JAX JACOBSEN
Jax Jacobsen is a financial reporter, covering business and natural resources as the France correspondent for Mergermarket. She was also a regular contributor at Mining Magazine and at Supply Management, among others.

She focuses on mining, energy, and the environment. She has a Master of Arts in Journalism from City, University of London and a Master of Arts in Political Science from McGill University.

She also runs the Paris chapter of Women in Foreign Policy, which aims to increase women's participation in the field. 

Other experience includes:​​
  • Canadian Mining Correspondent at SNL Financial (now S&P Global), where she covered growing Aboriginal influence in the sector, and was awarded 'Story of the Month' six times.
  • Managing Editor at Central Asia Newswire, where she monitored and reported on developments in the region for the digital news startup.
  • Features Editor at Magharebia, where she reported on North African political and economic news in the run-up to the Arab Spring protests.
  • Reporting intern at The New Statesman, where she covered Scottish fisheries management and overfishing as well as British environmental policies.
  • Reporting intern at CNN International in London, where she reported on European news and business.
  • UN Correspondent for MediaGlobal, where she reported on UN initiatives in least developed countries (LDCs).
  • Senior Communications Officer at the International Council on Metals and Mining
  • Parliamentary researcher for Scottish National Party (2003) and Labour (2007-08)
  • Adjunct Professor in Political Science, City University of New York

​She has also been published in VICE Canada, Montreal Gazette, Mining Magazine, The Ecologist, Religion News Service (RNS), Global Trade Review, The Local France, EcoWatch, The Riveter, Natural Resources Magazine, Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) Magazine, Committee to Protect Journalists, and the Transnational Institute. Her work has also appeared in Dow Jones Newswires and POLITICO Europe.

"Jax's work is always pertinent, factual, refined and submitted well before the deadline...She has always displayed an intimate knowledge of the global mining industry as well as the political and economic trends shaping our world today." -- Zachary Fillingham, Managing Editor, Geopolitical Monitor

"Jax has produced a string of hard-hitting, well-researched and well-written articles that touched important developments and issues....Her work regularly attracted a very large readership among our clients. I would take Jax back today." - Andre Lamberti, Industry Editor, S&P Global Market Intelligence
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jax@jaxjacobsen.com • +33.6.01.88.61.50  • @jaxjacobsen • LinkedIn

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