Independent review clears FT reporters of collusion

In July, the Financial Times announced that it had appointed law firm RPC to conduct an independent review into allegations that FT investigative reporters had engaged in collusion with investors in German fintech company Wirecard this year.

After an extensive review, RPC has found that the evidence does not support any claims of collusion between the FT reporters and investors trading in Wirecard shares.

“I am satisfied that there is no foundation to support the allegations levelled against our reporters by Wirecard. We stand by our journalism,” said Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, in a statement.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.