UK – 16 June 2016

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including Daily Star Sunday, London Evening Standard, Financial Times, Sunday Times Style, Top Santé, Bella, Insurance Age and People Management.

News & current affairs

• Archant has announced the launch of a new free weekly paper, Norwich Extra, which replaces the Norwich Advertiser. The new title will include sections on shopping, gardening, eating out, entertainment and sport and is published every Thursday
• Felicity Cross has been appointed deputy news editor at Daily Star Sunday. She was previously a reporter at the Daily Star. She replaces Marc Walker who has now left the title
• Tim Chester has left his role as deputy editor at MashableUK. He has been replaced by Liza Hearon
• Meirion Jones has been appointed investigations editor at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. He starts his role in July
• Colm Parkinson has been appointed GAA editor at SPORTSJOE.IE. He will be joining towards the end of the month
• Caroline Wyatt has stepped down from her role as religious affairs correspondent at BBC News after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
• Ellen Stewart has been appointed social media editor at London Evening Standard. She was previously the assistant social media editor at Metro (Online)
• Gareth Davies, currently chief reporter at the Croydon Advertiser, has announced that he is leaving the publication on 24th June

Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment

• Robert Leedham has been promoted to editor at Stuff. He was previously reviews editor at the title
• Yvonne Martin has been appointed deputy editor at Top Santé
• Jessica Jonzen has been appointed deputy editor across the Exclusive Magazines portfolio
• Matt Blair has been promoted to editor at Utopia Kitchen & Bathroom from his previous role as acting editor
• Louisa McGillicuddy has been appointed acting features editor at Sunday Times Style. She was previously features assistant at Vogue
• Hadley Middleton has been appointed feature writer at Bella. She was previously a researcher on ITV’s Loose Women
• Katie Berrington has been appointed acting news editor at Vogue.co.uk covering Lauren Milligan’s maternity leave. She was previously junior digital editor at the site
• Rowena Kinghorn has been appointed editorial assistant at Girl Talk and Top of the Pops magazines

Business and finance

• Johanna Agerman Ross is to step down as editor in chief at Disegno. to join the V&A in September. Current deputy editor Oliver Stratford will take over her role and current commercial director Chris Jones will become publisher
• Alexandra Scaggs has been appointed FT Alphaville reporter at the Financial Times – New York Bureau. She was previously a reporter at Bloomberg
• Georgi Gyton has been appointed associate editor at People Management. She was previously acting associate editor at Event
• James Swift has been appointed staff writer at Contagious. He was previously features editor at Campaign
• Sarah Davidson has been appointed mortgage reporter at This is Money. She was previously the deputy editor at Mortgage Introducer
• Judith Ugwumadu has been appointed senior reporter at Insurance Age
• Angus Peters has been appointed reporter at Pensions Expert
• Chris Borland has been appointed regional news reporter at CoStar

Health, science and technology

• Chloé Gronow has been promoted to deputy editor at Aesthetics. She was previously assistant editor at the title