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Sentinel vs Financial Times: comparing how you consume news
The FT is the gold standard for international business journalism and a permanent anchor on Sentinel's wire. The comparison is consumption model — FT's app gives you FT's editorial selection; Sentinel covers your topics across FT and 1,000+ other outlets, with cross-referenced dispatches.
What the Financial Times is best at
The FT is the most internationally-respected business newsroom in 2026 — deeper on European, UK, and Asian business than US-centric peers. The reporting on global financial regulation, central bank policy, and major M&A is exceptional. The app, newsletters, and Alphaville blog are best-in-class.
If your work touches international finance, EU regulation, or non-US markets, the FT is hard to substitute.
What Sentinel does differently
Sentinel reads the FT continuously alongside Bloomberg, Reuters, WSJ, and the rest of the global financial wire. When something on a topic you care about moves, the dispatch incorporates FT's reporting cross-referenced against those outlets.
Most serious business readers benefit from both — FT for in-depth global business and policy, Sentinel for topic-level coverage across the full wire.
Side-by-side
| Sentinel | Financial Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Source coverage | 1,000+ outlets including FT | FT content only |
| Selection model | Your topics | FT editorial priorities |
| International depth | Topic-driven, global wire | Best-in-class European and Asian business |
| Verification | Cross-references claims | Single-publisher reporting |
| Pricing | $3.99/wk or $69.99/yr | Digital ~$45-70/mo |
Who should pick which
Pick Financial Times if
- You work in international business, finance, or policy.
- European and Asian business coverage is core to your job.
- You want one trusted outlet's view of the global business day.
Pick Sentinel if
- You want topic coverage across many outlets, not one paper's selection.
- You want claims cross-referenced before reaching you.
- You'd rather pay $69.99/yr for topic coverage than $45+/mo for one outlet.
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