Three previous winners make FT Business Book shortlist
Three former winners of the FT’s Business Book of the Year Award have made it on to the 15-strong longlist for the 2026 prize. William Cohan, Liaquat Ahamed and Sebastian Mallaby all have heavyweight titles in the running for the £30,000 award, backed for the first time this year by Standard Chartered. The prize, also […]
Martin moves to editor role at Financial Advisor IQ
Jake Martin has moved to an editor role at Financial Advisor IQ, a Financial Times publication. He is overseeing the weekly Deconstructed newsletter on portfolio construction and taking on much of legal and regulatory reporting. He has been managing editor for the past three years. Glenn Koch has been named managing editor. Before that, Martin was deputy […]
FT hires Hamer as editor on companies desk
The Financial Times has hired Alex Hamer as an editor on the FT’s companies desk with a focus on energy and mining. He previously was a reporter and a news editor at Investors Chronicle in London. Hamer also worked as a reporter at Mining Journal. He is a graduate of Monash University.
Financial Times seeks a credit correspondent in London
The FT is deepening its coverage of global corporate finance and is looking for a proven story-getter to lead our reporting on credit markets – from private credit and leveraged finance to distressed debt and restructuring in London. This is one of the most fiercely competitive, demanding and rewarding reporting jobs in business journalism and […]
Politico hires FT’s Fedor
Editorial Director of Politics and Polling Jonathan Lai, Executive Editor of Washington Julia Marsh and Senior Executive Editor of North America Alex Burns sent out the following: Team — We’re thrilled to announce that Lauren Fedor will join POLITICO as a senior politics reporter, boosting our reporting firepower during an extraordinary moment in American politics. Lauren joins us from […]
FT’s Dubois moves to reporting role
Laura Dubois, editor of the “Europe Express” newsletter from the Financial Times, is moving to a new role. She will focus on reporting on security and migration, and doing investigative stories from Brussels. Before joining the FT, she worked as EU correspondent at the German press agency dpa. She interned at Thomson Reuters and the International Policy […]
FT brings back Bracken Prize for young authors
The Financial Times is bringing back the Bracken Prize for Young Authors, formerly the Bracken Bower Prize, after a hiatus of several years. The award encourages emerging young writers and researchers, under 35 years old, to submit a 5,000-word business book proposal. A prize of £15,000 goes to the winner, and two finalist proposals will receive […]
FT names Grimes its executive news editor
Christopher Grimes has been named executive news editor at The Financial Times. He has been Los Angeles bureau chief for the publication. In that role, Grimes covered entertainment giants such as Disney, but also the burgeoning ecosystem of online influencers and TikTok stars in Southern California who are reshaping the industry. Grimes moved to Los Angeles […]
WSJ, Reuters and FT see increase in trust
The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and The Financial Times saw an increase in reader trust, while Bloomberg, Forbes and The Economist saw a decline in the annual Trust in Media survey by YouGov. The Journal’s trust factor increased to 22 from 20 while Reuters increased to 19 from 17 and The Financial Times increased to […]
FT seeks a San Francisco correspondent
The Financial Times is looking for a seasoned journalist with a track record of scoops and smart features to join the FT’s San Francisco bureau on one of the newspaper’s most dynamic beats. This person will lead our coverage of Meta at a critical time as Mark Zuckerberg bets the company’s future on artificial intelligence. […]
