UK – 3 March 2016

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including the The Spectator, Somerset County Gazette, Sky News, Woman, Now, OK!, Newsweek Europe, Grazia and Community Practitioner

News & current affairs

• Paul Mason has announced via Facebook that he is leaving Channel 4 News to go freelance. He was previously the economics editor at the programme
• Elizabeth Rigby has announced via Twitter that she is to join Sky News as senior political correspondent. She is currently media editor at The Times
• Emily Hill has been appointed acting commissioning editor at The Spectator covering Mary Wakefield’s maternity leave
• Paul Jones has been appointed editor at the Somerset County Gazette
• Sheridan Robins has been appointed reporter at the Weston Mercury
• Richard Bean has left his role as chief reporter at the Wigan Evening Post and Wigan Observer

Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment

• Somethin’ Else CEO Jez Nelson is to return to Jazz FM with a new show ‘Somethin’ Else with Jez Nelson’ in April. Nelson is leaving BBC Radio 3’s Jazz on 3 later this month
• Time Inc. UK has announced the sale of its ‘Motoring’ brands to Kelsey Media. The deal sees Kelsey acquire VolksWorld, VolksWorld Camper & Bus and VWt as well as the annual VolksWorld Show and the VolksWorld Camper & Bus Show with immediate effect
• Sport magazine is set to relaunch tomorrow with a fresh design and new features including ‘Love and Hate’, ‘In Their Own Words’ and a new ‘Diary’ page looking back at the previous week in sport
• Anne Richardson has been appointed entertainment director at Woman magazine. She is covering while Sara Nuwar is away on maternity leave
• Natasha Slee has been appointed as social media editor at REFINERY29. She was previously social media editor at Dazed
• Nick Carvell has been promoted to associate style director at GQ. He was previously the fashion editor at GQ.co.uk
• Lucy Gornall has been appointed you and improved editor at Now magazine. She was previously showbiz content writer at the title
• Hannah Flint has been appointed junior news and entertainment editor at Grazia
• Tufayel Ahmed has been appointed as entertainment reporter at Newsweek Europe
• Tim Nelson has been appointed freelance features editor across Your Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wedding and Your South Wales Wedding
• Rachel Story has been appointed shopping editor at HELLO! Fashion Monthly. She was previously contributing fashion stylist at the title
• Jodie Dunworth has been appointed fashion and beauty assistant at OK! magazine
• Madeleine Howell has been appointed editorial assistant at the Resident and SW Resident magazines
• Nicole Smallwood has been promoted to fashion director at PHOENIX magazine. She was previously fashion editor at the title

Business and finance

• TheBusinessDesk.com has launched its fourth regional website this time covering the East Midlands. The site will be edited by Sam Metcalf who was previously the editor at Midlands Business Insider. The three other websites cover the regions of Yorkshire, the West Midlands and the North West
• Claire Cameron has started her role as editor at Builder & Engineer. She was previously a sports reporter at the Bolton News
• Adam Pescod has been confirmed as the editor at elitebusiness and elitefranchise magazines. He was previously acting editor at these titles

Health, science & technology

• James Archer has been appointed reviews editor at Computer Shopper. He was previously a reviews writer at the Inquirer and v3.co.uk
• Alice Harrold has been appointed reporter at Community Practitioner