Financial Times hires Keynes as podcast host and columnist

The Financial Times has hired Soumaya Keynes as an economics podcast host and columnist. Keynes is currently Britain economics editor at The Economist and will join the FT in the summer. In her column, Keynes will write about the new ideas, old arguments and current debates over the economy and how they are shaping our […]

FT seeks a South China correspondent

The Financial Times is seeking a South China Correspondent to cover one of the main hubs in the global supply chain: the sprawling cities and industries of the Pearl River Delta. With a population of 60m, the region accounts for around a quarter of China’s exports, many of its most innovative businesses, and significant market […]

When TikTok spied on FT reporter Criddle

Cristina Criddle of The Financial Times writes about discovering that TikTok spied on her after her reporting. Criddle writes,  “When I returned to London after the Christmas break, what had happened hit me. In a busy pizza restaurant, as I told some of my friends, I became increasingly conscious that I was in a public place. […]

How the FT subscription strategy has been helped by newsletters

Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette writes about how The Financial Times subscription strategy has been helped by newsletters. Tobitt writes, “The FT primarily uses newsletters ‘for engagement to enhance the value of subscriptions,’ she said. “Ebner said data shows that 17% of FT subscribers who are classed as engaged would not be if it were not […]

Why the FT bought a majority stake in Endpoints News

Kerry Flynn of Axios spoke with Matt Fottrell, vice president of the Financial Times in the U.S. and managing director of FT Specialist, about its majority stake purchase in biotech news site Endpoints News. Flynn writes, “Speaking from the FT’s New York office in the west side of Soho, Fottrell says the deal with Endpoints made […]

Cameron-Chileshe swaps the FT for ITV News

ITV News has hired Financial Times reporter Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe as a political reporter. She begins in July. Recently, Cameron-Chileshe worked as a political correspondent at the Financial Times. Before that, she was a reporter at The Telegraph, where she was selected as one of six editorial trainees as part of its highly competitive graduate scheme. […]

FT appoints Thomas media editor

The Financial Times has tapped Daniel Thomas to serve as a media editor. Recently, he held the post of executive news editor. Thomas joined the Financial Times in April 2006. Since then, he has served as a reporter, property correspondent, telecoms correspondent, assistant companies editor and deputy companies editor. Thomas graduated from City University of […]

FT editorial: Release WSJ’s Gershkovich now

The Financial Times has published an editorial calling for the immediate release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been arrested in Russia. The editorial states, “Gershkovich was simply doing his job as a journalist. He was fully accredited by Russia’s foreign ministry, granting him an official green light to report in the country, […]

Endpoints founders: FT purchase will help us grow faster

Endpoints editor in chief John Carroll and publisher Arsalan Arif wrote a note to readers about the Financial Times acquiring a controlling stake in the biopharmaceutical industry publication: Dear Endpoints Readers, We’d like to tell you about a partnership we’ve struck with the Financial Times that will take our news organization to the next stage of its […]

FT hires Louch to cover private capital

The Financial Times has hired William Louch to cover private capital. Louch is based in London. He previously was a reporter covering investing for Bloomberg News, also in London. He also worked for The Wall Street Journal for nearly five years covering private equity. Louch is the author of “The Key Man,” which was published in 2021 […]