The Economist hires Odendahl as European economics editor
Christian Odendahl will be joining The Economist as European economics editor. He begins in April. Currently, he is at the Centre for European Reform in London, where he works as a chief economist. He was also a senior economist at Roubini Global Economics in London. He previously was a Marjorie Deane fellow at The Economist. […]
Economist nearing 1 million digital subscribers
The Economist is nearing 1 million digital subscribers, reports Andrew Kearsley of Press Gazette. Kearsley reports, “The newest data suggests the magazine is now just under 5,000 digital subscriptions away from the one million total after recording a 14% increase in global digital circulation last year, from 874,802 to 995,228. “The title account for nearly half of […]
The Economist hires Su from LA Times
Alice Su, the Beijing bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times, has been hired by The Economist to be a senior China correspondent. She will start later this month. Su was formerly a freelance journalist based in Amman, Jordan, focusing on migration, religion, China and the Middle East. Su has reported from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, […]
The Economist hires Hashim as a news editor
The Economist has hired Shakeel Hashim as a news editor. He will start next week. 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 a digital journalist at News UK. His writing has […]
Robinson to take over Economist’s British politics column
Duncan Robinson has been named the British politics columnist at The Economist. He will start in January. Robinson is currently the Brussels bureau chief at The Economist. He also writes the Charlemagne column. Prior to this Duncan was Britain political correspondent. Before joining the newspaper, he worked at the Financial Times as its Brussels correspondent. He started […]
The Economist seeks a producer for “Money Talks”
The Economist is looking for an experienced audio producer to make our award-winning weekly podcast, “Money Talks”. The ideal candidate will be passionate about communicating what developments and trends in finance, business and economics mean for the world, and able to distil complex news stories into accessible and creative audio. They will work closely with The Economist’s journalists […]
Babu departs Seeking Alpha for The Economist
Aakash Babu, news editor at Seeking Alpha with a focus on the U.S. health and pharmaceutical sector, will be leaving to join The Economist as a healthcare industry analyst and will be part of The Economist Intelligence. Prior to joining Seeking Alpha, he was a correspondent at Thomson Reuters, which he joined in 2018 as […]
The Economist seeks a senior business reporter
The Economist is hiring a senior business writer to provide thematic features across geographies and sectors. Applicants need not be journalists but should be stylish writers and financially literate. Please send a cover letter and CV to BusinessApplications@economist.com by Dec. 20.
Hong Kong declines to renew visa for Economist journalist
The Economist editor in chief Zanny Minton Beddoes issued the following statement on Friday: The Hong Kong immigration authorities have declined to renew the employment visa of our correspondent, Sue-Lin Wong. We regret their decision, which was given without explanation. Sue-Lin is not currently in Hong Kong. We are proud of Sue-Lin’s journalism. We urge […]
Economist tech and biz editor Booth joins PR firm
The Economist technology and business editor Tamzin Booth has been hired by Brunswick Group as a partner in its London office to advise global clients in the technology, media and telecoms sector. Booth recently served as technology and business editor. Prior to this, she served as a business editor. She was also Tokyo bureau chief […]
