UK – 19 November 2015

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including BBC News, the MailOnline, the Guardian, ITV Wales; lifestyle titles including the Shortlist, Men’s Health, NME.com, FHM and Zoo; trade titles including Marketing, Financial News and the Meat Trades Journal; and health and tech titles including Primary Care Today, Computerworld UK – and more.

News & Current Affairs

• Sarah Smith has been appointed as BBC Scotland Editor
• Dan Cain has been appointed UK online showbusiness reporter and Siofra Brennan has been appointed UK senior Femail writer at the MailOnline
• Mike Keegan has announced via Twitter that he has left his role as North West football reporter at the MailOnline
• Sophie Zeldin-O’Neill has been appointed deputy mobile editor at the Guardian
• Megan Boot has been appointed education reporter at ITV Wales
• Alistair Bushe has been appointed as the new editor at News Letter following the retirement of Rankin Armstrong. Bushe was previously the editor of Portadown Times
• Stevie Derrick has been appointed staff writer at The Week Junior
• James Driver-Fisher has been appointed reporter at the Express & Star covering Sandwell, Wyre Forest and Dudley
• Lorna Morris has been appointed reporter at the Worcester Times

Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment

• Chris Mandle has been appointed features editor at the Shortlist
• Matt Hambly has been appointed associate style editor at Men’s Health
• Gemma Chandler has been appointed digital content manager at National Geographic Kids. She was previously senior content editor at goodtoknow
• Greg Cochrane has been appointed digital director at Loud and Quiet. He was previously the online editor at NME.com
• Charlotte Gunn has been appointed digital editor at NME.com
• Bauer Media has announced the suspension of FHM and Zoo

Business and finance

• Shona Ghosh has been appointed technology editor at Marketing
• Bernard Goyder has been appointed online reporter at Financial News
• Steve Ducker has been appointed editor of Demolition and Recycling International
• Oscar Rousseau has been appointed multimedia features writer at Meat Trades Journal
• Caterer, Licensee & Hotelier News has launched a new website to accompany the magazine
• LGC has relaunched its website as the fully responsive LGCPlus

Health, science and technology

• Anna D’Alessio has been appointed healthcare reporter at Primary Care Today
• Scott Carey has been appointed online editor across Techworld and Computerworld UK

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