FT hires Ivanova as reporter for Moscow bureau
The Financial Times has hired Polina Ivanova as a reporter for its Moscow bureau. She will start later this month. Ivanova has been a reporter at Reuters, covering business and politics in Russia and the Ukraine for the past four years. She previously was an assistant producer working on the current affairs series Unreported World […]
Financial Times seeks an opinion editor
The Opinion desk is looking for a new editor to join their team. This is an exciting role in a busy and wide-ranging department. We are looking for a journalist with strong commissioning and editing experience, a passion for interesting argument and ideas and a great list of names when it comes to thinking about […]
FT launches culture podcast, names Raptopoulos host
The Financial Times has launched its new weekly culture podcast FTWeekend on September 4. The podcast highlights FT’s award-winning Life & Arts content. The podcast also explores today’s culture, big ideas, nuanced questions and what it means to live a good life, while also featuring inspiring conversations with leading figures in arts, culture and […]
Bloomberg hires Kantor as personal finance reporter/editor
Bloomberg News has hired Alice Kantor as personal finance reporter and editor in London. She joins from the Financial Times, where she was a social media editor. Before that, she served as a SEO and social media editor, and then as a YouTube channel manager. She has also worked as a digital video producer, data […]
Financial Times hires Langley as breaking news reporter
The Financial Times has tapped William Langley as a breaking news reporter in Hong Kong. Previously, Langley was working freelance, contributing to The Daily Telegraph, South China Morning Post, Goldthread, Nikkei Asia, Sixth Tone and other publications. He has also interned at NBC News and South China Morning Post. Langley graduated from University of Oxford […]
FT hires Murray as Mexico/Central America correspondent
Christine Murray has joined the Financial Times as a Mexico and Central America correspondent. Previously, she was a correspondent at Thomson Reuters Foundation. She has also worked as a correspondent and then as a senior correspondent Mexico at Thomson Reuters for over 6 years. Before that, she was with Reuters Breakingviews, where she has served […]
FT hires Olcott as China tech correspondent
Eleanor Olcott is joining the Financial Times as a China tech correspondent. She will be starting in London, before joining the Asia team to cover any silicon, consumer technology and regulatory-related news. Recently, Olcott was a China policy analyst at TS Lombard. She has also worked at the BBC, Sky News, Trinity Mirror, and The […]
FT seeks a Beijing bureau chief
The rise of China is the great economic and political story of the 21st Century and the FT is at the forefront of interpreting and explaining this phenomenon to the world. As our Beijing Bureau Chief you will be responsible for managing eight correspondents and ten news assistants and support staff in Beijing, Shanghai and […]
FT hires Saragosa as executive producer of audio
The Financial Times has hired Manuela Saragosa as executive producer of audio, working across the podcasts for the title. Saragosa joins from the BBC, where she has worked for over 22 years as a senior presenter, journalist and producer. She was also a news presenter at Radio Netherlands and an Amsterdam correspondent at Bridge News. […]
FT hires Akwagyiram to be digital editor on world desk
The Financial Times has hired Alexis Akwagyiram to be a digital editor on its world desk. He previously was Nigeria bureau chief for Reuters. Akwagyiram has been bureau chief since 2017 and before that was a senior correspondent based in Lagos. As bureau chief, he managed a staff of 20 across the country. As a […]
