Hope named head of politics, political editor at GB News
GB News has hired Christopher Hope as head of politics and as political editor. Hope has served as a Telegraph journalist since 2003. He held the posts of business correspondent; Whitehall editor; senior political correspondent and assistant editor; and chief political correspondent. He also presented “Chopper’s Politics,” the Telegraph’s weekly politics podcast. Hope has a […]
The Telegraph promotes Smallcombe to assistant news editor
Mike Smallcombe, a digital sub-editor at The Telegraph, has been appointed assistant news editor. Prior to joining the Telegraph, Smallcombe held the posts of digital news journalist and content editor at Reach plc. He was a print news reporter at Local World Media, which was acquired by Reach title Trinity Mirror in late 2015. Smallcombe […]
Christou departs News UK for the Telegraph
Frankie Christou has joined The Telegraph as an assistant sports news editor. Recently, he was a sports reporter at The Sun, News UK, where he previously served as a junior sports reporter. Christou freelanced and was a trainee journalist at Press Association Training. He interned at The Independent. Christou has a B.A. from Royal Holloway, […]
The Telegraph promotes Almeida to senior personal finance reporter
The Telegraph has appointed Lauren Almeida to personal finance reporter. Recently, she was a personal finance reporter. Almeida joined in August 2021 as an investment reporter. Before that, she was an investment writer at Financial Times’ Investor’s Chronicle. She interned at The Wall Street Journal. Almeida graduated from The London School of Economics and Political […]
Marshall joins The Times as assistant news editor
The Times has tapped Francesca Marshall to serve as an assistant news editor. She joined from The Telegraph, where she recently served as acting weekend news editor. During her more than five years at The Telegraph, Marshall held the posts of content editor, news reporter, night news editor, assistant news editor and morning news editor. […]
Lawford moves from Telegraph Money to Telegraph Business
Melissa Lawford, a property correspondent at Telegraph Money, has moved to Telegraph Business as an economics reporter. She joined The Telegraph in 2019. Lawford worked as an editorial assistant at High Life, British Airways’ Inflight Magazine. She worked freelance for the Financial Times, where she also interned. She also interned at the BBC. Lawford graduated […]
Capurro joins The i Paper as environment correspondent
The i Paper has hired Daniel Capurro as an environment correspondent. He joined from The Telegraph, where he has worked for about six years. There, Capurro held the posts of assistant comment editor, senior reporter, and editor for Front Bench, The Telegraph’s daily political newsletter, and s. He also worked at The Times. Capurro has […]
Telegraph appoints Ford features director
The Telegraph has hired Lucy Hunter Ford as a features director. Recently, she was at the Evening Standard, where she worked as a features editor, executive editor, podcast producer and columnist. Ford was an associate editor at The Independent and a features writer at ES Magazine. Ford graduated from the University of Cambridge. You can […]
Telegraph taps Butter to head up live features
Susannah Butter has joined The Telegraph as head of live features. Previously, she held the post of acting deputy culture editor at The Sunday Times. Butter worked at the Evening Standard for more than six years as a deputy features editor and senior editor. You can congratulate Butter on Twitter.
The Telegraph appoints Davies acting editor
The Telegraph has named Gareth Davies acting editor, also serving The Telegraph App. Recently, he was a breaking news editor and digital news producer. Davies was a US/foreign reporter at MailOnline and reported for Newsquest. He also worked at the BBC. Davies graduated from the University of Worcester. Be sure to congratulate Davies on Twitter.
