UK – 27 July 2017

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including The Times, INDEPENDENT, Daily Mirror, Oxford Mail, Investors Chronicle, Financial Adviser, Radio Times, i-D, Elle Decoration, CANDID and loveFOOD

News & Current Affairs

• There have been a couple of changes at the INDEPENDENT. Lizzie Dearden has been appointed home affairs correspondent at the website. Lizzie was previously senior reporter at the title. In addition, Jon Stone has been appointed Europe correspondent. Jon was previously political correspondent at the website
• Leila Haddou has been appointed data journalist at The Times and The Sunday Times. She was previously investigations correspondent at the Financial Times
• Roger Williams has been appointed reporter at South Hams Newspapers predominantly working on the Dartmouth Chronicle
• Emma Rosemurgey has been appointed trainee reporter at the Bury Times

Government & Politics

• Andrew Gregory has been appointed political editor at the Daily Mirror. Andrew is currently health editor and takes up his new role in September
• Nathan Briant has been appointed local government reporter at the Oxford Mail. Nathan was previously a reporter at the Express & Star

Law

• Joseph Evans has been appointed legal reporter at LegalWeek

Business & Finance

• Neil Merrett has been appointed deputy editor across H&V News and RAC. Neil was previously a reporter at Government Computing
• Harriet Clarfelt has been appointed investment writer at Investors Chronicle
• There have been a couple of appointments at Financial Adviser. David Thorpe has been appointed investment journalist at the title. In addition, Ima Jackson-Obot has also joined the title as features writer. Ima was previously news editor at Insurance Times

Health & Medicine

• Jennifer Sprinks has returned from maternity leave and is now editor at Cancer Nursing Practice. Jennifer was previously assistant editor across the RCNi Group’s titles
• Andreas Exarheas has been appointed senior news reporter at Veterinary Record. Andreas was previously acting editor at Rigzone

Home

• Carole Annett has been appointed interiors editor at Country & Town House. Carole was previously retail editor at House & Garden
• Kiera Buckley-Jones has now joined Elle Decoration as decorating editor. Kiera was previously interiors editor at House Beautiful

Arts & Entertainment

• Mark Frith has been named as the editorial director at the Radio Times. Mark joins from Now magazine where he is currently editor in chief. Mark starts his new role on 11 September
• Hanna Hanra has been appointed digital director at i-D
• Rose Hill has been appointed online TV reporter at the Mirror Online. Rose was previously a showbiz reporter at Sun Online

Fashion & Beauty

• Sarah Allard has been named as the new editor at hitched.co.uk. Sarah joins from her current role as digital editor at GoodtoKnow and takes up her new role on 21 August. She replaces current editor Caroline Bradley who is leaving to pursue a freelance writing career
• Ross Pollard has been appointed fashion and grooming editor at CANDID magazine
• Lily Worcester has been promoted to deputy beauty and lifestyle editor at ES Magazine. She was previously lifestyle assistant at the title
• Megan Murray has been appointed digital writer at Stylist.co.uk. Megan was previously content editor at GoodtoKnow

Lifestyle

• Bobby Palmer has been appointed front section editor at ShortList. Bobby was previously commissioning editor at The Tab
• Olivia Petter has been appointed lifestyle writer at the INDEPENDENT. Olivia was previously a digital intern at Vogue
• Jane Perrone has left her role as gardening editor at the Guardian and is now freelance

Food

• Ellie Aldridge has been appointed editor at loveFOOD