UK – 23 June 2016

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including BBC Sport, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Best, ELLE UK.COM, Cruise International, MI PRO, Post and Travel Weekly.

News & current affairs

• Chris Hollins has left his role as presenter at Watchdog. The new presenting team consists of Matt Allwright, Sophie Raworth, Michelle Ackerley, Nikki Fox and Stephanie McGovern
• Bibhash Dash has been appointed sports journalist at BBC Sport. He was previously a sports journalist at the Press Association
• Sam Greenhill has been promoted to chief reporter at the Daily Mail
• Keren David has been appointed features editor and Cathy Winston has been appointed travel editor at the Jewish Chronicle
• Cate Sevilla has left her role as managing editor at BuzzFeed UK. She is set to join DriveTribe as director of content operations
• Philip Maughan has left his role as assistant editor at the New Statesman

Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment

• Bauer Media has appointed Nicola Bates managing director of the newly-created Hobbies portfolio.  This brings together a wide variety of titles including Country Walking, Trail, Trail Running, Bird Watching, Digital Photo and Practical Photography, Steam Railway and Model Rail, Your Horse, Practical Fishkeeping and Pet Product Marketing and their brand extensions, including the Your Horse Live event. She starts her role on 4^th July
• Suzanne Scott has been appointed acting associate beauty editor at PORTER and THE EDIT. She was previously beauty editor at Marie Claire
• There have been a number of editorial changes at Best magazine. Sarah Whiteley has been promoted to features editor from her previous role as deputy features editor. Shelley Marsden has been appointed senior showbiz writer and Danielle Southwood has been appointed acting lifestyle assistant at the title
• Rosie Conroy has been appointed digital food editor at the GoodtoKnow and woman&home websites covering Anna Sbuttoni’s maternity leave
• Nick Pope has been appointed deputy digital editor at Esquire
• Katie O’Malley has been appointed digital writer at ELLE UK.COM. She was previously editorial assistant at Stylist
• Lisa Evans has been appointed editor at Bath Life
• Sian Meades has been appointed editor at World Travel Guides. She was previously a travel reporter at the Express
• Mary Ann Pickford has been appointed assistant editor at Cruise International
• There have been a couple of changes at Cyclist. Peter Stuart has now been appointed commissioning editor and James Spender has been appointed features editor. They were both previously staff writers at the title
• Kayleigh Giles has been appointed showbiz reporter at Express Online
• Steph Wilson has been appointed men’s fashion editor at Alvar magazine. She is also now senior fashion editor at STREETS magazine

Business and finance

• Laura Barnes has been appointed editor at MI Pro joining the title from sister publication PCR. She starts her role on Monday 27th July and replaces current editor Daniel Gumble who is leaving to join Music Week as news editor
• Tom Banks has been appointed acting editor at Design Week. He was previously news editor at the title
• Jake Kanter has left his role as news editor at Broadcast. He is to join Business Insider as media editor in July
• David Golledge has been appointed digital content manager at Travel Weekly. He replaces Tom Irwin who has now left the title
• Emily Sutherland has been appointed features writer at Drapers. She was previously a reporter at the Publican’s Morning Advertiser
• James Phillips has been appointed correspondent at Professional Pensions
• Will Kirkman has been appointed reporter at Post magazine
• Kin Ly has left her role as editor at StrategicRISK

Health, science and technology

• Sara Malm has been appointed deputy health editor at the Mail on Sunday. She was previously a foreign news reporter at MailOnline