Cosmopolitan UK appoints Bond features writer

Kimberley Bond has joined Cosmopolitan UK as a features writer working across print and online. Since March 2022, Bond has been a features writer at Metro. She also covered fashion, beauty, celebrity news, new TV releases and real-life stories at Tyla. She was a showbiz reporter at the Evening Standard and freelanced for The Telegraph, […]

Mail on Sunday and Metro journalists laid off

The following excerpt was sent out from pressgazette.co.uk: The Mail on Sunday and Metro titles have lost dozens of journalists as part of a cost-cutting exercise implemented by their publisher. High-profile Mail on Sunday departures include news editor Ben Felsenburg, business editor Neil Craven, consumer affairs and technology editor Dan Jones and medical editor Stephen Adams. Acting features editor […]

Metro hires Copson as senior TV reporter

Josie Copson has joined Metro as a senior TV reporter to cover television and entertainment. Recently, she was a features and lifestyle writer at Reach plc. Previously, Copson was a senior writer at OK! Magazine and interned at Cosmopolitan U.K. Copson has a B.A. from Cardiff University in Wales. Be sure to congratulate Copson on […]

Metro showbiz editor Stichbury goes freelance

Thomas Stichbury, a showbiz editor at Metro, has left the title to go freelance. He had joined in December 2021. Previously, Stichbury worked as a showbiz reporter at Metro from May 2015 to May 2018. He also worked at Sky News as an editor for more than seven years, and at The Sun. Stichbury has a […]

Arthurs named editor in chief at Metro

Metro has appointed Deborah Arthurs as its new editor in chief. Her appointment comes following the departure of Ted Young, who had been with the paper for more than eight years. Young’s departure comes as the daily battles economic hardships and the print and online Metro products come under Arthurs’ helm. Arthurs joined Metro in […]

Metro deputy news editor Taylor goes freelance

Joel Taylor, a deputy news editor at Metro at Associated Newspapers, will leave to pursue freelance journalism. His last day is March 15. Taylor has held the post of deputy news editor since April 2009. Before that, he was an assistant news editor. He joined Associated Newspapers’ Metro in January 2007 as a reporter. Taylor […]

Metro hires Moss as lifestyle editor

Metro has hired Rachel Moss as a lifestyle editor. She joined from HuffPost, where she worked for more than eight years, recently, as a life editor. Moss also served as a lifestyle editorial assistant, lifestyle reporter and senior journalist. She worked freelance for Entertainmentwise.com and interned at The Daily Telegraph. She was a features editor […]