Jane Martinson | |
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.jpg) Martinson at the International Journalism Festival in 2024 | |
| Born | 1967 (1967) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupations | Academic, Journalist |
| Employer(s) | City, University of London, Guardian News and Media |
| Known for | Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism, City, University of London, Coverage of the media inThe Guardian newspaper |
Jane Martinson (born 1967) is a British academic and journalist who is a former Head of Media forGuardian News and Media, responsible for the coverage of the media inThe Guardian newspaper and its website. Since April 2018, Martinson has been the Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism atCity, University of London.[1]
Raised on theIsle of Dogs in East London, Martinson attendedGeorge Green's Comprehensive and a local sixth-college.[2] Martinson studied English atChrist's College, Cambridge,[3][4] and studied Journalism at theCity University in London before beginning her career on theSouth Wales Echo.[4] in 1991. She joined theFinancial Times in 1993.[5]
After a period working as theFT's Wall Street correspondent she joinedThe Guardian in May 1999,[6] and remained in New York as the US business editor.[7] She became the news editor for the City coverage ofThe Guardian when she returned to London in 2002,[5] and then media business editor in January 2004.[8]
Martinson was appointed asThe Guardian's media editor in 2007, and assumed the post in January 2008 after returning from maternity leave.[5] She became women's editor in 2010, and set up the newspaper's blog on women's issues. She a post as Head of Media in September 2014.[9] Martinson left the staff ofThe Guardian in July 2017, but has continued to write for the paper as a contributor.[10][1]
In early 2018, Martinson was appointed as the Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism atCity, University of London.[11] Her responsibilities include the MA in Financial Journalism.[12]
Martinson is an Executive Committee member of Women in Journalism,[13] and was the organisation's chair until late in 2013. She was succeeded byEleanor Mills.[14]