The Economist names Ogunbiyi co-host of “The Intelligence”

The Economist has promoted Ore Ogunbiyi to co-host of “The Intelligence” podcast. Recently, she held the post of health care and consumer correspondent. Ogunbiyi joined The Economist in April 2021 as a business affairs fellow. Previously, she was a reporter at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and interned at the BBC. Ogunbiyi has a […]

Verge and STAT among ASME finalists

Tech news site The Verge and health care site STAT News are among the finalists in the annual American Society of Magazine Editors annual National Magazine Awards. The Verge is a finalist in the general excellence, news, sports and entertainment category while STAT is a finalist in the general excellence special interest category. The Economist […]

Reid retires from The Economist

Longtime staffer Michael Reid has retired from The Economist. He was a senior editor and wrote its Bello column on Latin America and a writer-at-large on the region. From 2016 to 2021 he was additionally its Spain correspondent. From 1999 until 2013 he was The Economist’s Americas Editor responsible for coverage of Latin America, the Caribbean and […]

What top female editors in biz journalism means for coverage

Heather McGregor of journalism.co.uk looks at female top editors at The Wall Journal, The Financial Times and The Economist for the first time ever and what that means. McGregor writes, “All of that is fantastic progress, and more likely to inspire other women journalists to want to be editors – after all, it is hard to be […]

The Economist seeks a reporter to cover international economics

The Economist is looking to hire a writer on international economics, ideally based at first in London. Journalistic experience is not necessary. The ability to write clearly and entertainingly is crucial. So is a thorough understanding of economics—including current-account and sovereign-debt crises—and an ability to work with data. The writer will be responsible for coverage of […]

Hawkins departs The Economist for The Guardian

Amy Hawkins, a news editor at The Economist, has left to join The Guardian as senior China correspondent. She will begin in February. Hawkins joined The Economist in 2020 as a foreign affairs writer. Previously, she was a researcher at Columbia Global Reports and worked at Time Out Beijing as an editorial assistant, digital content […]

The Economist promotes Guest to deputy editor

Robert Guest, a foreign editor at The Economist, has been appointed deputy editor. Previously, he held the posts of US editor, business editor, Washington correspondent and Lexington columnist. Guest covered American news and politics for The Economist and before this, covered Africa for seven years, based in London and Johannesburg. Prior to joining The Economist, […]

Prospect Publishing names Beard CEO

The following was sent out from Prospect Magazine: Mark Beard, the award-winning senior vice president, subscriptions marketing, at the Economist has been appointed CEO of Prospect Publishing, which publishes the leading current affairs monthly magazine, Prospect. Mark brings a decade’s worth of experience from the Economist, where his career has spanned digital media, marketing, licensing, syndication and circulation. He has […]

The Economist seeks a Britain business and finance correspondent

The Britain section is looking for a new Britain business and finance correspondent. This person will report on the private sector in Britain, looking at everything from industry clusters to trade frictions, listed firms to startups, financing to skills. An ability to connect the stories of individual businesses and industries to the wider economy, and to […]

NY Times hires Travelli as South Asia biz correspondent

Alex Travelli will join The New York Times as a South Asia business correspondent. Travelli will begin in January, based in Delhi. Since 2013, Travelli has been writing and editing from Delhi for The Economist. He joined The Economist in 2004, based in New York, then he moved to Hong Kong and then to Delhi. […]