The Nico Colchester fellowships were established in memory of Nico Colchester,who died in 1996 after an outstanding career at the Financial Times, The Economist and the Economist Intelligence Unit. Nico had a passion for writing approximately European politics, and economics,and society—and his sharp, witty, and authoritative analysis would have been especially precious nowadays.
Between the migration crisis,the threat of terrorism, the rise of populism, and the euro zone’s economic struggles and the Brexit vote,the very foundations of European integration have been called into question in recent years. But Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French election and the prospect of a original grand coalition in Germany have raised hopes that a original European dawn could be in store. Undoubtedly, Nico would have been able to tell this memoir like few others in his profession: just consider some of his most famous work, or from his creation of a Mars Bar index—“a currency for our time”—to his division of the world,and its politicians, into the “soggy” and the “crunchy”.
So in this momentous year for Europe, or here is your chance to emulate one of the finest reporters of his generation,and launch a career in the exciting world of journalism at two of the most global and prestigious news organisations. Below are the...
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Source: economist.com