Telegraph to create 60 jobs as subscriptions rise
The Telegraph is investing in its newsroom, creating 60 jobs in the first six months of 2021. The move comes following the paper’s subscriber base surpassing the 600,000 mark and overtaking The Times. The company is further planning on having 1m subscribers and 10m registrants signed up by 2023. The new jobs on offer, some […]
The Telegraph taps Williams as biz editor
Christopher Williams, who was previously business editor of The Sunday Telegraph, now holds the title across all print and digital editions of The Telegraph. Williams has been with The Telegraph for more than 10 years, joining as a technology correspondent. He then became technology, media and telecoms editor, before serving as chief business correspondent. He […]
The Telegraph appoints Foy as financial and professional services correspondent
Simon Foy has been named financial and professional services correspondent at The Telegraph covering accountants, insurers, law firms, stock exchanges, workplace conduct, regulation, green finance, lending and asset management. Previously, Foy held the post of business reporter. Prior to joining The Telegraph, Foy was a political news intern at The Spectator. Before that, he was […]
The Telegraph promotes Rayner to post of associate editor
Gordon Rayner is now an associate editor at The Telegraph. Previously, he held the post of political editor at the newspaper. Prior to that, he was chief reporter. Rayner has been at The Telegraph since 2007, and before that he was a reporter at The Daily Mail. He was also a reporter at The Sun. […]
Independent scores over Telegraph in terms of profits
Profits at the Independent have overtaken those at Telegraph. This is a huge milestone for the first national UK newspaper publisher to close its printing presses and rely solely on digital revenue, reports the Financial Times. The Independent ceased its print edition four years ago at the behest of its Russian part-owner Evgeny Lebedev, […]
Georgia paper expands its editorial team
The Telegraph has appointed two editors — Blake Kaplan and Caleb Slinkard — to lead the publication’s daily operations. Kaplan has been named the organization’s regional executive editor, and Slinkard will be taking on the post of senior editor. “Caleb and I look forward to helping break a lot of news in the Macon area,” […]
Telegraph expects increase in online subscribers
U.K.’s Telegraph Media Group is expecting more online subscribers as compared to its newspaper subscribers. The publishing company of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph has hit parity in digital and print, with total combined subscriptions of about 418,000. Digital subscriptions have also increased by about 81,000 in a year. “It’s a great position […]
The Telegraph, Facebook and the changing media landscape
The Barclay brothers bought the Telegraph in 2004 and accumulated a readership audience of almost 1 million people. At the same time, a Harvard undergraduate, Mark Zuckerberg had recently changed the name of his startup to Facebook, reports The Guardian. Now, fast-forward 15 years, we see how the media landscape has changed for both these […]
The Telegraph hires Clowes as reporter
Edward Clowes has joined The Telegraph as itds new business reporter. After spending five years in the Middle East, Clowes will now be in London covering business, according to his tweet. Previously, Clowes has worked as a freelance reporter and as a business reporter for Sky News and Gulf News respectively. He has also served […]
Telegraph prepares sale bid
A group of senior Telegraph managers is looking for backers to bid for the media group, the Sunday Times reported. Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay, owners of the Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph titles for £665m in 2004, are reported to be eyeing a sale as part of a wider break-up of their empire. The […]
