FT Magazine

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FT Magazine
Categories Newspaper supplement
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation 187,850 per week (as part of the weekend Financial Times UK & Ireland edition newspaper)
Founded2003
CompanyFinancial Times Group
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Website www.ft.com/magazine

FT Magazine, also known as FT Weekend Magazine, is a supplement to the weekend edition of the Financial Times newspaper. The publication focuses on long-form narrative journalism, investigations, photography and international reportage. It is currently edited by Matt Vella.

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History and profile

FT Magazine was founded in 2003. [1] John Lloyd was the first editor of the magazine. [1] It is published on Saturdays [2] and covers world events, politics and the arts.

It is only included with the UK and Ireland edition of the Financial Times; however, articles from it are also printed in sections of the USA edition of the Financial Times, e.g. the Lunch with the FT.

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References

  1. 1 2 Claire Cozens (5 September 2005). "FT Magazine editor steps down". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. James Robinson (27 September 2010). "Financial Times relaunches weekend magazine". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.