Applications now open for internships at The Economist

Applications are invited for The Economist´s 2011 Marjorie Deane internships. Financed by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation, the awards are designed to provide work experience for a promising journalist or would-be journalist, who will spend three months at The Economist writing about economics and finance. Applicants are asked to write a letter introducing themselves,… Read More Applications now open for internships at The Economist

March 17, 2011 Webmaster

Alumni update: Laura Cameron

Following a foundation-sponsored internship in 2007, Laura Cameron went to graduate school in New York and later moved to Toronto to join Canadian Business magazine as a reporter. She also spent time at Toronto Lifeand is now a freelance writer. She says: “When I wrote my application essay to the Marjorie Deane internship programme in… Read More Alumni update: Laura Cameron

March 15, 2011 Webmaster

Alumni update: Daniel Nixon

Dan Nixon attended Cambridge University in 2006-07 on a studentship funded by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation. Now at the Bank of England, he writes: “After studying an MPhil in Economics in Cambridge funded by a MDFJF studentship and an MA in Global Studies in Tokyo, I joined the Bank of England in September… Read More Alumni update: Daniel Nixon

March 10, 2011 Webmaster

Alumni update: Alan Rappeport

Alan Rappeport, a reporter for the Financial Times in New York, was sponsored by the foundation as a graduate student at the London School of Economics and later joined The Economist as a Marjorie Deane intern. Here, he looks back at his experience in London. My Marjorie Deane experience started in the summer of 2006, just… Read More Alumni update: Alan Rappeport

March 1, 2011 Webmaster

Inaugural lecture by Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism

Steve Schifferes, the Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism at City University, delivered his inaugural lecture to a standing-room-only crowd on February 17th. During his talk, titled “Covering the crisis: the challenge of financial journalism in an age of austerity”, Professor Schifferes started by looking back at the changes to financial journalism since he started as… Read More Inaugural lecture by Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism

February 28, 2011 Webmaster

Alumni update: Henry Mance

Last year, Henry Mance was one of the inaugural Marjorie Deane interns at the Financial Times in London, where he wrote for the beyondbrics blog. He is now a senior correspondent at Brazil Confidential, a new, premium subscription service from the FT. Of his time as an intern, Henry says: “The internship is a great… Read More Alumni update: Henry Mance

February 23, 2011 Webmaster

A summer at The Economist: Interns look back

This summer, four interns funded by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation joined The Economist to write about finance and economics. Shailesh Chitnis (India), Matina Stevis (Greece) and Sahil Mahtani (Indonesia) worked in the London office. Thomas Høy Davidsen (Denmark) joined the Tokyo office. Looking back, two of the interns reflect on the paths that… Read More A summer at The Economist: Interns look back

November 10, 2010 Webmaster

Inaugural interns at the Financial Times

As part of the internship programme funded by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation, Henry Mance and James Shotter are currently writing for the Financial Times in London. Henry and James are the first Marjorie Deane interns to be placed at the FT. The foundation, which also awards internships at The Economist, aims to promote… Read More Inaugural interns at the Financial Times

October 22, 2010 Webmaster

Introducing 2010 studentships

Five students recently began their studies for Master’s degrees in finance, economics and related subjects with the support of the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation. Dana Andreicut MSc in Economics and Philosophy, London School of Economics Emily Blewett MA in Financial Journalism, City University London Mark Longhurst MPhil in Economics, University of Oxford, Hertford College… Read More Introducing 2010 studentships

October 12, 2010 Webmaster

Applications for 2010 studentships and Economist internships now open

The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation is now accepting applications for studentship awards and internships at The Economist. For more information about studentships and to apply online, click here. The studentship will cover some or all of the fees for a course at a prominent British university or business school that leads to a Master´s… Read More Applications for 2010 studentships and Economist internships now open

March 25, 2010 Webmaster