BBC taps McCallum as technology reporter
BBC Click and the BBC tech team have appointed Shiona McCallum as a technology reporter, covering everything tech related online and on-air. Previously, she was a multimedia reporter and producer at Newsbeat on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra and The Asian Network. She has also reported for Bauer Media and was a broadcast journalist […]
ITN taps BBC Newsnight’s Wren as editor
Channel 4 News has appointed Esme Wren as its editor, overseeing the UK network’s flagship news show produced by ITN. In her new role, she replaces Ben de Pear. Wren was previously editor of BBC Newsnight, leading the helm for the past three years. During her time there, she produced major exclusives and investigations. Wren […]
Criddle joins FT as a tech reporter
The Financial Times has hired Cristina Criddle as a technology reporter. Criddle started on Monday. She previously was a technology reporter at BBC News. She has also worked as a producer/reporter for the BBC and was a reporter at The Telegraph. She has also served as editor and was part of The Tab Liverpool, since […]
Times Radio signs O’Connell as biz correspondent
Dominic O’Connell has joined Times Radio, News UK as a business correspondent to provide business news at 6 a.m. on weekday mornings. He begins Nov. 1. He has previously worked as a business presenter on BBC Radio 4’s Today Program. Before that, he was a business editor at the Sunday Times. Times Radio program director […]
BBC journalist Sopel departs
Jon Sopel, a veteran BBC journalist who has been with the broadcaster for the past 22 years, is leaving. Recently, he was presenting a new daily news program on BBC World. Before that, he worked as a news presenter and also served as a Paris correspondent for 4 years for the broadcaster. Sopel has a […]
New beat for BBC’s Wardell
Kady Wardell, a senior journalist working on the BBC’s social team, has switched beats to join the broadcaster’s visual journalism team. Previously, she worked as a producer and digital producer at BBC Radio Solent. She was also a digital marketing coordinator at Wilmoths in the UK, running social media sites and websites among other tasks. […]
O’Connor set to join BBC Radio 5 Live
Harry O’Connor, a journalism researcher at BBC will be joining the BBC Radio 5 Live team. Previously, he was working on the BBC Breakfast as a digital journalist apprentice. He worked on the social team creating digital content, which included filming and editing among other tasks. He also helped manage a social media account for […]
Fussell appointed CEO of BBC Studios
The BBC has named Tom Fussell CEO of BBC Studios, the network’s commercial production and distribution arm. He will also be a member of the BBC’s executive committee. Fussell has been interim CEO since last year. He was also group CFO of Shine Group, a global TV production and distribution business in London. He has […]
BBC appoints Shepka impact journalist
The BCC has tapped Phil Shepka as an impact journalist for BBC Look East and BBC online, working on investigations and long-term stories in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. Shepka has been with the BBC for over 9 years, recently serving as a reporter for the BBC News website, covering the East of […]
BBC appoints Cieslak tech correspondent
The BBC has appointed Marc Cieslak as a technology correspondent. Previously, he was a senior reporter, presenter and producer. Cieslak has been with the BBC for 13 years, also serving as producer/director for BBC Three and producer/director BBC Panorama. He has also freelanced for CNBC Europe, BBC, Emap Performance TV and RAPIDO TV. Cieslak also […]
