Lionel Barber is an English journalist. He was editor of the Financial Times (FT) from 2005 to 2020. Barber worked at The Scotsman and The Sunday Times before working at the FT from the mid-1980s.
At the Boldness in Business Awards in London, 2013
Barber and the Financial Times' Henry Foy interviewing Russian president Vladimir Putin in 2019
The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily business newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Nikkei, with core editorial offices across Britain, the United States and continental Europe. In July 2015, Pearson sold the publication to Nikkei for £844 million after owning it since 1957. In 2019, it reported one million paying subscriptions, three-quarters of which were digital subscriptions. In 2023, it was reported to have 1.3 million subscribers of which 1.2 million were digital. The newspaper has a prominent focus on financial journalism and economic analysis rather than generalist reporting, drawing both criticism and acclaim. It sponsors an annual book award and publishes a "Person of the Year" feature.
Cover of the 22 February 2021 issue
The front page of the Financial Times on 13 February 1888
The former London offices of the Financial Times at One Southwark Bridge
Russian president Vladimir Putin in controversial interview by Lionel Barber and Henry Foy of the Financial Times in 2019