Sunday Times promotes Taylor to editor, Murison to deputy editor

The Sunday Times has appointed Ben Taylor to the post of editor and Krissi Murison to deputy editor. Taylor joined the Times in 2020 as deputy editor. In his new role, Taylor succeeds Emma Tucker, who has been named editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. Previously, he worked at […]

DC Thomson announces boost in profits after pandemic disruption

DC Thomson has reported an increase in revenues up to £174.1 million ($215 million) from £160.2 million ($197.6 million) in 2020-21. DC Thomson chairman Christopher Thomson, said: “The impact of our transformation programme and the easing of disruption caused by the pandemic both contributed to an improved year of trading for DC Thomson in the […]

City A.M. hires Frank-Keyes as a political reporter

Jessica Frank-Keyes has joined City A.M. as a political reporter. She worked at Archant for more than five years as a reporter. Before joining Archant, Frank-Keyes served as news editor and then deputy editor of Concrete, University of East Anglia’s student paper. She interned at The Independent and freelanced for News UK. Frank-Keyes graduated from […]

Rajesh joins Reuters as an editor

Reuters has appointed YP Rajesh as an editor, India politics and general news. Recently, he was managing editor at India’s news media startup ThePrint. Rajesh was an executive editor at India Today and served as Indian correspondent at The Straits Times. He also held editorial roles at The Indian Express. Previously, Rajesh worked at Reuters […]

Financial Times hires Stognei as Russia correspondent

The Financial Times has appointed Anastasiia Stognei to the post of Russia correspondent, based in the Moscow bureau. She will cover Russia’s economy, energy and other beats. Recently, Stognei was an economic reporter at BBC News in Russia. She co-founded Perestroika, an educational platform on emotional intelligence. She was an economic reporter at The Bell […]

Newsquest names Yates regional editor for Cumbria

Newsquest has tapped Joy Yates to serve as regional editor for Cumbria, a role in which she will oversee the sister dailies News & Star and The Mail. Recently, she held the post of acting editor for North Cumbria. Yates served as regional director JPIMedia North East and editorial director for Johnston Press North East, […]

Weekly Times promotes Kotsios to news editor

Australian newspaper The Weekly Times has promoted Natalie Kotsios to news editor. Previously, she was a national affairs reporter covering federal politics, focusing on agriculture, and regional/rural affairs. Kotsios worked in Australia as a senior reporter at The Border Mail, where she covered politics, court, police, social affairs, theatre and arts. Kotsios has a B.A. […]

Insider taps Keane to serve as senior lifestyle editor

Kiara Keane, a lifestyle editor at Insider, is now a senior lifestyle editor. Prior to joining Insider, she was a content editor at DMG Media. Keane was a social media manager at Harper’s Bazaar and a social media assistant at The Independent. She was an online news reporter and features reporter at OK! Magazine. She […]

UK publisher announces 25 percent jump in 2022 digital revenues

National World is expected to issue its first dividend this year after revenues for 2022 are expected to be “not less than £84 million” (about $104 million). National World chairman David Montgomery said: “We have accelerated the Group’s transformation into a premium content and sales business across all platforms in 2022. “We continue to launch new […]

Bournemouth Daily Echo deputy editor Clark joins NationalWorld

Katie Clark will join NationalWorld as an SEO content editor. She will begin in February. Currently, she is a deputy editor at Bournemouth Daily Echo. Clark was at Newsquest, where she served as a regional audience and content editor and then as acting editor for the Southern Daily Echo. Previously, she worked at the Bournemouth […]