Martin Mulligan, journalist and trainer with the Financial Times, has 10 years' experience with the world's leading business newspaper. He has written widely for different sections of the newspaper, including the UK News, Companies and Features pages.
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He is vice-president (Europe) of the Commonwealth Journalists' Association. His particular interests include internet and new technology adoption in the developing world. He has wide experience of the challenges facing financial journalists in emerging markets, having run training courses in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.
Martin played a leading role in setting up visiting fellowships as a joint venture between the Financial Times and the Commonwealth Journalists’ Association, part of a continuing programme to raise standards of journalism in the developing world. He has also led courses for the international training organisation the Thomson Foundation in Cardiff. Listed below are several of the training courses conducted by Martin Mulligan for financial journalists in many parts of the world.
Ghana
Ten-day course in Accra on Basic Finance for Journalists, the inaugural visiting fellowship in a joint venture between the Financial Times and the London-based Commonwealth Journalists’ Association, part of a continuing programme to raise standards of journalism in the developing world. (August 1995)
Bangladesh
Two courses in Finance for Journalists, one for reporters, the other for editors and sub-editors - another FT/CJA collaboration. (February 1996 and November 1997)
Calcutta, India
A five-day programme for 12 senior journalists from financial newspapers and magazines throughout India. (September 2000)
Sofia, Bulgaria
A five-day programme for 12 financial journalists from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania and Slovenia - run by the Berlin-based International Institute for Journalism of the DSE. (May 2001)