The Powerful and the Damned

Life Behind the Headlines in Financial Times

Lionel Barber

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W H ALLEN
28 September 2021

Memoirs; History; Press & journalism

A revealing, intimate diary from the editor of the FT, the most important business newspaper in the world - encounters with global leaders, billionaire CEOs and everyone who's anyone

'Extraordinary' TONY BLAIR 'Riveting' - PHILIPPE SANDS 'Brutal, brilliant and scurrilously funny' - MISHA GLENNY

The real scoop isn't on the front page

'As FT editor, I was a privileged interlocutor to people in power around the world, each offering unique insights into high-level decision-making and political calculation, often in moments of crisis. These diaries offer snapshots of leadership in an age of upheaval...'

Lionel Barber was Editor of the Financial Times for the tech boom, the global financial crisis, the rise of China, Brexit, and mainstream media's fight for survival in the age of fake news.

In this unparalleled, no-holds-barred diary of life behind the headlines, he reveals the private meetings and exchanges with political leaders on the eve of referendums, the conversations with billionaire bankers facing economic meltdown, exchanges with Silicon Valley tech gurus and pleas from foreign emissaries desperate for inside knowledge, all against the backdrop of a wildly shifting media landscape.

The result is a fascinating - and at times scathing - portrait of power in our modern age; who has it, what it takes and what drives the men and women with the world at their feet. Featuring close encounters with Trump, Cameron, Blair, Putin, Merkel and Mohammed Bin Salman and many more, this is a rare portrait of the people who continue to shape our world and who quite literally, make the news.

By: Lionel Barber
Imprint: W H ALLEN
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 324g
ISBN: 9780753558201
ISBN 10: 0753558203
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Barber was the Editor of the Financial Times from 2005 until January 2020, widely credited with transforming the FT from a newspaper publisher into a multi-channel global news organisation. During his editorship the FT passed the milestone of 1m paying readers, winning many international awards and accolades for its journalism. The FT was named newspaper/news provider of the year in Britain's press awards in 2008, 2017 and 2019. Other prestigious awards include winning submissions to the Loeb and Overseas Press Club in the US and the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) for editorial excellence. As editor, he interviewed many of the world's leaders in business and politics, including- Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Angela Merkel, Premiers Wen Jiabao and Li Keqiang of China, President of Iran Hassan Rouhani and Presidents Zuma and Ramaphosa of South Africa.

Reviews for The Powerful and the Damned: Life Behind the Headlines in Financial Times

A delicious romp, dripping with bon mots about the people and issues Lionel Barber encountered while ensuring the FT thrived in digital times. It's as fine an advertisement for the virtues of journalism as you will find -- Sir Michael Moritz, Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist and sponsor of the Booker Prize Vastly entertaining and insightful... Barber saw it all from the front row. An exhilarating read * Sir Harold Evans ex-editor of the SUNDAY TIMES * Gives the reader an extraordinary personal and professional insight into fifteen years of tumultuous times * Tony Blair * Riveting - a world of power, money, ego and disaster, as witnessed from the front row * Philippe Sands, bestselling author of EAST WEST STREET and THE RATLINE * A remarkable book, alternately brutal, brilliant and scurrilously funny ...a gripping page-turner full of sharp pen portraits that reveal the anxieties and vulnerabilities of the rich and powerful. Don't miss it * Misha Glenny, bestselling author of MCMAFIA, now a major Netflix series *