In Spring 2021 NYU’s masters course in Business & Economic Reporting (BER) launched a new mentorship programme for its students. Built and run by Leah Duncan, a BER alumna and former Reuters news anchor, this initiative matches current BER students with working journalists who are graduates of the course. Mentors include alumni who now work at Bloomberg, the New York… Read More NYU’s Business & Economic Reporting masters course launches a mentorship programme

New York University’s Business and Economic Reporting masters programme recently celebrated the graduation of eight students. Admitted in the autumn of 2020 during the height of the covid-19 pandemic, this cohort persevered through unprecedented challenges but succeeded in completing rigorous academic and professional training.  During summer 2021, these students landed impressive internships at publications including Reuters, the Financial Times, Forbes,… Read More NYU celebrates the class of 2021 graduating

Congratulations to Alice Fulwood, a former Marjorie Deane intern at The Economist, who has had a cover story published about decentralised finance. She is currently the publication’s American finance correspondent, based in New York. A version of the front cover was later sold as a non-fungible token by The Economist for c.$421k, with the proceeds… Read More Former Marjorie Deane intern at The Economist has a cover story on decentralised finance published

Applications have opened for the MA in financial journalism at City University of London for the academic year 2022/23. The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation supports the course by helping to fund a professorship in financial journalism, by funding some scholarships for promising students accepted on the course and by funding a summer school for… Read More Applications open for the MA in financial journalism at City University of London

Arjun Ramani recently began an internship at The Economist in its Business Affairs Department, funded by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation. He writes: On my first day at The Economist, I found myself in exciting editorial meetings where writers presented and defended story ideas called leaders to the rest of the editorial staff. Such meetings capture… Read More Arjun Ramani starts at The Economist as a Marjorie Deane intern 

I recently started as US newsdesk editor at The Economist in New York, helping edit the daily news briefing and digital stories. My career trajectory so far is thanks largely to the Marjorie Deane’s internship programme. In the summer of 2018 I interned in the Economist’s New York bureau and then kept freelancing for the… Read More Alumni update: Kennett Werner

A very interesting article about the business of space tourism by Shyamli Badgaiyan, a Marjorie Deane intern at The Economist, has recently been published in the print edition of The Economist. For more information about the internships that the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation funds please click here.

Shyamli Badgaiyan has recently started an internship at The Economist in its Business Affairs Department, funded by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation. She writes: I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to write for The Economist. In less than a month, I’ve been able to observe and be a part of the writing process, and… Read More Shyamli Badgaiyan starts at The Economist as a Marjorie Deane intern

Calling all current and former interns and students of the foundation who are looking for a new career opportunity in 2021. The Economist is seeking a news assistant for its Tokyo Bureau. This is an exciting, multifaceted job that encompasses conducting research, arranging interviews, interpreting, reporting, and, on occasion, writing. The successful candidate will work closely with the… Read More Vacancy: news assistant in The Economist’s Tokyo Bureau

Calling former students and interns of the foundation who are looking for a new job in 2021. The Economist’s research team is offering a six-month paid internship based in our main London newsroom, ideally commencing in August 2021. The research team provides some of the data that appears in The Economist and helps to maintain… Read More Vacancy: A paid internship with The Economist’s research team