UK – 2 October 2017

Today’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at UK titles including Newsquest Media’s acquisitions, Press and Journal, Wall Street Journal and Beautiful South.

News & Politics

• Newsquest Media Group has acquired NWN Media Ltd, bringing 13 local news brands from North and mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire into the publisher’s portfolio.
• Neil Drysdale has been appointed chief news features writer at the Press and Journal. Neil was previously the assistant news editor at the title.

Lifestyle

• Lois Forster has been appointed editor at Beautiful South magazine.
• We Love Pop is coming to an end. The final issue of the magazine will be on sale 18 October 2017.

Business

• The Wall Street Journal has closed it’s Europe edition.
• Calum Parry has been appointed reporter at Banking Technology.

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