Alec Russell Explained

Alec Russell is an English journalist. he is foreign editor of the Financial Times.

Career

Russell was analysis editor and world news editor of the Financial Times, before being appointed editor of FT Weekend effective April 2016.^[1]

In November 2022 it was announced that Russell would assume the new role of foreign editor effective March 2023.^[2] he is still in this position.^[3]

Recognition

He was nominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and for British foreign correspondent of the year.

Books

Russell has written three books: Prejudice and Plum Brandy, about his time in the Balkans; Big Men, Little Men, a reflection on his time in South Africa in the mid-90s; and After Mandela, about South Africa under Thabo Mbeki.

• Book: Prejudice and Plum Brandy: Tales of a Balkan Stringer. 1993. Michael Joseph. London. 9780718136987. 29466621.
• Book: Big Men, Little People: Encounters in Africa. 1999. Macmillan. London. 9780333753590. 41309130.
• Book: After Mandela: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa. 2009. Hutchinson. London. 9780091926014. 317251399. registration.

Notes and References

1. News: FT appoints Alec Russell FT Weekend editor, Peter Spiegel news editor. July 3, 2016. Financial Times. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625114626/http://aboutus.ft.com/2016/02/09/ft-appoints-alec-russell-ft-weekend-editor-peter-spiegel-news-editor/#axzz4DLU5hvwY. 25 June 2016. dead.
2. Web site: Financial Times announces editorial leadership change . Financial Times . 28 November 2022 . 21 April 2024.
3. Web site: Alec Russell . Financial Times . 15 April 2024 . 21 April 2024.