Are you familiar with the key desks across the FT?
The Newsdesk
The FT’s daily news priorities are set by its Main newsdesk.
Online and print news are properly coordinated across different desks and delivered in a timely manner according to the demands set by the FT’s editor of the day.
Breaking News
Much of the FT’s news and features output will be authored by writers briefed to cover particular beats across different geographies and timezones. However, the FT is keen to ensure it remains competitive with rival news organisations that are sometimes better staffed.
World Desk
The World newsdesk manages coverage of politics and the economy from the foreign bureaux.
Though most FT staff are based in London, a large number of its journalist staff are based overseas with representation in 40 countries.
UK News Desk
The FT’s national news coverage aims to reflect the particular emphasis that it expects its UK readership to have – news you can use.
So there is a particular emphasis on Westminster politics, public policy debates, regulatory concerns and action.
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Markets Desk
The FT’s market coverage continues to evolve as it moves away from its print origins as a once-a-day cut of commentary and data.
The Markets Insight column can appear up-to twice a week in the print editions and is managed by the Opinion & Analysis desk.
Companies Desk
If the FT has any constant unique selling point, it has been its fundamental focus on covering corporate and markets news. The FT’s corporate coverage is unrecognisable from what it was two decades ago. No longer does it seek to act as a UK-focused newspaper of record for mundane FTSE 100 results and trading announcements.
The UK Business Column
The column appears Tuesday to Friday on the UK Companies section of Companies & Markets (what was the Lombard Column) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
