Abu Dhabi-backed fund to acquire The Telegraph

The following excerpt was sent out from The Telegraph: An investment fund backed by Abu Dhabi has confirmed plans to take ownership of The Telegraph “at an early opportunity” as MPs on the culture select committee urgently discuss the implications for press freedom. RedBird IMI, led by the former CNN chief Jeff Zucker and mostly funded by […]

Elle UK taps Ford to serve as acting features director

Elle UK has appointed Lucy Hunter Ford to the post of acting features director. Recently, she served as a features director at The Telegraph. Previously, Ford held the posts of features editor, executive editor, podcast producer and columnist at the Evening Standard. She also worked as an associate editor at The Independent. Ford graduated from […]

The Telegraph taps Cullinan to serve as global health security reporter

Maeve Cullinan has joined The Telegraph as a global health security reporter to cover infectious diseases, the pandemic, conflict, health, reproductive rights and related topics. Cullinan wrote on X/Twitter: “If you’ve got a story, please send my way: maeve.cullinan@telegraph.co.uk.” Her most recent post was news reporter at The US Sun, from where she left in […]

Rowan joins The Times as commissioning editor, travel

The Times has hired Claudia Rowan as a commissioning editor on the travel desk. Recently, she held the same post for The Telegraph’s magazine. Rowan joined The Telegraph in January 2021 as an editorial graduate journalist, where she previously also interned. She also interned at Harper’s Bazaar. Rowan has a B.A. in English language and […]

Lambert swaps Telegraph for i paper

The i Paper has hired Chloe Lambert as associate features editor. Lambert joins after more than seven years at The Telegraph, where she held the posts of features commissioning editor, comment commissioning editor, health features editor, senior commissioning editor, deputy head/acting head of live features. She freelanced and was an assistant editor for “Good Health” […]

The Telegraph, Spectator up for grabs

The following excerpt was sent out from The Financial Times: The long-awaited sales process for the Telegraph and The Spectator has formally started in what will be a closely watched contest for one of the UK’s top national newspaper groups. On Friday, the boards of the parent companies behind the Telegraph Media Group Limited and […]

PA Media hires Hall as general news reporter

Sam Hall has joined the Press Association as a news reporter. He wrote on LinkedIn: “I’m really looking forward to reporting and writing stories from all manner of places. I’d also like to thank my amazing colleagues at The Telegraph for making the last two and a half years so enjoyable. You can reach me […]

Frainier joins The Times of London as associate travel editor

The Times of London has hired Lizzie Frainier as an associate travel editor. She joins from The Telegraph, where she worked for more than five years. Frainier held the posts of assistant content editor and content editor for Telegraph Travel. She also served as a senior content editor, acting digital publishing editor for travel and […]

Glamour hires Randall as commerce photo editor

Néamh Randall has joined Glamour as commerce photo editor. Recently, Randall was at The Telegraph, where she worked for more than three years. She joined in January 2020 as a picture researcher – Magazine. In this role, she completed her apprenticeship. In June 2022, she joined the main newspaper picture desk as a picture researcher. You […]

Telegraph launches money channel

The following was sent out from newsworks.org.uk: ‘A complete guide to being better off’, The Telegraph’s comprehensive new money advice channel is designed and expertly curated to provide its readers and subscribers with all the guidance they need to make their money work harder for them and their families  The Telegraph’s new channel is designed […]