UK – 9 June 2016

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including BBC Radio 5 Live, New Statesman, The Sun, Daily Express, Western Daily Press, Take A Break, Motorsport News and Architects’ Journal

News & current affairs

• Jane Garvey and Peter Allen will host a new Sunday evening show on BBC Radio 5 Live from the autumn. Emma Barnett has joined the station to present 5 Live Daily three days a week from September, while BBC Asian Network presenter Nihal Arthanayake has also joined to present Afternoon Edition alongside Sarah Brett from September
• Gavin Thompson has been appointed editor at the Western Daily Press. He was previously the assistant editor (business) at the Bristol Post
• Nazia Mogra has been appointed as a presenter and reporter at Newsround. She previously held the same role at North West Tonight
• Caroline Crampton has been appointed assistant editor at the New Statesman. She was previously web editor at the title
• Shane Phelan has been appointed legal affairs editor at the Irish Independent
• Gavan Becton has been appointed editor at the Meath Chronicle
• Georgina Morris has been appointed crime reporter at the Yorkshire Evening Post
• Ned Bristow has been appointed as a reporter for the Middlewich Guardian
• Katherine Clementine has left her role as reporter at the Uxbridge Gazette

Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment

• Future plc has relaunched Total Film. The redesign includes a new look news section, Exclusive Must-See Movie supplements and Total Film Buff, a new movie reference section
• Matt James has been appointed editor at Motorsport News. He was previously deputy editor at the publication
• Emily Hunter has been appointed editor at Beauty Magazine
• Claire Marie Healy has been appointed deputy editor at Dazed. She was previously features editor at the publication
• Maisie Skidmore has been promoted to deputy editor at AnOthermag.com. She was previously assistant editor at AnOther Magazine
• Laura Silverman has been appointed deputy features editor at YOU magazine. She was previously assistant editor at the Sunday Telegraph’s Lifestyle supplement
• Jo Wheatley has been appointed associate editor at netmums
• Phoebe Jackson-Edwards has been appointed senior writer at Take A Break. She was previously UK Femail reporter at MailOnline

Business and finance

• Debbie Wood has been appointed news and features editor at BusinessCar
• Ella Braidwood has been appointed news reporter at Architects’ Journal
• James Dennison has been appointed staff writer at Parkers.co.uk
• Leigh Jackson has left his role as senior insurance writer/researcher at Which?

Health, science and technology

• Jasper Hamill has been appointed online technology editor at The Sun. He was previously an online technology reporter at the Mirror
• Michael Moore has been appointed technology reporter at Daily Express. He is currently serving his last week as reporter at TechWeek europe