Jane Martinson

Jane Martinson (born 1967) is a British academic and journalist who is a former Head of Media for Guardian News and Media, responsible for the coverage of the media in The Guardian newspaper and its website. Since April 2018, Martinson has been the Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism at City, University of London.

Education and early career Raised on the Isle of Dogs in East London, Martinson attended George Green's Comprehensive and a local sixth-college. Martinson studied English at Christ's College, Cambridge, and studied Journalism at the City University in London before beginning her career on the South Wales Echo.

Later career After a period working as the FTs Wall Street correspondent she joined The Guardian in May 1999, and remained in New York as the US business editor. She became the news editor for the City coverage of The Guardian when she returned to London in 2002,

Martinson was appointed as The Guardians media editor in 2007, and assumed the post in January 2008 after returning from maternity leave. Martinson left the staff of The Guardian in July 2017, but has continued to write for the paper as a contributor. Her responsibilities include the MA in Financial Journalism.

Women in Journalism organisation Martinson is an Executive Committee member of Women in Journalism, and was the organisation's chair until late in 2013. She was succeeded by Eleanor Mills.