UK – 16 July 2015

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including The BBC, Mail Online, and Evening Standard; fashion, lifestyle and entertainment titles including Hello!, FHM and ZOO; and business and finance changes at The Sunday Times and MoneySavingExpert

News & Current Affairs

• Nick Robinson has joined Radio 4’s Today programme. The former BBC Economics Editor will replace Jim Naughtie as presenter from the autumn.

• Naomi Leach has been appointed UK travel news editor for the Mail Online

• Laura Proto has been appointed online reporter at the London Evening Standard. She was previously chief reporter at the Richmond & Twickenham Times and Elmbridge Guardian

• Craig Saunders has been appointed reporter at the Daily Star

• Megan Archer has been appointed senior reporter at the Oxford Mail. She was previously chief reporter at the Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard

• Phil Bramley has been appointed group editor for the Doncaster Free Press, Sheffield Telegraph, South Yorkshire Times and Epworth Bells he was previously editor at the Mansfield Chad, Ashfield Chad, Alfreton Chad and Hucknall Dispatch

• Lee Kettle has announced on Twitter his departure from the Walsall Evening Chronicle.

Fashion, Lifestyle & Entertainment

• Delphine Chui has been appointed features editor at Hello! Fashion Monthly. She was previously senior features writer at the title

• Damien McSorley has been promoted to editor in chief across both FHM and ZOO. He was previously the editor of ZOO

• Miriam Habtesellasie has been appointed editorial assistant at Woman and Woman’s Own magazines

• Julia Scirrotto has been appointed features editor at Women’s Health. She was previously features editor at You & Your Wedding

• Mitzie Wilson has been appointed acting food director at Sainsbury’s Magazine, covering Sarah Randell’s maternity leave.

• Harriet Beckwith has been appointed editorial assistant at Wedding and Wedding Flowers & Accessories magazines

• David Mead has been appointed deputy editor at GuitaristHannah Bellis has been appointed editor of Papercraft Inspirations

• Pascale Day has been appointed digital writer at sofeminine

Business & Finance

• Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, is to move from Editor-in-Chief to Executive Chairman on 22 September and a new Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director will be appointed

• Peter Evans has been appointed leisure & pharmaceuticals reporter at The Sunday Times. He was previously a reporter at the Wall Street Journal

• Katey Pigden has been appointed as reporter at the Caterer

• Helen Alexander has been appointed editor at Frontier Magazine

• Richard Bell has been appointed North West correspondent at Bdaily, the regional SME news provider. He was previously Senior Content Developer at Engage Web.

Health, Science and Technology

• Olivia Solon has left her role as technology editor at Mirror Online