Media Moves

U.K.’s First News taps Towers to serve as senior reporter

Chris Towers

Chris Towers has joined First News, U.K.-based tabloid for young readers, as a senior reporter. Recently he was at Immediate Media Co. for more than four years.

There, Towers held the posts of writer/sub-editor, senior writer, deputy editor for Giggly – the company’s preschool and primary brand and e-commerce business, deputy editor for Disney and deputy editor for preschool titles.

He also contributed to Haymarket Media Group and The Times.

Towers has a B.A. in sports journalism from the University of Brighton.

You can congratulate Towers via X/Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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