John Ridding, the new chief executive officer of the Financial Times and FT.com, sent an e-mail to the newspaper’s staff on Monday in an attempt to rally the troops, and he expressed a positive outlook on the future of newspapers — and on business journalism.
“There is too much gloom and doom about the prospects for established media companies in this new environment. I don’t buy it. We have plenty of cards to play – demand for quality business news and analysis continues to grow, and we have the best journalists, editors and commentators to meet that demand.”
Read more here. (Registration is required.) Ridding, a former managing editor of the Financial Times, became the CEO last month.
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