Harding named Asia editor of Financial Times

Robin Harding has been appointed Asia editor at the Financial Times. He will start in mid August. An economist by training, Harding has been a reporter and commentator at the FT. He has served with great distinction in a variety of posts, from London to Washington to Tokyo, where he has been bureau chief since […]

FT taps Ellison as assistant editor

The Financial Times has promoted Jo Ellison to the post of assistant editor. Recently, she was the FT’s How To Spend It editor.  Ellison joined FT in 2014 as fashion editor. Previously, she has worked at The Irish Examiner as a sub-editor and then moving over to the features desk. She was also features editor […]

FT EIC Khalaf: Good journalism will bring more readers

Financial Times editor in chief Roula Khalaf spoke with Der Spiegel about the newspaper’s strategy and its goals. Here is an excerpt: DER SPIEGEL: Despite its efforts, the FT is still considered as a newspaper for men. How has the number of female readers developed? Khalaf: The majority of our readers are still male and over 50, but the […]

FT and Nikkei to open joint Houston bureau

The Financial Times and Nikkei will open the first joint bureau in their international editorial network in Houston. The news organizations have taken the step because of the growing importance of the global energy transition story, which is shaking up the oil and gas giants based in across Texas. The Financial Times has appointed energy […]

FT taps Seddon to be Moscow bureau chief

Max Seddon has been named Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times. Seddon will start his new job next month. He replaces Henry Foy, who is becoming the paper’s EU diplomatic correspondent. Seddon has been with the paper since 2016 in the Moscow bureau as a reporter. He previously was a foreign affairs reporter for BuzzFeed […]

FT’s Anderlini named editor in chief of Politico Europe

Jamil Anderlini, Asia editor of The Financial Times, will be Politico Europe’s new editor-in-chief, the publication announced Monday. Anderlini, who oversaw the FT’s editorial coverage and strategy throughout Asia, will relocate to Brussels from Hong Kong in October to lead the 100-strong editorial team. “In a few short years, Politico Europe has become the dominant […]

FT’s Foy named EU diplomatic correspondent

The Financial Times has tapped Henry Foy as its EU diplomatic correspondent, based in Brussels. Previously, Foy was Moscow bureau chief. Foy has been with FT for over 8 years, joining as automotive correspondent. He then served as Central Europe correspondent and then as a Moscow correspondent. He was also India correspondent at Thomson Reuters […]

Financial Times seeks a data journalist in London

The Financial Times is seeking a data journalist or data scientist to join its award-winning Visual and Data Journalism team. This role is in the team’s database projects group, which specializes in sourcing the data underpinning some of the FT’s highest-profile projects. Its recent work has included creating and maintaining coronavirus trackers as well as […]

FT’s Money-Media seeks a reporter

Money-Media , a fast growing division of the FT, is a profitable subscription-based content and data provider which delivers news and intelligence for specialized businesses through their extensive suite of products. Are you an ambitious journalist? Do you like to dig through documents, cultivate sources, and break news? Do you want to prove yourself on a […]

CNBC taps Thomas for strategic content team

Ian Thomas has joined CNBC as an editor on the strategic content team, helping create content around CNBC’s events, reports and the biggest stories in business. Previously, he was covering the wealth management industry and registered investment advisors for Financial Advisor IQ as a senior reporter at the Financial Times. He was also editor of […]