Wynn takes on new role at National World
National World has tapped Amos Wynn to serve as Blackpool FC reporter. Recently, he covered rugby league team Wigan Warrios and championship football as a sports reporter. Previously, Wynn worked as a sports trends writer at Reach plc and a news reporter at JPIMedia, where he researched for stories and reacted on breaking events. Wynn […]
The New Statesman hires Kenyon as policy correspondent
Megan Kenyon will join The New Statesman as a policy correspondent to cover sustainability for “Spotlight,” its policy report supplement. Currently, Kenyon is a senior reporter at Local Government Chronicle in London, where he also worked as a reporter. She also reported for Central News in London. She also held the posts of comment editor […]
Telegraph taps Searles to serve as health correspondent
Michael Searles has joined The Telegraph as a health correspondent. Recently, he worked at NHS England as a media relations manager. Previously, Searles was a sport and business reporter at City A.M. and a sports journalist at MailOnline. He freelanced for The Times, Mail on Sunday, Daily Express, Press Association, Esquire and Grazia. Searles has […]
Telegraph reporter Barber goes freelance
Harriet Barber, a global health reporter for The Telegraph, has left to go freelance. She joined in July 2018 as a newsletter writer and editor. Her beat included video production and covered human rights abuses, violence against women and extreme poverty Barber also served as a news and foreign sub-editor producing major breaking news stories, […]
Reach plc’s Merrington set to depart
Jacqui Merrington, discovery director at Reach plc will leave. In this role, she developed new audiences across the network’s more than 60 regional news brands. Her last day is Aug. 18. Merrington also served as regional digital editor, editor-in-chief digital/South and audience and content director. She was also an editor at Trinity Mirror plc for […]
ITN hires Tullio as assistant news editor
Adam Di Tullio has joined ITN as an assistant news editor for ITV News. Recently, he was a radio and television producer at News UK. Tullio worked as a European correspondent at Capital Radio Network and TV news reporter at Seven Network. He also worked as a radio news producer at Nine, where he has […]
The Telegraph appoints Barton breaking news reporter
Alex Barton, has taken on the role of breaking news reporter at The Telegraph, moving up from his current role of news reporter. Previously, Barton was a news reporter at News UK and worked as a food and drink reporter at The Grocer. He also served as an associate media planner at The Wall Street […]
Prisoner swap for WSJ’s Gershkovich hits snags
A potential prisoner swap with Russia for detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has hit a snag, reports Dustin Volz and Louise Radnofsky of The Journal. Volz and Radnofsky report, “A made-in-the-USA solution, by contrast, is entirely within the American government’s control, even if it carries some domestic political challenges. But while there are several potential prisoners in U.S. custody […]
Hancock joins Moscow Times as opinion editor
The Moscow Times, an English and Russian language online newspaper, has hired Charlie Hancock as an opinion editor. She also freelances for Bloomberg, The Telegraph, Prospect and The Times, covering topics, including health, education, culture, diplomacy and defense. Previously, Hancock was a commodities and technology journalist at Bloomberg News and has also worked at Prospect […]
Bloomberg page one editor Fletcher departs
Clementine Fletcher, a Daybreak page one editor at Bloomberg News, has left. She wrote on LinkedIn: “Time flies when you’re facing two financial crises, a Trump presidency, your first pandemic, etc etc… Those 15 valuable, rewarding, educational, brilliant years at Bloomberg really went by in a flash. Now I’m loving the chance to have a […]
