The Independent hires Middleton as senior reporter
Joe Middleton has joined The Independent as a senior reporter. He wrote on X/Twitter: “Please get in touch with things you think we should be covering, story ideas, or if you fancy catching up with a coffee.” Since October 2020, Middleton had been freelancing. Before that, he was a news reporter at MailOnline, where he […]
The Independent hires Clements as deputy voices editor
Paul Clements has joined The Independent as a deputy voices editor on the comment desk. Recently, he was a commissioning at UnHerd. Previously, Clements worked as an associate features editor and then acting features editor at The Mail on Sunday. He also worked at The Telegraph for 15 years, where he held the posts of […]
Ross joins The Independent as senior reporter
Online national title The Independent has hired Alex Ross as senior reporter. Recently, he was editor of National World’s BristolWorld, which he launched in 2021. Ross said: “Getting the opportunity to launch a news website in my home city was a dream come true and I’m so proud of what my team has achieved in […]
The Independent names Broughton CEO
The Independent has appointed Christian Broughton as CEO. He will begin on Oct. 1 and will lead the title to the next stage of growth and diversification. Commenting on his new role, Broughton said: “It is a great honour to be taking on this role for the next chapter of The Independent’s remarkable growth story […]
The Independent appoints Murray U.S. culture news editor
The Independent has promoted Tom Murray to U.S. culture news editor. Recently, he served as senior U.S. culture reporter. Prior to joining The Independent, Murray was at Insider, where he worked for more than five years. There, he held the posts of social and syndication fellow, associate social media editor, lifestyle reporter, associate lifestyle editor, […]
The Independent seeks a picture editor
Role purpose: To provide top-quality live news images and eye-catching composites to draw readers to our articles, as well as working with our production team to ensure our Daily Edition has the best possible imagery. The team: The Independent’s picture desk plays a crucial role in the award-winning editorial team, giving our readers high-quality coverage […]
The Independent hires Saqib as news feature writer
Faiza Saqib has joined The Independent as a news feature writer. Recently, she was a reporter at Sky News. Previously, Saqib worked at The Independent from April 2021 to November 2022, holding the posts of junior audience editor and assistant audience editor. She also contributed to Middle East Monitor, the student affinity network UNiDAYS and […]
The Independent taps Miller to serve as lifestyle reporter
The Independent has hired Brittany Miller as a lifestyle reporter. She joins from her freelance post as news reporter at The US Sun. Miller interned at Syracuse.com and The New York Post. She held the posts of copy editor, lifestyle editor and managing editor at Globalists, a Syracuse University publication that aims to give students […]
The Independent hires Georgeson as audience editor
Andrew Georgeson has joined The Independent as an audience editor. Recently, he was a sport social media editor at Reach plc. Previously, Georgeson served as a senior sport editor at Cambridge News and was a communities writer at the Yorkshire Evening Post. Georgeson graduated from the University of Manchester. You can congratulate Georgeson on Twitter.
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 […]
