UK – 20 April 2017

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including Sunday Telegraph, Daily Express, Irish Times, Press & Journal (Aberdeen), Screen International and Condé Nast Traveller 

News & current affairs

• Allister Heath has been named as the new editor at the Sunday Telegraph. Allister was previously deputy editor at the title. Former editor Ian MacGregor will take on a new editor emeritus role
• Deirdre Veldon has been appointed deputy editor at the Irish Times. She was previously managing editor for digital at the title
• There have been a couple of changes at the Daily Express. Natasha Weale has been appointed features editor replacing Fergus Kelly who has now left the title. In addition, Dominic Midgley has been promoted to deputy features editor from his previous role as features writer
• Harriet Flook has been appointed content commercialisation editor at the Daily Mirror 
• Dionne Grant has been appointed social media editor at BuzzFeed UK’s Buzz section. Dionne was previously online editor at The Voice
• Calum Rutter has been appointed reporter at the Surrey Comet
• Perry Austin-Clarke is to step down as group editor at the Telegraph & Argus. Perry became editor of the title in 1992

Government & Politics

• Jennifer McKiernan has been promoted to political correspondent at the Press & Journal (Aberdeen). She was previously a political reporter at the Evening Express
• Kate Forrester has been appointed political reporter at Huffington Post UK

Fashion & Beauty

• Matilda Stanley has been appointed acting style editor at Closer. She was previously acting deputy style editor at the title
• Rebecca Gonsalves has been appointed acting fashion news and features editor at Grazia replacing Charlie Gowans-Eglington who has now left the title

Home

• Suzanne Baum has been appointed deputy editor at At Home magazine

Lifestyle

• Mirror Media has acquired RSVP magazine and rsvpmagazine.ie. It will now become a part of Mirror Media, which already publishes the Irish Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People, irishmirror.ie. DublinLive and BelfastLive. Paula Lenihan will now become part of the senior editorial team in Mirror Media with the role of associate editor
• Mayer Nissim has been appointed associate editor and head of content at PinkNews

Arts & Entertainment

• Rachel Dugan has been appointed deputy editor at the Irish Independent Review supplement. She will be editing the culture and books sections
• There have been a couple of appointments at Screen International. Charles Gant has been named features editor and joins from heat where he is film editor. In addition, Nikki Baughan is joining as supplements editor. They will take up their positions at the start of May

Travel

• There have been a couple of changes at Condé Nast Traveller. Tabitha Joyce has now been appointed online content editor at the title and moves from her previous role as features assistant. In addition, Sophie Jean-Louis Constantine has been appointed PA to the editor, Melinda Stevens

Science

• Reed Business Information (RBI) has announced that it has agreed to divest New Scientist and its associated products and events to Kingston Acquisitions Limited, a company established by the former management team of Times Educational Supplement

Business and finance

• Maria Fitzpatrick has been appointed acting assistant editor at the FT’s How To Spend It magazine
• Henry Vilar Martos has been appointed junior reporter at the IBS Journal

Technology

• Jake Tucker has been appointed editor at eSports Pro

Agriculture & Farming

• Ryan Wood has been appointed head of digital content and engagement at the Farmers Guardian. He was previously digital editor at the Lancashire Telegraph

Sports

• Samuel Luckhurst has been appointed Manchester United editor at the Manchester Evening News taking over from Rob Dawson
• Michael Owens has been appointed editor at Fighters Only replacing Nick Peet who has stepped down from the role