UK – 01 September 2016

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including ITV Granada, Press Association, Financial Times, Condé Nast Traveller, Cycling Weekly, Speciality Food, The Drum and Meetings & Incentive Travel.

News & current affairs

• Eamonn Holmes has announced he is to leave his role as presenter of Sunrise on Sky News
• Kiran Stacey has been appointed Delhi correspondent at the Financial Times and starts on 19th September. He was previously energy correspondent at the title
• Joe Pike has been appointed political reporter at ITV Granada. Pike currently holds the same role at ITV Border
• Jon Vale has been appointed Parliamentary correspondent at the Press Association and starts his role on 5th September. He was previously political correspondent at the Cambridge News
• Katrina Chilver has been appointed reporter at the Coventry Telegraph covering Nuneaton
• Bob Constantine has now retired as political correspondent from ITV West Country

Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment

• Thea Darricotte has been promoted to executive editor at Condé Nast Traveller. She was previously retail editor at the title
• Lindsey Moore has been appointed editor at Down Your Way magazine. She succeeds Kevin Hopkinson who is retiring. Lindsey was previously deputy editor at the Craven Herald & Pioneer
• Kayleigh Rattle has been appointed deputy editor at Homemaker
• James Fell has been appointed deputy editor at Speciality Food. He was previously editorial assistant at Great British Food and Veggie magazines
• Yasmin Godfrey has been appointed editorial assistant at Great British Food and Veggie magazines
• Vern Pitt has been appointed news editor at Cycling Weekly. He was previously news editor at LegalWeek
• There have been a couple of appointments at The Gentleman’s Journal. Jonathan Wells has been appointed staff writer and Henry Jones has been appointed features writer at the title
• Winchester Resident Magazine has now been launched. The title will be published 6 times a year and is edited by Sue Hughes

Business and finance

• There have been a number of changes at The Drum. Cameron Clarke has been appointed deputy editor, while former magazine editor Thomas O’Neill steps up to become managing editor. Also features editor Katie McQuater is now magazine editor
• Gareth Roberts has been appointed editor at Meetings & Incentive Travel. He replaces Allan Norbury who has been at the title for 3 years
• Martyn Wingrove has been appointed editor at Tug Technology & Business. He still remains editor at Marine Electronics & Communications
• Peter Lindsey has been appointed business correspondent at the Argus (Brighton). He was previously editor at the Eastbourne Independent
• Letitia Booty has joined realbusiness and businessadvice websites as special projects journalist
• Peter Walker has left his role as senior reporter at Financial Adviser