UK – 10 August 2017

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including The Times, The Economist, The Sun, Elle, Real Homes, Grand Designs, Asda Good Living, gamesradar and KOTAKU UK

News & Current Affairs

• Miranda Airey has been appointed reporter at the Gloucestershire Gazette

Media & Communications

• Matthew Moore has been appointed media correspondent at The Times. Matthew was previously news editor at the title

Government & Politics

• Duncan Robinson has been appointed political correspondent at The Economist. Duncan was previously the Brussels correspondent at the Financial Times

Business & Finance

• Rebecca Buchan has been appointed business editor at the Press and Journal (Aberdeen). Rebecca was previously assistant news editor at the title
• Gary Peters has been appointed features editor at Materials World
• Gareth Jones has been appointed reporter at Third Force News. Gareth was previously a senior reporter at the Stirling Observer
• Rhodri Phillips has left his role as business editor at The Sun. Rhodri is set to join the Department for International Development as head of news

Energy & Environment

• Simon Evans has been appointed deputy editor and policy editor at the CarbonBrief. Simon was previously policy editor at the website

Home

• Laura Crombie has been appointed editor at Real Homes. Laura has previously spent 18 months as deputy editor at the title
• Karen Stylianides has been appointed editor at Grand Designs. Karen was previously deputy editor at House Beautiful
• Niamh Marriott has been appointed editor at Essential Install Magazine. Niamh was previously a junior editor at Russell Publishing

Arts & Entertainment

• Marta Bausells has been appointed literary editor at Elle replacing Sharmaine Lovegrove. Marta will start with November’s issue
• Dominique Sisley has been appointed digital editor at huck. Dominique is a former news editor at Dazed

Fashion & Beauty

• Verity Parker has been appointed associate fashion director at Sunday Times Style. Verity was previously fashion editor at Vogue
• Clemmie Fieldsend has been appointed deputy fashion editor at The Sun. Clemmie was previously a fashion stylist at the Sunday Mirror’s Notebook
• Megan Rees has been appointed acting fashion assistant at the Sunday Mirror’s Notebook

Food & Drink

• Millie Milliken has been promoted to deputy features editor at Square Meal Venues & Events. Millie was previously a staff writer at the title

Lifestyle

• Hannah Barr has been appointed editor at Asda Good Living. Hannah was previously deputy editor at the title
• Michelle Johnson has been appointed digital editor at Tempus Magazine
• Hannah Carr has been appointed acting digital editor at Mollie Makes covering Nina Dyer’s maternity leave
• Keeley Ryan has been appointed as a journalist across Her.ie and HerFamily.ie. Keeley was previously social media editor at the Irish Mirror

Technology

• Sam Loveridge has been appointed associate editor at gamesradar. Sam was previously the gaming editor at FANDOM
• Laura Dale has been appointed news editor at KOTAKU UK
• Becky Roberts has been promoted to news editor at What Hi-Fi? Becky was previously staff writer at the title