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595 journalists at Financial Times (September 2026)

595 journalists are on file at Financial Times, a newspaper in the United Kingdom. 128 are reporters and 313 are editors.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

595 Journalists on file
128 Reporters
313 Editors
0.41 Reporters per editor

Counted on ft.com. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Roles

RoleJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Editors 313 52.6%
Reporters 128 21.5%
Correspondents 99 16.6%
Other editorial 32 5.4%
Columnists 21 3.5%
Critics and reviewers 2 0.3%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Beats

554 of the 595 journalists on file at Financial Times carry a beat word in their title or headline.

BeatTitled journalistsShare of the newsroom
Finance and markets 388 65.2%
Business 33 5.5%
Foreign affairs 22 3.7%
Culture and arts 17 2.9%
Politics 14 2.4%
Technology 12 2.0%
Climate and environment 12 2.0%
Fashion 9 1.5%
Economics 7 1.2%
Investigative 7 1.2%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Seniority

SeniorityJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Chief 42 7.1%
Executive 9 1.5%
Deputy 70 11.8%
Senior 62 10.4%
Staff 9 1.5%
Unknown 403 67.7%

Seniority comes from the words in the job title. Most titles carry none, and those rows read unknown. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Journalists listed (60 of 595)

Seniority first, then name. A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present.

NameTitleRoleCountry
Adrian Salmon Deputy Chief Production Journalist Reporters United Kingdom
Alexander Tyndall Deputy Chief Subeditor, Htsi Magazine Editors United Kingdom
Andrea Crisp Deputy Chief Sub-editor Editors United Kingdom
Ashley Armstrong Chief UK Business Correspondent Correspondents United Kingdom
Calum Kapoor Chief UK Reporter Reporters United Kingdom
Christopher Grimes Los Angeles Bureau Chief Editors United Kingdom
Dionne Gibb Chief Production Editor, Ft Adviser Editors United Kingdom
Edward Luce Chief US Commentator Columnist Columnists United States
Elliot Smither Production Manager and Chief Sub Editor Editors United Kingdom
Ft Typo Chief Subeditor Editors United Kingdom
Henny Sender Chief Correspondent Correspondents Hong Kong
Henry Foy Brussels Bureau Chief Editors Belgium
Henry Mance Chief Features Writer Other editorial United Kingdom
Joe Leahy Beijing Bureau Chief Editors China
John Conlon Chief Subeditor (World UK) Editors United Kingdom
John Paul Rathbone Turkey Bureau Chief, Financial Times Editors Turkey
Jon Wright Chief Production Journalist, Ft General Production Desk Reporters United Kingdom
Kevin Wilson Head of Editorial Design Other editorial United Kingdom
Laura Adcock Group Editor - Technology, and Head of Business Resilience and New Economy Desk Editors United Kingdom
Lauren Fedor US Political Correspondent and Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Editors United States
Leila Abboud Paris Bureau Chief Editors France
Leo Lewis Tokyo Bureau Chief Editors Japan
Lifen Zhang Editor in Chief Editors United States
Lionel Barber Editor in Chief Editors United Kingdom
Louise Reip Chief Sub-editor Editors United Kingdom
Max Seddon Moscow Bureau Chief Editors Latvia
Michael Pooler Brazil Bureau Chief Editors Brazil
Michiyo Nakamoto Deputy Bureau Chief, Tokyo Editors Japan
Monica Abeje Mark Southern Africa Bureau Chief Editors South Africa
Mustafa Sogancilar Head of Editorial Platforms Other editorial United Kingdom
Olaf Storbeck Frankfurt Bureau Chief Editors Germany
Peter Wells Head of US Breaking News & New York Desk Editor Editors United States
Richard Milne Nordic and Baltic Bureau Chief Editors Norway
Ryan McMorrow Deputy Beijing Bureau Chief Editors China
Silvia Pavoni Editor in Chief, the Banker Editors United Kingdom
Steven Bird Editor, Designer, Head of Print Production, Ft Special Reports, and Nuj Rep Editors United Kingdom
Yang Wang Senior Duty Editor & Head of Translation at Ftchinese Editors China
Yuri Bender Editor in Chief, Pwm Magazine, Website and Events Hub Editors United Kingdom
Zijing Wu Hong Kong Bureau Chief Editors Hong Kong
Adrian Barrick Editorial Director Other editorial United Kingdom
Chris Newlands Executive Editor, the Banker Editors United Kingdom
Daniel Dombey Executive News Editor Editors United Kingdom
Richard Edwin Executive Editor Editors South Africa
Robert Shrimsley Editorial Director Other editorial United Kingdom
Sasha Polakow-Suransky Executive Opinion Editor Editors United Kingdom
Scheherazade Daneshkhu Director of Editorial Talent Other editorial United Kingdom
Suzanne Blumsom Executive Newspaper Editor Editors United Kingdom
Tim Auld Executive Editor Financial Times Htsi Editors United Kingdom
Alexander Vladkov Editorial Assistant, Frankfurt Bureau Other editorial Germany
Alexandra Pujade-Lauraine Editorial Assistant Other editorial United Kingdom
Amara Eno Deputy Photo Editor, Htsi Editors United Kingdom
Ana Irizarry Mandatewire Deputy Editor Editors United States
Andrew Petrie Deputy Production Editor, Ft Specialist Editors United Kingdom
Anna Dedhar Digital and Communities Editor, Opinion and Analysis Previously Deputy Night News Editor Editors United Kingdom
Annachiara Biondi Assistant Fashion Editor Editors United Kingdom
Anthony Rifilato Deputy Editor, Fundfire (Ft Specialist) Editors United States
Beatrice Hodgkin Deputy Editor, how to Spend IT Editors United Kingdom
Bethan Staton Deputy Editor, Work and Careers Editors United Kingdom
Carl Winfield Deputy Editor at Ft Specialist Editors United States
Carola Long Deputy Fashion Editor Editors United Kingdom

Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

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JournalistLabs, 595 journalists at Financial Times, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/outlets/financial-times/.

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