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. […]
Bloomberg Businessweek hires Vella as international editor
Bloomberg Businessweek editor in chief Brad Stone sent out the following: Team, I’m thrilled to welcome Matt Vella as international editor of Bloomberg Businessweek. In this new role, Matt will lead the expansion of our magazine coverage in EMEA and APAC. He’ll assign and edit stories across the regions and work hand in hand in Europe with […]
FT announces newsroom changes
The Financial Times announced key senior newsroom moves on Friday. Tom Braithwaite has been appointed deputy editor, succeeding Patrick Jenkins, who will move to a new senior writing role. Alex Barker succeeds Braithwaite as news editor. Helen Thomas expands her role as companies editor to include responsibility for newsroom development. Following six years as deputy […]
Inman, FT Style Guide author, dies at 87
Colin Inman, the author of the first FT Style Guide, has died at the age of 87. Roger Blitz of The Financial Times writes, “As author of the first FT Style Guide, the newspaper’s in-house bible, Inman set the template for grammar in every article: how journalists should use words and phrases, abbreviations, proper names, punctuation, […]
How the FT prepared to defend itself in a lawsuit
Antonia Cundy, Madison Marriage and Paul Caruana Galizia of the Financial Times write about how the paper prepared to defend itself against claims by investor Crispin Odey that its reporting about his sexual harassment was malicious. Cundy, Marriage and Galizia write, “In court, the FT planned to run two defences: truth and public interest. The first relied on […]
FT seeks a Los Angeles correspondent
This is one of the FT’s most exciting global beats: a high-impact reporting role at the intersection of Hollywood, finance, politics and power in Los Angeles. We are looking for an ambitious, outward-facing reporter who thrives on original reporting — this correspondent will be meeting executives, agents, financiers and investors, building deep sourcing and breaking […]
