The Telegraph hires Bhutani to its community team
The Telegraph has tapped Anvee Bhutani to serve as a journalist on the community team. Since April 2023, she has been a broadcast assistant at the BBC. Previously, Bhutani was a junior researcher at Channel 4 and interned at The Times. In addition, her work has also been published in The Times, Telegraph and The New Statesman. Bhutani […]
Carter joins BBC as investigations researcher
BBC has tapped Dolly Carter to serve as an investigations researcher. Recently, she worked as a crime correspondent at Newsquest, where she joined in May 2022 as a reporter. Carter has also worked at The Times, The Sunday Times and Archant, and freelanced for The i paper and Metro. Carter graduated from the University of […]
NY Times hires four in Video
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times‘ Solana Pyne and Mark Scheffler: We are thrilled to welcome Aric Toler, Arijeta Lajka, Neil Bedi and Nader Ibrahim to the Video team. Aric Toler joins Visual Investigations as a video journalist. Previously, he was the director of research and training at Bellingcat, where […]
New Statesman appoints Barnes associate editor/writer
The New Statesman has hired Hannah Barnes as an associate editor and writer. In her new role she will write columns, investigative pieces, features and more. Commenting on her new role, Barnes wrote on X/Twitter: “It’s an opportunity I couldn’t pass up, and I can’t wait to join such a talented team and start this […]
Sembhi joins BBC staff full-time
Aisha Sembhi, a freelance journalism researcher at the BBC has joined the team full-time as a journalist and assistant producer on the sports team. Previously, Sembhi covered the British F4 and W series motorsport news at FT Feeder Series. She also worked as a politics editor at Durham University’s student newspaper Palatinate. She was also […]
BBC journalist Barnes set to depart
Hannah Barnes, a senior journalist at BBC Newsnight, wrote on X/Twitter: “After 15 wonderful years, it’s with a mix of great sadness and huge excitement that I have decided to leave the BBC. I’m enormously grateful for the opportunity to work at the world’s leading broadcaster, alongside so many exceptional colleagues.” During her decade tenure […]
U.K. multimedia magazine’s ME Pullman departs
Nina Pullman, managing editor at U.K.-based multimedia magazine Wicked Leeks, has left. In her new role, she will join the BBC Food Program in October. Previously, Pullman freelanced for various outlets, including Guardian Media Group and The Huffington Post. She covered supply chains, sustainability, social enterprise, innovation, development, consumer trends and travel. She also held […]
BBC presenter Priest to depart after more than three decades years on air
The following excerpt was sent out from the BBC: Presenter Louise Priest is leaving the BBC after a career in local radio and regional television spanning nearly 40 years. A familiar face to breakfast and lunchtime audiences of BBC Look East she said “it never occurred to me to leave” until now. Joining the corporation […]
Press oppression continues as Russia blacklists BBC, Guardian and Telegraph journalists
The Russian government has added a significant number of journalists and media executives to its list of people banned from entering the country. These include: From the BBC: Chief executive Deborah Turness Analysis editor Ros Atkins Disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring Two journalists working in the corporation’s new “BBC Verify” effort From The Guardian: World […]
BBC names David its chief economics correspondent
Dharshini David has been appointed as chief economics correspondent at the BBC. This is a new role created in response to the thematic review of the BBC’s coverage of taxation, public spending, government borrowing and debt. David has been a senior correspondent for business and economics coverage since October 2019. She previously was the chief […]
