UK – 16 April 2015
This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including The BBC, Daily Express and The Times; fashion, lifestyle and entertainment titles including InStyle magazine, TimeOut London and Irish Tatler and business and finance changes at Professional Jeweller, Off Licence News and Law Society Gazette
News & Current Affairs
- Jon Zeff, director of BBC Trust, is to leave the role after nine months in the job, The Guardian reported
- BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra has announced changes to the station’s schedules, including a new show for 1Xtra’s Adele Roberts, who will be moving to Radio 1 to become the new host of the station’s Early Breakfast Show. For more information, visit BBC’s Media Centre
- Geoff Berkeley has been appointed editor at the Malvern Observer
- Lana Clements has been appointed online finance and money journalist at the Daily Express. She was previously personal finance and property writer at Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
- Steph Clark has left her role as sports writer at the Northern Echo
- The Times is to add its property supplement, Bricks & Mortar, to its Scottish edition. It will be published from Friday (17 April) with a section devoted to homes in Scotland
Fashion, Lifestyle & Entertainment
- Emma Hargadon has been appointed fashion assistant at InStyle magazine
- Ellie Pullen has been appointed editor at weddingdaily. She was previously a reporter at Incisive Media’s Unquote magazine
- Alex Allen has been appointed staff writer at the Sunday Times Travel Magazine
- Isabelle Aron has been appointed blog writer at TimeOut London
- Shauna O’Halloran has been appointed editor at the Irish Tatler. She replaces Jessie Collins, who has now been appointed editor at Cara Magazine
- Izzy Hicks has been appointed editor at Wedding Ideas, replacing Jade Pepperell. Hannah Wilkinson has now been appointed acting deputy editor
- Margaret Hussey has been appointed editor at S Magazine, having previously been deputy editor at the title
- Georgia Seago has been appointed acting assistant editor at Professional Beauty, covering for Suzanne Braithwaite while she is on maternity leave
- Homes & Antiques, published by Immediate Media Co, is relaunching in time for its May issue with a new look and more in-depth content throughout the magazine
- Jade Harding has been appointed junior content editor for at home magazine
- Debbi Marco has been appointed editor at Triathlon Plus. She replaces Elizabeth Hufton, who has been appointed editor at Women’s Running
Business & Finance
- Stacey Hailes has been appointed assistant editor at Professional Jeweller
- Chloe Smith has joined Law Society Gazette as a reporter, the publication announced via Twitter
- Harpers Wine and Spirit and www.harpers.co.uk have joined Off Licence News at Agile Media. Both brands remain a part of William Reed Business Media’s wine and spirit portfolio and will be published under licence by Agile
Cision Blog
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The importance of being integrated: An essential checklist for brand marketers
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Blogger Spotlight: Mum On The Brink
An interview with Monika, author of parenting and travel blog, Mum On The Brink. Monika spoke to us about her ‘corner of the internet’ and what makes it one of the UK’s top family travel blogs, the importance of building long term relationships with brand marketers and the five best practices every PR must keep in mind for better blogger outreach.
Blogger Spotlight: Jen Thorne, A Beauty Junkie in London
Interview with Jen Thorne, author of ‘A Beauty Junkie in London‘ and a social media consultant. Jen spoke to us about how the blog has evolved in the past six years, the strong PR relationships built over time, paying the bills from the blog and why she’s “obsessing” over interiors at the moment.
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