Rojas named deputy biz editor of Daily Mail
John-Paul Ford Rojas has been named deputy business editor at The Daily Mail. He previously was associate city editor and a senior business reporter at the publication, which he joined in June 2022. Rojas also worked at Sky News as a producer and news editor for business coverage. He previously worked at Press Association and […]
Telegraph taps Kelly as associate money editor
The Telegraph in London has hired Helena Kelly to be associate money editor. Kelly previously was U.S. assistant consumer editor for the Daily Mail in New York, covering stories related to fraud, banking, property, 401(K)s and general consumer issues. She started as a trainee on the Daily Mail’s print graduate scheme in September 2019 and […]
Daily Mail taps Clayton to serve as showbiz correspondent
Molly Clayton will take on the role of showbusiness correspondent at the Mail on Sunday in the new year. In her role, she will work across print and digital. Recently, she was a news reporter at the Daily Mail. She gained work experience at the BBC and talkSPORT. She freelanced for ITV and was a […]
Daily Mail promotes Muirhead to senior city reporter
Calum Muirhead, a city reporter at the Daily Mail UK, has been promoted to senior city reporter. He joined in September 2021. Previously, Muirhead was at Proactive, where he worked as a business journalist, reporting on financial markets and company news, focused on UK-listed small caps. Later on, he was appointed a senior journalist. Muirhead […]
The Sun hires Purkess as a consumer champion and senior consumer reporter
The Sun has tapped Laura Purkess to serve as a consumer champion and senior consumer reporter. She is expected to begin in June. Currently, Purkess is a Money Mail reporter at the Daily Mail, where she writes for the weekly personal finance section in the newspaper. Previously, she worked at Citywire as a reporter and […]
Daily Mail journalist Boyle departs
Siân Boyle, a feature writer at The Daily Mail, has left to pursue freelance journalism. She writes about tech, travel, lifestyle, social affairs and more for both UK and US publications. During more than nine years with the Daily Mail, Boyle held the posts of reporter, investigations reporter and deputy investigations editor. She was a […]
Bloomberg hires White as UK economics reporter
Lucy White has joined Bloomberg as UK economics reporter. Recently, she was at the Daily Mail, where she worked as chief city reporter, and before that, as city reporter. White reported for City AM, with a focus on private equity, asset management and financial regulation. She also reported for Real Deals and interned at The […]
Daily Mail appoints Dacre editor-in-chief
The Daily Mail has named Paul Dacre editor-in-chief of the group’s DMG Media business, extending Dacre’s long association with the British publication. Dacre is a veteran former editor of the Daily Mail and helped turn the tabloid into one of Britain’s most influential newspapers over more than two decades. He stepped down from his editing […]
Washtell to cover the tech and industrials beat for Daily Mail
The Daily Mail has tapped Francesca Washtell to cover tech and industrials. Recently, she covered industrials and markets. Before that, she covered economics. Prior to joining the Daily Mail, Washtell was a deputy night editor at City A.M. She also worked as a books editor and industrials reporter at City A.M. She was also a […]
Muirhead to cover business for the Daily Mail
Calum Muirhead will be joining the Daily Mail UK business team to cover all things business. His new role begins Sept. 1. Muirhead joins from Proactive, where he was a senior journalist. Previously, he held the post of business journalist, covering financial markets and company news with a focus on UK-listed small caps. He has […]