UK – 15 January 2015

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including BuzzFeed News, The Press and the Independent News & Media Group; fashion, lifestyle and entertainment titles including The Daily Telegraph, Marie Claire and the Daily Express; business and finance changes at Funds Europe and Marketing Week magazine; Health, Science & Technology changes at the Mail Online.

News & Current Affairs

• Fionnan Sheahan, Independent News & Media Group’s political editor, has been appointed editor of the Irish Independent and Cormac Bourke, executive editor at the Irish Independent, has been appointed editor of the Sunday Independent. Both editors will report to INM editor-in-chief Stephen Rae and their appointments will begin with immediate effect

• Heidi Blake has been appointed UK investigations editor at BuzzFeed News

• Steve Hughes, managing editor of The Press, has left the company after more than seven years

• Louise Hepburn has been appointed reporter at Eastern Daily Press covering King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

• Bethan Evans has been appointed content editor at Western Daily Press. She was previously a reporter at the Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury

• Jon Hebditch has been appointed  reporter at The Press and Journal. He was previously a reporter at the SWNS in Aberdeen

Business & Finance

• Russell Parsons has been named editor of Marketing Week

• David Stevenson has been appointed deputy editor at Funds Europe

Fashion, Lifestyle & Entertainent

• Telegraph Media Group has appointed Jane Bruton director of lifestyle and deputy editor of The Daily Telegraph. She joins from Grazia where she is currently editor-in-chief

• Emma Chandler has been promoted to fashion stylist & writer at the Daily Express

• Anita Bhagwandas has been appointed senior beauty editor at Marie Claire. She was previously beauty editor at Women’s Health magazine. She starts her new role on 26 January.

• Sarah Whiteley has been promoted to deputy features editor at the Reveal magazine. She was previously senior features writer. Emma Hunt has been appointed celebrity editor on a permanent basis, having previously been acting celebrity editor at the magazine.

• Izzy Hicks has been appointed acting deputy editor at Wedding Ideas magazine, covering for Sophie Grabham, deputy editor, who is on maternity leave

• Cecilia Lacombe has been appointed editorial assistant at Image magazine

• Weight Watchers is to relaunch its UK magazine portfolio as part of a new content marketing strategy. The relaunch will see the brand’s monthly consumer publication, Weight Watchers Magazine, and weekly magazine, Your Week, adopt a contemporary look and feel

• Dominique Sisley has been appointed editorial assistant at Dazed magazine

Health, Science & Technology

• Mail Online has promoted Ellie Zolfagharifard to assistant science & technology editor. She was previously senior science reporter at the publication

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