Are you keen to report on the world at this time of tumult? Are you excited by international news and do you want a hand in interpreting and explaining it to a global audience? Are you tempted by the idea of a wide-ranging career in journalism reporting on dramatic events from across the globe? If so, then the Financial Times’ new six-month World Desk fellowship would suit you well.

The FT’s global, award-winning editorial team represents the gold standard in journalism, seeking depth, originality and balance that differentiates the FT from the pack and engages subscribers.

The Fellowship is a six-month, paid fellowship in the heart of the FT’s London newsroom. You will join the World News Desk, where a dozen-strong team of accomplished journalists commission and edit our global coverage.

You will work with the editors to help deliver ground-breaking coverage. You will also work closely with our London-based regional editors, the Africa Editor, Europe Editor, Latin America Editor and Middle East Editor, helping them with their coverage.

You will support the global network of correspondents with research and ideas for how to complement their stories with the right data and visual elements. You will be encouraged to write your own stories and will have mentoring from senior FT editors, in particular the foreign editor, in how to conceive and craft an ‘FT story’.

What You Will Learn 

You will be part of a team of experienced journalists covering the world, and there may also be opportunities for short-term stints on other editorial desks. You will learn the timeless arts of writing clear crisp copy and reporting on complex and sensitive stories.

You will also gain insight into the essential skills of cutting-edge digital journalism and story-telling. The overarching ambition of the fellowship is to help to equip you one day to be a foreign correspondent, hopefully for the FT.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will:

• Display a keen interest in international affairs
• Want to pursue a career in journalism covering global news
• Be capable of keeping a cool head under deadline pressure
• Care deeply about writing accurately and objectively

Some experience in journalism is preferable but not essential. Career change applications are also welcome.

This opportunity is designed for Black candidates to help to address historical under-representation in the media, and to support greater diversity.

How to apply

This role pays £2,500 per month.

All applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Please upload three documents using this form:

• CV
• A Cover Letter detailing what you will bring to the role and why you think you are suitable
• An unpublished article on an international story (600 words max)

The deadline for applications is 8pm on Sunday, November 15, 2026.

Further information

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview and to take a short writing test. The successful applicant will join the World News Desk and report to the FT’s Foreign Editor, Alec Russell.

This 6-month fellowship is for 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, starting in Spring 2027.

The fellow will receive a monthly bursary of £2,500.

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