. So is a thorough understanding of economics—including current-account and sovereign-debt crises—and an ability to work with data. The writer will be responsible for coverage of […]
Hawkins departs The Economist for The Guardian
Amy Hawkins, a news editor at The Economist, has left to join The Guardian as senior China correspondent. She will begin in February. Hawkins joined The Economist in 2020 as a foreign affairs writer. Previously, she was a researcher at Columbia Global Reports and worked at Time Out Beijing as an editorial assistant, digital content […]
The Economist promotes Guest to deputy editor
Robert Guest, a foreign editor at The Economist, has been appointed deputy editor. Previously, he held the posts of US editor, business editor, Washington correspondent and Lexington columnist. Guest covered American news and politics for The Economist and before this, covered Africa for seven years, based in London and Johannesburg. Prior to joining The Economist, […]
Prospect Publishing names Beard CEO
The following was sent out from Prospect Magazine: Mark Beard, the award-winning senior vice president, subscriptions marketing, at the Economist has been appointed CEO of Prospect Publishing, which publishes the leading current affairs monthly magazine, Prospect. Mark brings a decade’s worth of experience from the Economist, where his career has spanned digital media, marketing, licensing, syndication and circulation. He has […]
The Economist seeks a Britain business and finance correspondent
The Britain section is looking for a new Britain business and finance correspondent. This person will report on the private sector in Britain, looking at everything from industry clusters to trade frictions, listed firms to startups, financing to skills. An ability to connect the stories of individual businesses and industries to the wider economy, and to […]
NY Times hires Travelli as South Asia biz correspondent
Alex Travelli will join The New York Times as a South Asia business correspondent. Travelli will begin in January, based in Delhi. Since 2013, Travelli has been writing and editing from Delhi for The Economist. He joined The Economist in 2004, based in New York, then he moved to Hong Kong and then to Delhi. […]
The Economist senior podcast editor Gittleson departing
Kim Gittleson, the senior editor for podcasts at The Economist, is leaving to join Prologue Projects. Gittleson is the co-editor of “The Intelligence,” The Economist’s daily current affairs podcast. She previously worked as a podcast host at the Wall Street Journal. Previously, Gittleson was with BBC News where she first served as a New York business […]
How The Economist attracts readers with Instagram
Liv Moloney, head of social media for The Economist, writes about how it uses Instagram to attract readers. Moloney writes, “Over the past year, Instagram has become essential to the growth of our business and a true shop window for our best journalism. The platform’s link-in-bio feature, which enables us to link directly to individual pages, […]
Kahloon named DC bureau chief for The Economist
Idrees Kahloon, a Washington correspondent for The Economist, has been named its Washington bureau chief. He has been a Washington correspondent since January 2021. He previously was a policy correspondent covering domestic politics and policy. Prior to that, he worked on The Economist‘s data journalism team. He designed the magazine’s successful predictive model of the […]
