In mid-January 2016 the Marjorie Deane Foundation hosted a dinner in New York, attended by Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England. Some fifty guests mingled at New York University’s Torch Club, who included current students and alumni from NYU’s Business and Economic Reporting Program, along with other professional journalists. The evening started… Read More Mervyn King meets students at annual reception in New York

Manisha Jha, who was awarded a Marjorie Deane studentship for 2014/15, has accepted a job as a reporter for Bloomberg, in London. She was offered the post after earning a coveted spot on one of Bloomberg’s summer internship programmes. Manisha says: “As a budding business reporter from India, getting the Marjorie Deane studentship to pursue… Read More Alumni update: Manisha Jha

Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, delivered the inaugural Marjorie Deane lecture on April 23rd 2014. The event, which was a great success, took place on the New York University (NYU) campus at the President’s Penthouse, which overlooks Washington Square Park. The evening was attended by current and incoming students… Read More Paul Volcker delivers the inaugural Marjorie Deane lecture

On June 16th students studying on the MA Financial Journalism at City University started a week’s study at New York University’s (NYU) journalism department. This summer school – established through a generous grant from the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation – aims to encourage students to develop international perspectives on economic and business reporting, reflecting the increasingly globalised nature of… Read More City in the Big Apple

New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute has appointed Stephen D. Solomon as its first Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism. Stephen is the founder and director of the MA programme in Business and Economic Reporting at the university. An innovative, interdisciplinary approach to teaching journalism, the programme requires students to take six courses… Read More New York University appoints first Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism

I got my first opportunity to work as a journalist through the Marjorie Deane Foundation’s sponsorship, without which I wouldn’t have been able to afford to live in London and work as an intern for The Economist. It’s an invaluable opportunity for early-career journalists, and through it I met a wonderful community of journalists who… Read More Intern Profile: Callum Williams

The Financial Times is offering Marjorie Deane internships for 2013, supported by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation. The awards are designed for promising journalists or would-be journalists who would benefit from up to six months work experience at the FT, researching and writing about finance and economics. The prize includes a bursary. Please apply… Read More Applications now open for internships at the Financial Times

Applications are invited for studentships at a prominent British university or business school leading to a Master’s degree in some aspect of finance or economics. A successful candidate, who must have been accepted for such a course, may have some or all of his/her fees paid and may also receive a contribution towards living expenses.… Read More Applications now open for studentships