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Jonathan Rosenthal

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Covers:  Africa, politics, economics, security, defence, geopolitics
International correspondent @TheEconomist Previously International Editor, Africa Editor and Banking Editor.

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Jonathan Rosenthal’s Biography

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Jonathan Rosenthal is an award-winning journalist and speaker. In his role as Africa Editor of The Economist he oversees the magazine’s coverage of sub-Saharan Africa with a team of journalists in the field.

Jonathan is a regular speaker and moderator on both Africa and international banking. (See videos here)

He has written several influential Special Reports on Africa and Banking for The Economist.

The most recent is titled: The African Century and is available here.

These include one on the …

What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelancing while still a student covering the last years of apartheid.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but only for fun.

How is social media changing news?

It is amplifying disinformation, shortening attention spans and making people far less polite in their disagreements.