Izabella Kaminska
Izabella Kaminska is the Founder and Editor of The Blind Spot, a financial media venture where finance and media intersect with reality. With The Blind Spot, she is initiating a two-part plan to try and help reconfigure how journalistic information is organized on the internet. She is also a Senior Finance Producer at Politico Europe, overseeing the growth of Politico's financial coverage on a part-time basis. Izabella is an alumni of the Financial Times where she spent 13 years in reporting roles, most recently as the Editor of FT Alphaville, Financial Times' award-winning markets and finance blog. She was also an FT columnist and opinion writer focused on tech, finance and markets. She spent the first part of her career working at CNBC and Reuters where she gained expertise in central banking, finance and markets.
Izabella Kaminska Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Editor
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FT Alphaville Reporter and Editor
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Associate Producer
Academic History
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M.A., Journalism
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B.A., Ancient History
The Blind Spot aims to shine a light on stories being missed by the wider journalist pack.
It delivers a healthy mix of analysis-and opinion-led commentary, supported by aggregation, news reporting and deep-dives.
The service is known for its critical and thought-provoking perspectives on various aspects of the global economy, financial markets, and technological developments.
The service is valued by professionals, academics, and enthusiasts interested in staying informed about cutting-edge developments and debates in the world of finance and technology.
EARLY JOURNALISM CAREER
She started her journalistic career in 2001 as a junior reporter for the english-language newspaper the Warsaw Business Journal.
She later spent time in the former Soviet Union at the Caspian Business News, which took her to Azerbaijan and Georgia.
In 2003 she reported as a freelancer from Kabul, Afghanistan, before joining BP as an Associate Editor of the company’s internal magazine Horizon in 2004.
She joined Platts to focus on the reporting of European natural gas markets.
She was a Senior Producer at CNBC in London, producing the channel's flagship program, Squawk Box.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Izabella has been featured or quoted in Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, and CNBC, among others.