Murad Ahmed
| Murad Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Native name | মুরাদ আহমেদ |
| Born | 4th January 1984 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 🏫 Education | LLB Law, M.A Journalism |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Cambridge Goldsmiths University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2006–present |
| 👔 Employer | The Times |
Murad Ahmed (Bengali: মুরাদ আহমেদ) is an English journalist who works as a European technology correspondent for the Financial Times. He writes about innovations with the internet, social media and consumer electronics. He also covers some sports topics.
Early life[edit]
Ahmed was studying law at the University of Cambridge when he got onto the student newspaper. He started writing film reviews and then edited a new magazine from anew. For the newspaper and magazine, he interviewed Sidney Blumenthal and Mark Thompson. In 2005, he graduated in LLB Law from the University of Cambridge.[1] In 2006, he completed an MA with distinction in Journalism from the Goldsmiths University.
Career[edit]
In September 2008, at the end of his traineeship, Ahmed started his job as a Technology Reporter for The Times.[1] He writes about innovations with the internet, social media and consumer electronics.[2] Since July 2014, he has worked as a European technology correspondent for the Financial Times.[3]
Awards and nominations[edit]
In March 2014, Ahmed was nominated for Digital Writer of the Year at the Online Media Awards.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Student Profiles - Murad Ahmed". Goldsmiths MA Journalism. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Murad Ahmed contributes to Raconteur". Raconteur. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Townsend, Oli (14 March 2014). "Financial Times appoints European tech correspondent". FeaturesExec Media Bulletin. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Times website nominated for 15 awards". News Commercial. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
External links[edit]
- Murad Ahmed on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Murad Ahmed on Journalisted
- Murad Ahmed on The Times
- Murad Ahmed on Instagram
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