FT reporter McCormick to cover U.S. energy
Breaking news reporter Myles McCormick has switched beats and will now be serving as the U.S. energy reporter at the Financial Times. Prior to joining FT, McCormick was working as a freelance reporter. Before that, he was a market reporter at Fastmarkets covering commodity markets. He has also interned at the U.S. Commercial Service and […]
FT cutting editorial spending as digital subscribers rise
The Financial Times is cutting its spending on non-staff contributors and implementing other cuts to pay and working hours as the newspaper has seen 50,000 new digital subscribers sign up over the past two months, reports Charlotte Tobitt of the Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “But FT chief executive John Ridding told staff today that further temporary savings […]
How the FT is using data visualization to track the pandemic
John Burn-Murdoch of The Financial Times talked with Andy Kirk of Explore Explain to discuss its data visualization strategy. The Financial Times’ “Coronavirus Tracked” page has been evolving alongside the outbreak since February 2020. Burn-Murdoch is a senior data visualization journalist at the Financial Times. “This is a story where numbers are everything,” he said […]
Crow to cover the pandemic for Financial Times
Financial Times banking editor David Crow has switched beats and will now be working as a U.S. coronavirus correspondent for the organization. Stephen Morris has taken over the banking team. Prior to working as a banking editor at FT, Crow was first an assistant news editor and then served as the senior U.S. business correspondent […]
FT’s Money-Media hires reporter Garfinkle
P&C Specialist, part of Money-Media, a Financial Times operation, has hired Alexandra Garfinkle as a reporter. She starts on Monday. Garfinkle was most recently a reporter at The Deal, part of Euromoney Institutional Investor, where she covered consumer goods, retail and REITS. She had been there since June 2018. Garfinkle previously worked at Forbes on […]
FT reporter DiStefano resigns
Financial Times media and technology reporter Mark Di Stefano, accused earlier this week of logging into a sensitive Zoom meeting of some of its competitors, has resigned. On Twitter, Di Stefano wrote, “This afternoon I offered my resignation. Thank you everyone who has given support. I’m now going to take some time away and log […]
FT correspondent Buck promoted to managing editor
Tobias Buck has been promoted to the post of managing editor at the Financial Times. He will start his new job on Monday. Recently, he was the Berlin correspondent for the organization. He replaces James Lamont, who has been managing editor since 2012. Lamont is becoming director of strategic partnerships of FT Group. Buck joined […]
FT suspends media reporter DiStefano
Financial Times reporter Mark Di Stefano has been suspended after the Independent accused him of listening in on sensitive Zoom meetings held by its senior managers telling staff about salary cuts and furloughs, reports Mark Sweney of The Guardian. Sweney reports, “Mark Di Stefano, who joined the FT from BuzzFeed in January, has been accused […]
Report: FT reporter accessed rival media’s Zoom call
A Financial Times reporter listened in on confidential and sensitive video calls at rival news organizations as staff were told about salary cuts and furloughs by editors and senior managers, according to a report in The Independent. The Independent story states, “Mark Di Stefano accessed private Zoom meetings held by The Independent and The Evening Standard […]
FT letters editor Davidson retires
Heather Davidson, the letters editor of The Financial Times, has retired. She had been letters editor since January 1999. In a farewell letter, Davidson wrote, “I want to thank everyone who has contributed and made my job so fascinating and fun. Every day has been different and not one has been dull.” Editor in chief […]
