UK – 17 December 2015

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including the Guardian, BBC Radion 1 and 1Xtra, the FT and its Weekend Magazine, the Daily Express, the MailOnline, the Evening Standard, and the Press Association; lifestyle titles including  Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country, Cosmopolitan, Asda Magazine, and N by Norwegian; trade titles including  Rail, Art Business Today, and Museums Journal; health and tech titles including Develop.

News & current affairs

• Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart have been appointed to the to the shared role of political editor at the Guardian. Patrick Wintour will become diplomatic editor, reporting to the international desk in London
• George Ergatoudis, Head of Music BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra, has announced that he is leaving after 10 years to take up a new position at Spotify
• Tim Sculthorpe has been appointed deputy political editor at the MailOnline
• Francesca Stevens has been appointed digital assistant editor at the Evening Standard. She was previously senior producer at London Live
• Rachel Blundy has left her role as online reporter at the Evening Standard to join the South China Morning Post 
• Gonzalo Vina has been appointed public policy reporter at the FT, covering Helen Warrell’s maternity leave
• Arj Singh has been promoted from Parliamentary reporter to Parliamentary editor at the Press Association
• Beren Cross has been appointed sports journalist at the Plymouth Herald

Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment

• Esther Bintliff has been appointed deputy editor of the FT Weekend Magazine
• Vicky Chandler and Hanna Ibraheem have both been appointed web writers at Good Housekeeping. Vicky will work across all areas of the website, while Hanna will focus on fashion and beauty
• Lucy Halfhead has been promoted from assistant editor to assistant editor/travel editor across Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country
• Cat Harvey-Jenner has been appointed digital writer at Cosmopolitan. She was previously a web writer at Good Housekeeping
• Chemmie Squier has been promoted from editorial assistant to features and beauty writer at The Debrief
• Ally Oliver is the new editor of Asda Magazine
• Sarah Warick has been appointed editor at Norwegian Air in-flight magazine N by Norwegian. She was previously deputy editor at easyJet Traveller
• Justine Southall’s publishing director role now covers both Marie Claire and InStyle for publisher Time Inc. UK

Business and finance

• Paul Stephen has been appointed assistant features editor at Rail. He was previously the editor of Renewable Energy Installer
• Lynn Jones has been appointed as managing editor at Art Business Today
• Jonathan Knott has been appointed staff writer and researcher at Museums Journal

Health, science and technology

• Matthew Jarvis has been appointed senior staff writer at Develop. He was previously a staff writer at MCV

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