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Josh Black’s Biography

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Josh is a journalist for shareholder activism news service Activist Insight and editor of their subscription-based print magazine, Activism Monthly Premium. Josh has appeared on Sky News as an expert on the field of shareholder activism and is regularly quoted in the press both in the UK and in North America. Josh has participated in and chaired numerous panel discussions at events such as the annual IR Society Conference and IR Magazine's Think Tank.

In his spare time, Josh edits the postgrad…

Josh Black’s Journalist Portfolio

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One firm's bet on Argentine shale

One firm's bet on Argentine shale

Don't cry for me, Argentina. Plenty of activist investors have been shying away from bets on the oil industry…

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Should the US arm Ukraine?

Should the US arm Ukraine?

As pressure increased on US President Barack Obama to send lethal weapons to Ukraine's military, I analysed t…

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Activist Investing Annual Review 2015

Activist Investing Annual Review 2015

In January 2015, Activist Insight published its third annual review of trends in shareholder activism. I mana…

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Sanctions: what are they good for?

Sanctions: what are they good for?

Sanctions have a terrible record of achieving their aims. In this article for Europe & Me, I explain why Russ…

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How the UN found a consensus on free speech

How the UN found a consensus on free speech

As an Associate Editor of Timothy Garton Ash's Free Speech Debate, I attended a lecture by UN High Commission…

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How much does a proxy contest cost?

How much does a proxy contest cost?

I devised and led an independent investigation into the reported costs of shareholder activism, based on info…

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The 2025 Activist Watchlist

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By Josh Black, Antoinette Giblin
| HLS Forum on Corporate Governance
Activists, CEOs, Corporate Goverance, Shareholders More from: Antoinette Giblin, Josh Black , Diligent Josh Black is the Editor-in-Chief and Antoinette Giblin is Publications Editor at Diligent Market Intelligence (DMI). This post is based on their Diligent memorandum. Each year, Diligent Market Intelligence (DMI) creates a ranking of the most prolific activists over the past year, based on the quantity and size of their activist investments, comprehensively derived from the DMI database.
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Posts from: Josh Black

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By Josh Black, Antoinette Giblin, Will Arnot
| HLS Forum on Corporate Governance
The 2025 Activist Watchlist Activists, CEOs, Corporate Goverance, Shareholders More from: Antoinette Giblin, Josh Black , Diligent Josh Black is the Editor-in-Chief and Antoinette Giblin is Publications Editor at Diligent Market Intelligence (DMI). This post is based on their Diligent memorandum.
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Posts from: Antoinette Giblin

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By Antoinette Giblin, Josh Black
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Wildest Campaigns of 2026 Activist Investing, AI Activism, mergers and acquisitions, Proxy fights, Shareholder activism, Shareholder rights More from: Antoinette Giblin , Diligent Antoinette Giblin is Editorial Manager at Diligent Market Intelligence (DMI). This post is based on her Diligent memorandum. Despite a fresh wave of market volatility, shareholder activism proved remarkably resilient in the first half of 2026, with activity holding steady at H1 2025 levels.
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How is social media changing news?

We keep a low profile. Our paywall is pretty high, so we don't share much. But other orgs have seen seen it affect their business.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Is there a better one than Evelyn Waugh's William Boot (from Scoop)?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

E-mail is fine.