Hashim departs The Economist for altruism organization
Shakeel Hashim, a news editor at The Economist, is leaving the publication to head of communications at the Centre for Effective Altruism. Hashim previously was growth manager at tech news site Protocol. Hashim was also a newsletter producer based in London for Protocol. He was previously an analyst at Finimize covering business and economics, and […]
The Economist seeks a journalist for its digital team in London
The Economist is looking for a journalist to join its digital team in London. Please note: applicants must have the right to work in the UK. This is a hybrid role that encompasses our evolving daily briefing products and our news-publishing operations for our apps and website. The role involves some shift and weekend working. The […]
NY Times hires González Gómez from The Economist
New York Times graphics director Archie Tse and graphics deputy editor Wilson Andrews sent out the following on Monday: We’re excited to announce that Martín González Gómez is joining the Graphics department as a graphics editor. Martín joins us from The Economist, where he was a visual journalist, building graphics and interactives on a variety of news […]
The Economist is offering year-long paid fellowship in the U.S.
We are looking for a talented, enterprising and adaptable fellow for the expanding Digital department of The Economist. This fellow will spend one year working in our New York bureau, and will start as soon as possible. The fellowship will involve: working on the newsdesk and Espressonews app, as part of a global team tracking the workflow […]
The Economist is offering year-long paid fellowship in the U.S.
We are looking for a talented, enterprising and adaptable fellow for the expanding Digital department of The Economist. This fellow will spend one year working in our New York bureau, and will start as soon as possible. The fellowship will involve: working on the newsdesk and Espressonews app, as part of a global team tracking the workflow […]
Bennet becomes first American to write Economist’s Lexington column
James Bennet, senior editor at The Economist, is the new Lexington columnist. The weekly column, dedicated to U.S. politics, takes its name from Lexington, Massachusetts, the site of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Prior to joining The Economist in 2021 as an editor, Bennet was editorial page editor of The New York Times […]
The Economist has best financial year since 2016
The Economist had its most successful year financially since 2016 last year with profit up and record revenue, thanks to increased subscriptions, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “The magazine and digital publisher said subscriber numbers were ‘robust,’ totalling 1,185,000 despite a ‘sluggish’ start to the financial year in April 2021 which it put down to a ‘slow […]
Economist exploring charging for podcasts
The Economist, which has twice as many podcast listeners as subscribers, is exploring whether to charge to listen to them, writes Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher writes, “Most podcasts associated with news websites remain un-paywalled, with one notable exception being that of the otherwise paywall-free Il Post in Italy. “The Economist has some breathing room to figure out […]
Inside the Economist’s relaunch of its subscription mobile app
Sara Guaglione of Digiday writes about how The Economist quietly relaunched its subscription mobile app in March. Guaglione writes, “The core mission of the app hasn’t changed with this redesign, Cohn said. ‘It’s a daily digital briefing that complements the core subscription with short bits of news and analysis aimed at readers on the go,’ he […]
Page hired by The Economist as Asia diplomatic editor
Jeremy Page, the China political and diplomatic editor for The Wall Street Journal, has been hired by The Economist to be its Asia diplomatic editor. He will be based in India. Page has been in The Journal’s Beijing bureau, leading coverage of domestic politics, international relations and security. He joined the Journal in Beijing in […]
