Media Masters - Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

Published: May 29, 2019, 1 p.m.

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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson is US business editor of the Financial Times. In his 21 years with the FT on both sides of the Atlantic, he has covered a range of editorial and reporting roles, including eight years as their global media editor. With an international network of journalists covering every time zone, it has a paid readership of over 1m with almost 80% online. In this in-depth interview, Andrew describes how he handles the \\u201cfive speeds\\u201d of news from breaking stories to long reads, reveals the lesser-reported political events causing CEOs most concern, and explains why part of the FT\\u2019s job is to look for \\u201cthe grit in the oyster\\u201d when it comes to predicting financial disasters.

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