Lynch departs NationalWorld for Reach plc

Ben Lynch has joined Reach plc’s title MyLondon as LDR reporter. Recently, she was a reporter for LondonWorld, part of NationalWorld. Since March 2014, Lynch has been freelancing as a music writer. He worked as a trainee reporter at Newsquest and as a trainee journalist at PA Media. Lynch graduated from the University of Liverpool. […]

NationalWorld head of audience Reeder goes freelance

Matt Reeder, head of audience for North Yorkshire at NationalWorld, has started his own media company “Matt Reeder Media.” Reeder said: “So the new chapter is ready to be written. After 22 years with Johnston Press/JPIMedia/National World I am bouncing back from redundancy by going it alone as a freelance and setting up Matt Reeder […]

NationalWorld journalist Sewell leaves

Chelsie Sewell, SEO and trends writer/acting editor at NationalWorld, wrote on X/Twitter: “After almost a year I have taken the decision to leave National World. Having spent most of my time working in the fabulous SEO team with the best managers and colleagues I will be moving onto something new in a few weeks.” Previously, […]

NationalWorld appoints Taylor editor of Bristol World

Mark Taylor has joined NationalWorld as an editor for Bristol World, a site launched by Alex Ross, who left to join The Independent. Commenting on his new role, Taylor said: “As a Bristolian who has written about the city for many years, I am thrilled to be the new editor of Bristol World. “This is […]

Sanderson joins Scottish paper The Herald as reporter

Newsquest has hired Ginny Sanderson as a reporter for its Scottish national newspaper The Herald. She wrote on X/Twitter: “So excited to join the team covering the biggest stories in Scotland If you’ve got a story, or something you think needs to be covered, let me know!” Sanderson joined from NationalWorld, where she served as […]

NationalWorld appoints Blackburn politics editor

NationalWorld has tapped Ralph Blackburn as a politics editor. He joined in August 2022 as head of news. Previously, Blackburn served as editor of LondonWorld at JPIMedia and was a chief reporter at Triangle News Group, where he produced daily news stories for a range of clients including the Mirror and the Times. He has […]

Allott takes on new role at NationalWorld

NationalWorld has promoted Amber Allott to environment and sustainability specialist from the late editor post. In her new role, Allott will cover topics ranging from conservation and fuel to recycling and environmental research. Previously, she was an environment reporter at Stuff. Allott has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Otago in New Zealand and […]

Hourigan to join NationalWorld as politics editor

NationalWorld has hired Tom Hourigan as a politics editor. He will begin in May. Since November 2017, Hourigan has been at BBC News, where he worked as a senior journalist and assistant editor. Before that, he was a senior broadcast journalist at Bauer Media. He was also a journalist for Sky News and a broadcast […]

NationalWorld promotes Sandercock to money editor

Henry Sandercock is now a money editor at NationalWorld. In his new role, he will cover the cost of living crisis, personal finance and consumer rights. Sandercock joined in September 2021 as a digital journalist. Before that, he was a fresh foods reporter at The Grocer. He worked as a broadcast journalist and assistant producer […]

NationalWorld reporter Hubbard departs for new role

Jessica Hubbard, a local democracy reporter at NationalWorld has left and joined nonprofit organization Alzheimer’s Society as deputy managing editor. Previously, Hubbard worked as an education reporter at JPIMedia. Hubbard graduated from the University of Sussex. You can connect with Hubbard on Twitter .