Category: Reporters on the Record

In this edition of our Reporters on the Record series, we spoke with Philip Stafford, Digital News Editor at the Financial Times. In our conversation with Philip, we learn about his career path, how the journalism landscape has transformed during his 20 years at the FT and what makes for a successful PR professional-journalist relationship.… Continue reading Reporters on the Record – Philip Stafford, Digital News Editor, FT

In this edition of our Reporters on the Record series, we spoke with Renato Capelj, Managing Director at Benzinga. In our conversation with Renato, we learn about his path to a journalism career, how PR practitioners can best craft engaging pitches and more. How did you get into journalism? I was a high school sophomore… Continue reading Reporters on the Record – Renato Capelj, Benzinga

In this edition of our Reporters on the Record series, we spoke with Bernard Goyder, Senior Staff Writer at Risk.net. In our conversation with Bernard, we learn about his journalism career path, the differences between working as a financial journalist in the US versus the UK, how PR practitioners can craft engaging pitches and more. How did… Continue reading Reporters on the Record – Bernard Goyder, Risk.net reporter

How did you get your start in journalism, and specifically financial journalism?

I started off in Moscow writing about Russian markets for an online business newspaper called bne IntelliNews. Because the publication was small and covered such a broad area, I wrote about all sorts of things, from car manufacturing to macroeconomics via food retail. I moved back to the UK when Russia invaded Ukraine and looked for a reporting job covering a narrower beat, hoping for the opportunity to drill down on one particular area. I spotted the WatersTechnology job and thought it seemed like the perfect fit. Data and technology in wholesale capital markets…that’s super narrow. Right? Right, guys?

In this edition of our Reporters on the Record series, we spoke with Anna Lyudvig of Traders Magazine. In our conversation with Anna we learn about her global career path, key takeaways from starting her own publication and how the pandemic has affected her reporting. What was your first job? During my last year at… Continue reading A Global Perspective: Anna Lyudvig of Traders Magazine

Chris Hall, Founding Editor of ESG Investor, began his career in financial journalism over 20 years ago and hasn’t looked back. In our conversation with Chris, we learned about how he got his start in the field, the process of launching a new publication during the pandemic and his predictions for the future of ESG.

In this fifth feature of our Reporters on the Record series, we spoke with Terry Flanagan, Editor at Markets Media Group. Terry has been a journalist for the better part of 25 years, but it’s clear that his passion for the job is as present as ever. In our conversation with Terry, we learned about his first job as… Continue reading The New Normal: Markets Media Group’s Terry Flanagan

Like many journalists, S&P Global Market Intelligence reporter Declan Harty doesn’t know exactly when he decided to pursue journalism, but what’s clear is he hasn’t regretted the choice once. In our conversation with Declan, we learned about how he’s been dealing with reporting during a pandemic, the professor behind his passion for financial journalism and… Continue reading Reporting in a Pandemic: Declan Harty of S&P Global Market Intelligence

Washington Reporter for Pensions & Investments Hazel Bradford has had a long career both as a journalist and a communications professional. Hazel shares with Forefront how her diverse work experiences has shaped her and gives us her take on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing. If you don’t want to miss the next interview, sign up… Continue reading Getting Things Done: Hazel Bradford of Pensions and Investments

The Financial Times’s US Capital Markets Correspondent Richard Henderson spent his formative years in Melbourne, Australia, but his journalism career has taken him around the world. From his first job as a paperboy, to Vietnam, to London and now New York City, he tells Forefront how his Aussie background allows him to thrive in unfamiliar… Continue reading An Australian Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple: Richard Henderson of the Financial Times