Akass swaps BBC for Sky News
Sky News has named Amanda Akass as a politics and business correspondent, working on “The Early Rundown,” a breakfast program that rounds up major morning headlines. Akass worked as a reporter at BBC News for BBC South East Today. She has held various other posts at the BBC, including broadcast journalist, breakfast program producer and […]
Caven joins Daily Star as assistant news editor
The Daily Star has tapped James Caven as an assistant news editor. He was previously a live blogger at Sky News. Earlier, he has also reported for the Daily Star and SWNS/National News and Pictures in London. He was also a reporter at Newsquest. Caven is a University of Liverpool graduate.
Reuters digital executive producer Holeyman departs
Martha Holeyman, digital executive producer at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, has left to join Sky News as an assistant editor on the digital team. Holeyman had been with the company for close to 2 years, managing the video team and running the digital long-form at the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Before that, she was at ITN, […]
Alexander joins Sky News as international affairs producer
Sky News has hired Sophie Alexander as an international affairs producer. Her new role begins later in November. Currently, she is a Washington producer in Washington D.C. for ITV News. Before that, she worked as an assistant news editor and as a health and science producer in London. She has also worked as a news […]
Sky News hires Clarke as science and tech editor
Tom Clarke has joined Sky News as a science and technology editor. Previously, he was at ITN for over 17 years, where he most recently served as science editor of ITV News. Before that, he worked as a science editor, Channel 4 News at ITN. He has also worked as a science writer at Nature […]
Sky News taps Udale-Smith as science and tech producer
Sky News has promoted Alice Udale-Smith to the post of specialist science and tech producer. In her new role, Udale-Smith will also be covering climate change in addition to science and tech stories. Udale-Smith has been with Sky News for 6 years, recently serving as a journalist and news producer. Before that, she was a […]
Sky News taps Snead as news editor
Florence Snead is now a news editor at Sky News. Recently, she was at The i Paper, where she worked as a reporter and an assistant breaking news editor. She has also reported for Edinburgh Evening News and Cambridge News. Snead has a B.A. from Durham University and a NCTJ diploma in newspaper journalism from […]
Sky News taps Haynes as security and defense editor
Sky News has hired Deborah Haynes as a security and defense editor. In this role, she will cover foreign stories globally and carries out her own investigations. Prior to joining Sky News, she was a defense editor, and before that, Iraq correspondent at The Times. She has also worked for Reuters, after six years at […]
French departs Newsquest for Sky News
Katie French is joining Sky News as a chief sub editor. Recently, she was an editor at Newsquest. Before that, she served as head of news, North Hampshire. Her new role begins next month. She has also freelanced for The Telegraph and was a news reporter and then acting assistant night news editor at MailOnline. […]
Sky News hires Ridler as a live blogger
Sky News has tapped Faith Ridler as a live blogger. She joins from MailOnline, where she was a U.K. online reporter. She was also a trainee reporter at SWNS Media Group U.K. and Birmingham Mail. Ridler has also interned at Press Association, The Sunday Times and Wakefield Express. She has also written for PPcom. Ridler […]
