Vancouver’s CHEK News names Haysom anchor
CHEK News in Vancouver, B.C. has hired Paul Haysom as an anchor. He joins from Global News, where he has worked for 10 years, recently as a news anchor. There, Haysom has also served as a producer. Previously, from October 2007 to April 2013, he worked as a sports anchor and reporter at CHEK News. […]
STV News hires Wright as reporter
STV News has tapped Oliver Wright to serve as a reporter. He comes from BBC News, where he was a journalist – Radio News. Previously, Wright freelanced as a social media researcher for BBC Scotland and as a multimedia news and sport reporter/bulletin editor at Bauer Media Group. Wright graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University. You […]
The Independent appoints Anderson acting audience lead, ecommerce
The Independent has tapped Scarlet Anderson to serve as acting audience lead, ecommerce. Recently, she freelanced in SEO/audience growth on IndyBest. From May 2022 to December 2022, Anderson served as deputy head of audience at The Independent. She worked as an audience growth manager for Glamour UK and Condé Nast and as an SEO executive […]
The Drum senior tech reporter Sutcliffe laid off
Chris Sutcliffe, senior reporter for tech at The Drum, wrote on Twitter: “Some personal news (bad edition). Journalism’s tough in 2023 and unfortunately it’s my turn on the redundancy chopping block. If you spot any roles or opportunities going in the reporting/podcasting/supermodel business, please give me a shout.” Sutcliffe had joined The Drum in August […]
O’Connor joins FTAdviser as senior reporter
FTAdviser has hired Tara O’Connor as a senior reporter to cover investments and platforms. Recently, she was a local democracy reporter at Reach plc Before that, O’Connor was a senior reporter at Baylis Media, which provides news to the east Berkshire area. She also worked as a sub-editor and then reporter at Trinity Mirror plc. […]
‘There will be little left of Canadian journalism to save’: CTV News parent lays off 1300
In a devastating blow to the news industry, Bell Canada, parent company of CTV News has announced the termination of 1300 jobs which impacts management, production, editorial, operations, sales and marketing, administrative and clerical jobs. Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada said: “At Bell Canada, every year we can expect to […]
Bloomberg hires Wong as weekend editor in Asia region
Michael Sin, team leader for breaking news in Asia for Bloomberg News, sent out the following to the staff: All, I’m pleased to announce that Yi Wei Wong will be joining as Breaking News APAC’s weekend editor. She’ll be based in Singapore and responsible for all things international wires and social media monitoring. Yi Wei will […]
New Zealand-based Stuff appoints Watkins to new editorial role
Stuff has tapped Tracy Watkins, based in Wellington, New Zealand, to serve as editor of The Post. Since May 2019, she has been editor of the Sunday Star-Times and Sunday News, a role which she will continue. Commenting on her new role, Watkins said: “As a proud Wellingtonian with a passion for politics, taking on […]
Daily Mirror appoints Kirk journalist
Niamh Kirk has joined the Daily Mirror as a journalist. Recently, she was a reporter at Caters News Agency in England. Kirk has also was as an account executive at Punch Communications in England and as a researcher at Spring Films Ltd, also in the UK. Kirk has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from De […]
Hearst taps Donovan to serve as senior ecommerce writer
Hearst has hired Sophie Donovan as a senior ecommerce writer. Recently, she was a digital writer at The Sun’s Fabulous publication, joining in February 2020 as a lifestyle writer. Previously, Donovan was a trainee reporter at SWNS Media Group and contributed to The Tab. Donovan graduated for the University of Leeds. You can congratulate Donovan […]
