The Economist names Greene its Spain correspondent
The Economist has appointed Lane Greene to the post of Spain correspondent. Greene replaces Michael Reid, who will continue to work for The Economist full-time on Latin America. Previously, Greene has covered various beats, including digital news, books and culture, European business, law, energy, the environment, and American politics. He was also an adjunct assistant […]
The Economist seeks a newsletter editor in London
Newsletters are an increasingly important element of The Economist’s digital growth, providing opportunities to reach new audiences and increase engagement among existing subscribers. As they expand their portfolio of emails and showcase their most important editorial output, an editor is needed to produce these newsletters and ensure they are sending the right material to the right […]
Economist chief product officer Bagchee hired by ITV
Deep Bagchee, the chief product officer at The Economist, has been hired by ITV in the same position. He led both the digital product and design teams across The Economist and the Economist Intelligence Unit, creating a new digital product and design organization and product vision and strategy. Before that he was senior vice president […]
Bloomberg Opinion hires Wooldridge as global business columnist
David Shipley, senior executive rditor of Bloomberg Opinion, sent the following memo to staff on Wednesday: Dear Team Opinion, I hope this finds you well. This news just broke, so I didn’t want to wait for a weekend bulletin to share it. Adrian Wooldridge, I am delighted to report, will be joining Bloomberg Opinion as […]
The Economist appoints Mathewson news editor
Jessie Mathewson is now a news editor at The Economist staying with the digital team in London. Previously, she was an intern digital journalist. Mathewson was also London City Hall reporter – BBC Local Democracy Service at Newsquest. She was also a freelance fact checker at First Draft and has worked as a news writer […]
Economist taps Avent as trade and international economics editor
Ryan Avent has been named trade and international economics editor at The Economist. Previously, he was senior editor and economics columnist, writing the Free Exchange column. Avent has been with The Economist for 14 years. His work has also appeared in Medium, The Guardian, Washington Post, Time Magazine, MIT Technology Review, Evening Standard, Politico Europe […]
Rabinovitch moving to DC to cover economy for The Economist
Simon Rabinovitch, the Asia economy editor for The Economist, is moving to Washington to cover the U.S. economy. He joined The Economist as Asia economics editor in 2014, primarily focused on Chinese economics and finance. Prior to that he was a correspondent with the Financial Times in Beijing and Shanghai from 2011 to 2014. Rabinovitch started […]
The Economist sees strongest annual subscriber growth
The Economist reported record subscriber growth, climbing 90,000 to 1.12 million in 2021, its largest-ever increase in a single year. The publication also reported an operating profit of £41.8m, up £8.9m, or 27% on last year. The Economist attributed the growth to new products. A new podcast, “The Jab,” analyzed the global vaccine roll-out. Digital […]
A more product-led approach at The Economist
Meg Carter of InPublishing wrote about The Economist chief product officer Deep Bagchee and his product-led approach. Carter writes, “One example of this in action is what’s been done around customer retention by one of the cross-functional product teams over the past twelve months. Informed by data, they came up with a retention plan with a number of […]
New homepage for The Economist launches
The Economist has launched a new homepage this week. More than 40 percent of subscriber visits to its website start with the homepage. A big goal of the redesign is higher subscriber engagement and retention. “This was a top-priority project for us because we know how important our homepage is to our subscribers as well […]
