The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation is proud to announce that two alumni from its programmes will soon be joining its board of trustees. Alice Fulwood is a former Marjorie Deane intern at The Economist and Ritvik Carvalho is a former student on the master’s course in Financial Journalism at City, University of London, a… Read More Two new alumni trustees to be appointed

Financial journalism graduates from City, University of London are receiving advice and support under a new mentoring scheme. The scheme puts graduates in touch with MA Financial Journalism alumni employed at a range of top international news organisation including the Financial Times, Reuters, CNN, Sky and the BBC. Both mentees and mentors report holding useful… Read More New mentoring scheme launched for MA Financial Journalism students at City University of London

Students on this year’s MA Financial Journalism at City, University of London will take part in a four-day exploration of China’s economy. The online symposium in April will include visits from journalists and financial experts as well as activities designed to take an in-depth look at Chinese business and finance. The symposium replaces the MA… Read More City University of London students take deep dive into China’s economy

City, University of London’s MA Financial Journalism is once again being taught face-to-face after the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the programme kicked off in September last year, lectures, workshops and seminars have been held on City’s campus in central London. Like other universities in the UK, City programmes in the 2020/21 academic… Read More MA Financial Journalism celebrates return to face-to-face teaching

The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation has received this alumni update from James Yan, who was an intern at The Economist in 2016: “I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation for giving me my start in journalism. As a young trainee in the New York bureau of The… Read More Alumni update: James Yan

On January 28th, Professor Mehrsa Baradaran gave a very well-received lecture on “The Color of Money: How can journalists improve their coverage of the racial wealth gap?” to an audience that included students on the masters programme in Business and Economic Reporting at NYU. Professor Baradaran discussed the stubborn persistence of the racial wealth gap… Read More Professor Mehrsa Baradaran addresses BER students at NYU

“The Color of Money: How can journalists improve their coverage of the racial wealth gap?” NYU’s Business & Economic Reporting masters programme, with support from the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation, is pleased to present a lecture by Professor Mehrsa Baradaran, a leading authority on banking law and the racial wealth gap. Held via Zoom on January 28 at… Read More Professor Mehrsa Baradaran to give guest lecture at NYU on 28 January 2022

Sui-Lee Wee, an alumna of NYU’s Business & Economic Reporting masters programme, was a member of a New York Times team that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the pandemic. Congratulations Sui-Lee! She was recently promoted to serve as the company’s Southeast Asia Bureau Chief. In that announcement, the New York Times noted: “She… Read More Alumna of NYU’s Business & Economic Reporting masters course wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize

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