The Telegraph hires Hinchliffe as a personal finance reporter

Ruby Hinchliffe has joined The Telegraph as a personal finance reporter, focused on mortgages and property. Recently, she was at the Financial Times, where she reported for the FTAdviser. Prior to joining the Financial Times in June 2021, Hinchliffe was a reporter at FinTech Futures in London. Previously, she was a journalist trainee at News […]

FT hires Fisher as Whitehall editor

The Financial Times has hired Lucy Fisher as its new Whitehall editor. Fisher is currently chief political commentator at Times Radio and will join the FT in May. As Whitehall editor, Fisher will cover the stories behind the headlines from Westminster, with a particular focus on the Conservative party and foreign policy. She will also […]

Binham named UK companies news editor at FT

The Financial Times has named Caroline Binham its UK companies news editor. She has been on the opinion team for the past two years. Binham previously was team leader for professional services at The Financial Times, leading coverage of law, tax, accountancy and regulation. She also reported on financial regulation and joined the FT in May 2011. […]

Onita moves to retail beat at FT

Laura Onita, assistant companies editor at the Financial Times, is moving to the retail beat. Onita joined the Financial Times in October from The Telegraph in 2019, where she was retail editor and retail correspondent. Before that, she was a retail correspondent at the Evening Standard and a business reporter at The Sunday Times. She reported for the Institution […]

FT launches US edition of FT Edit

The Financial Times has launched a U.S. edition of FT Edit, an app that offers readers eight hand-picked stories every week day. The launch of the UK edition happened in early 2022. The purpose of FT Edit is to provide an alternative to endless scrolling, allowing readers time to digest eight important stories selected for […]

How the FT’s McCrum got into journalism

Ben Taub of The New Yorker writes about the Wirecard fraud and includes a passage about Financial Times reporter Dan McCrum, who uncovered the fraud. The story also details many of McCrum’s reporting strategies. Taub writes, “Dan McCrum often jokes that his marriage was a minor fraud—his wife met him when he was a banker, but she […]

Al-Enazi joins Investor’s Chronicle as a trainee reporter

Ali Al-Enazi has joined Financial Times publication the Investors’ Chronicle as a trainee reporter. He has also started his training with the News Associates for his NCTJ qualification. Previously, Al-Enazi freelanced for the BBC and the New Arab, where he focused on global politics and culture. Al-Enazi has a B.A. in politics from the University […]

How the FT is leading the way by hiring an AI editor

Sarah Scire of Nieman Journalism Lab interviewed Madhumita Murgia, who has been named the first artificial intelligence editor at the Financial Times. Here is an excerpt: SCIRE: What is your job as AI editor? Can you describe, in particular, how you’re thinking about the “global remit” you mentioned in the announcement MURGIA: The job is to […]

FT hires visual journalist Rodgers

The Financial Times has hired BBC News visual journalist Lucy Rodgers. She will start next month. Rodgers has been with the BBC since 20016 and has been a senior visual journalist since 2008, based in London. She also worked at the Western Daily Press and the Press Association. Rodgers holds a bachelor’s degree from the […]

FTAdviser seeks a senior reporter in London

FTAdviser is the award-winning source of news and opinion for the financial intermediary market covering investments, mortgages, pensions, insurance, regulation and other key issues. The Senior Reporter will take charge of patches on the news desk, writing stories and exclusives designed to get to the heart of, and help FTA become the voice of, the issues […]