FT taps Teien as chief product officer
The Financial Times has appointed Karl Oskar Teien as its new chief product officer. In this role, Teien will lead the strategy, development, and delivery of innovative products that serve over one million digital subscribers daily. He will also oversee the internal tools and platforms that support our award-winning journalism. Teien will report directly to […]
Why the FT has gone long on videos
The Financial Times is seeing “steady growth” in video viewership with a long-form strategy aiming to engage subscribers but find new audiences on Youtube, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt writes, “The FT cited internal data that shows those who visit its website and app regularly are 20 times more likely to watch FT […]
FT seeks an explainer writer/editor
The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide. At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism […]
FT seeks an audio producer in Washington
The Financial Times is looking for a Washington DC-based producer to join our growing audio team in the US. This is an exciting time to join the FT as it focuses on growing listeners through its slate of premium shows. You will work on Swamp Notes, the FT’s weekend politics show. Swamp Notes launched in […]
Reuters Breakingviews hires Gandel as Wall Street columnist
Reuters Breakingviews has hired Stephen Gandel as its Wall Street columnist. Gandel has been the U.S. banking correspondent at the Financial Times for the past two years. He previously worked at The New York Times as the U.S.-based news editor of DealBook, the Times’ daily business newsletter. He was also a senior reporter for CBS News and […]
Fontanella-Khan named FT’s US finance editor
James Fontanella-Khan has been named U.S. finance editor at the Financial Times. He has been US corporate finance and deals editor at the Financial Times covering deals across America. Previously he worked on Lex and as a correspondent in Brussels, New Delhi and Mumbai. He started his career at the FT in London on the news […]
What’s behind the FT’s AI-powered paywall
The Financial Times’s AI-powered paywall has helped improve key subscription business metrics, such as average revenue per user and lifetime value, but it hasn’t led to more readers converting into subscribers, reports Sara Guaglione of Digiday. Guaglione writes, “The paywall went live to 95% of the FT’s global readers that have opted in to sharing […]
Washington Post hires FT’s Spiegel as ME
The Washington Post has hired Peter Spiegel as its newest managing editor. Spiegel will oversee The Post’s National and Local newsroom departments, including its coverage of national politics, the federal government, national security, the judiciary, immigration, race, health and science. He will begin Feb. 24 and will be based in Washington. Spiegel joins The Post […]
NY Times hires Smith to cover the Fed
The New York Times has hired Colby Smith to be its lead reporter covering the Federal Reserve and to write about the U.S. economy. She previously was the U.S. economics editor at the Financial Times. She had been with the FT for more than six years and previously was U.S. capital markets correspondent and a writer for FT […]
Why Edgecliffe-Johnson left the FT for Semafor
Bron Maher of Press Gazette interviewed Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, who recently left the Financial Times to start a CEO newsletter for Semafor. Maher writes, “In common with other Semafor products, The CEO Signal is free for its audience, instead generating revenue for the company by attracting influential or wealthy audiences and monetising their attention via sponsorship. (The sponsor […]
