The mobile newsroom: FT evolving for 21stC readers

By LSE MSc student Hanna Morris “This is evolution, not revolution.” “Today everybody is in the content business,” says Lionel Barber, editor of the FT giving the annual Polis journalism lecture at LSE. “But we offer smart journalism with global reach.” Barber had no doubts about the value Financial Times offers his readers making clear that readership is on the rise. And what is the cause of this spike? Barber’s conclusion: his team is not just giving people what they want, but more importantly, where they want it: