Munshi departs FT for Bloomberg

Bloomberg had tapped the Financial Times’ Neil Munshi as an editor based in Lagos. Munshi had been with the Financial Times for nearly 11 years, recently serving as West Africa correspondent, based in Lagos. He covered economics, politics, governance, business, security and culture with a focus on Nigeria. Before that, he was based in New […]

How the FT reached 1 million digital subscribers

Sara Guaglione interviewed John Slade, the chief commercial officer of the Financial Times, about its digital strategy. Here is an excerpt: On that note, it’s one thing to acquire 1 million subscribers and it’s another thing to retain them. What is the plan to stay at this threshold and continue to grow from here? What we’ve […]

Tasman-Jones joins FT Ignites as senior reporter

The Financial Times has hired Jessica Tasman-Jones as a senior reporter – Ignites Europe/FT Board Director. In her new role, she will be covering asset management focusing on fund governance, while also writing about corporate boards for FT Board Director. Recently, she was a news editor at Portfolio Adviser in London. She has also worked […]

Fuller joins FT’s Money-Media

Sarah Fuller has joined the Financial Times’ Money-Media as an associate editor for consumer packaged goods. Recently, she was at Industry Dive, where she was editor at Transport Dive and Supply Chain Dive. Before that, she served as associate editor for Transport Dive and Supply Chain Dive. She was also a digital content specialist at […]

FT hits 1 million digital subscribers

The Financial Times now has 1 million paying digital subscribers, an all-time high, the publisher disclosed Tuesday. It reached 1 million total subscribers, including print customers, in 2019. More than half of FT subscribers are based outside the UK, illustrating the publication’s global reach. In recent years the FT has invested in expanding its readership […]

Bloomberg hires Rao as markets hub editor

Rheaa Rao has joined Bloomberg as a markets hub editor. She was recently at the Financial Times, where she has worked as a senior reporter, webcast producer at Ignites and before that, as a reporter, producer at Ignites. She has also reported for Institutional Investors and Fund Intelligence, a publication focused on the US financial […]

FT Alphaville reporter Kelly moving to FT spot

Jemima Kelly, Alphaville reporter and columnist at the Financial Times, is going to Colombia on sabbatical. Kelly who joined the FT in 2020 as a notebook columnist, will return to the company in a new role. Previously, she was an intern, then served as a fund management/pensions correspondent and then as a FX/fintech correspondent at […]

FT nearing 1 million digital-only subscribers

The Financial Times will soon reach 1 million digital-only subscribers, a source familiar with the publication confirmed to Axios reporter Sara Fischer. Fischer reports, “The FT has had a digital paywall since 2002. It was one of the first publishers to introduce a metered paywall in 2007, before transitioning over to paid subscription trials in […]

FT correspondent Khan set to depart

Mehreen Khan, Brussels correspondent at the Financial Times, will be leaving her post after four years covering the European Union. She previously was a fastFT reporter. Prior to joining the Financial Times, Khan was a business reporter at The Telegraph. Khan has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Oxford.

Financial Times seeks a West Africa correspondent

The FT is looking for a west Africa correspondent. This is an exciting and challenging role requiring a strong commitment to world-beating business, economic, political and social news from a complex and vast region. Nigeria is by far the biggest economy in west Africa and the successful candidate will be able to tackle issues from […]