Burne joins Reach as a political correspondent

Louise Burne has joined Reach title The Irish Mirror as a political correspondent. Previously, Burne was at DMG Media Ireland for more than three years. There, she worked as a journalist for Extra.ie, and was a political reporter for the Irish Daily Mail. Burne has a B.A. in journalism from Technological University Dublin. You can […]

Reach hires Wooding as Sunday Express editor

David Wooding has joined The Sunday Express as editor. Previously, Wooding served as assistant politics editor at The Sun, News U.K. Previously, Wooding was political editor at The Sun on Sunday, campaigns editor and Whitehall editor at The Sun, and associate politics editor at News of the World. He was news editor of Sunday People […]

Update: 1,100-plus Reach journalists to vote on agreement

Editorial staff at Reach PLC in the U.K. have called off their strike as a vote commences Wednesday on a new contract offer. The National Union of Journalists says an estimated 1,150 members working for Reach plc titles had moved to strike but a new vote that commences today and runs through Sept. 23 will determine […]

Daily Mirror taps Hoffman as lifestyle writer

The Daily Mirror has appointed Grace Hoffman as a lifestyle writer. Recently, she served as SEO and trends writer at Reach plc and celebrity news and lifestyle writer at OK! Magazine. She worked freelance and was founder and editor in chief of Kyla Magazine, a news site focused on beauty, fashion, lifestyle and entertainment. Hoffman […]

BBC/Reach reporter Richardson steps away from journalism

Alice Richardson, BBC/Reach local democracy reporter, has stepped away from journalism. Previously, she was a local democracy reporter at Newsquest. In a Twitter thread, Richardson said: “It’s definitely been a challenging few years. Don’t let anyone glamorise or romanticise local journo work. It can be brutal and some people can be really difficult to deal […]

Daily Mirror appoints Bradbury senior content commercialization editor

Reach plc has promoted Sarah Bradbury to the post of senior content commercialization editor for the Daily Mirror, focusing on fashion, beauty, food, drink, technology and some travel. She previously served as content commercialization editor. She has also worked freelance for Daily Mail News in London and various other clients. She has also worked at […]

Chande joins Reach plc as SEO editor

Surena Chande is now SEO editor for Mirror and the Daily Star at Reach plc. Currently, she is also freelancing for Metro.co.uk’с SEO desk and has previously worked freelance for other clients as well. She was an online showbiz reporter at Ok! Magazine and was an assistant editor at ITP Media Group in Dubai. She […]

Howard set to join Reach as newsletter lead

Bronte Howard will be joining Reach’s national title as a newsletter lead later this month, working across The Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star and OK! Magazine. Currently, she is a content editor and senior reporter for InYourArea. Before that, she was a senior news reporter at WalesOnline. She has also worked as a news reporter […]

Blackledge joins Reach as digital publishing editor

Richard Blackledge is now a digital publishing editor at Reach, supporting its online network. Previously, he was at JPI Media for more than 2 years, working as acting head of content and then as a specialist journalist. He was also at Johnston Press for more than 9 years, joining as a reporter covering general news. […]

Business Live appoints Elliott as biz editor

David Elliott is now a business editor at Business Live, a website launched by Reach in 2019 to host stories written by business writers from its regional titles around mainland Britain. Elliott also works for Reach’s Belfast Live site as host of its business podcast ‘How I Got Here’. In addition to his new role, […]