UK – 16 October 2014
This week’s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including BuzzFeed UK, Evening Telegraph, The Guardian and Oxford Mail; fashion, lifestyle and entertainment titles including Wedding Magazine, Radio Times, and Curvaceous; business and finance changes at The Economist and Which? Travel , and Health, Science & Technology changes at The Guardian.
Also, find out what’s new on Cision’s blog including the Top 10 Film Blogs, an interview with style blogger Karen Smith and results from the latest IPA Bellwether Report on UK marketing budget trends.
News & Current Affairs
- Jamie Ross has been appointed political reporter at BuzzFeed UK
- Dawn Morrison has been appointed deputy news editor at the Evening Telegraph
- David Wolf has been appointed commissioning editor of The Guardian’s Long Reads section
- Ben Wilkinson has left his role as crime reporter at the Oxford Mail
- Richard Bowyer, editor of The Sentinel, has stepped down after 15 months at the helm
- Martin Tideswell, deputy editor of The Sentinel, has now been promoted to editor-in-chief, with responsibility for the Leek Post & Times and Staffordshire Newsletter titles, effective from October 18
Fashion, Lifestyle & Entertainment
- Wedding/Wedding Flowers & Accessories has appointed Marcia Moody as deputy editor of the magazine titles
- Immediate Media Co. has appointed Stuart Forrest as digital publisher, working initially on Radio Times’ digital portfolio. Stuart was previously publishing director for Haymarket Consumer Media
- Nakita Banger has been appointed fashion editor and Natasha Chilon has been appointed celebrity news editor at Curvaceous Inc.
Business & Finance
- Mark Johnson has been appointed South-East Asia correspondent of The Economist and will be based in Singapore. Mark was previously the Britain correspondent at the publication
- Jill Starley-Grainger has been appointed editor of Which? Travel. Jill was previously the commissioning editor of The Sunday Times’ Travel Magazine
Health, Science & Technology
- Charles Arthur will be leaving his role as technology editor at The Guardian. He will continue to write for the paper on an ongoing contractual basis
- Nate Lanxon, editor of WIRED.co.uk, will edit Ars Technica UK when it launches in Britain in 2015, he announced on his blog
Cision Blog
Taking a cue from the BFI London Film Festival, Cision UK brings you the Top 10 film blogs!
Bellwether Report: UK firms raise marketing spends
It’s good news for the communications industry as UK firms raise marketing spends, albeit marginally for PR budgets.
The Q3 2014 IPA Bellwether Report, published today, revealed that marketing budgets were revised up for the eighth consecutive quarter, and to the third highest level in the survey’s history, as companies remain bullish about the business outlook
Twitter reacts as Cision and Vocus unite under the Cision brand
Cision and Vocus have officially combined under the Cision brand and (we’re happy to report) the news has been welcomed by the global PR and communications industry. Social media has been buzzing with the news so we’ve gathered some key reactions (including a Simpsons meme and a Beyonce mention) that sums up the overall sentiment behind the merger
Why one influential lifestyle blogger thinks PRs need to change their approach to blogger outreach
The nature of blogging has changed -What started out as real-life encounters and experiences have now got price tags attached to words and references. Join lifestyle blogger Vicki Day for a 30-minute webinar as she explains why ‘PRs need to change their attitude towards bloggers’
Blogger Outreach: Style Sunrise
Speedy Spotlight with Karen Smith, author of the style blog, Style Sunrise. She spoke to us about the mix of topics that make up her blog, the best practices for bloggers working with PR and hitting the 1,000 follower milestone on Bloglovin’
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