UK – 28 August 2014

This week’s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including The Independent News and Media group, ITV News and The Ross Gazette; fashion and lifestyle changes at Vogue, ShortList and Woman’s Weekly; business changes at The Yorkshire Post and Aceville Publications and Technology changes at TechWeekEurope. Also, find out what’s new on Cision’s blog including the Top 10 UK Outdoor Recreation Blogs and interviews with prominent journalists and bloggers.

News & Current Affairs

• ITV News has appointed Rohit Kachroo to UK editor. Rohit was previously the network’s Africa correspondent
• Editor of the Irish Independent, and former editor of The Herald, Claire Grady has announced that she has decided to step down from her role and is leaving the Independent News and Media group with immediate effect
• Two senior journalists on the Independent and London Evening Standard have been allocated new roles, the Guardian reported. Chris Blackhurst has been appointed as multi-media head of business for all the titles, and James Ashton, the current head of business, becomes executive editor
• Senior writer at The Independent Archie Bland has announced via Twitter that he will be joining The Guardian’s Saturday paper
• Lewis Deakin has been appointed junior reporter at The Ross Gazette, the publication announced via Twitter
• Leicester Mercury editor Richard Bettsworth has resigned after three years at the publication. He will be succeeded by Kevin Booth, the current editor of the Burton Daily Mail, who takes up his new role from 8 September
• Drew Cochrane has decided to take early retirement from his post as editor of the Largs & Millport Weekly News after 40 years at the title. He will leave the business at the end of September.

Fashion, Lifestyle & Entertainment

• Laura Weir has announced via Twitter that she is to join Vogue as fashion features editor. She is currently the fashion features director at The Sunday Times Style magazine
• Miranda Thompson has been appointed senior writer at Woman’s Weekly
• Louise Donovan has been promoted to staff writer at the ShortList. She was previously the editorial assistant for the title
• Becci Ireland has been appointed senior writer at Spell magazine
• Stuart MacLennan has been appointed editor at The Scrum magazine

Business & Finance

• Aceville Publications has appointed Jerome Smail editor of Hotel Business magazine while Sarah-Jane Lampe has been appointed editor of Craft Business
• Naomi Rainey has announced via Twitter that she has joined The Yorkshire Post as a business reporter

Health, Science & Technology

Duncan MacRae has announced via Twitter that he has been appointed chief editor of TechWeekEurope

Cision Blog

Outdoor Recreation Blogs UK Top 10

Make the most of the outdoors while the sun’s still out. Check out the UK’s Top 10 Outdoor Recreation Blogs for inspiration

Journalist Spotlight: Bright & Shiny, Julie Gilbert

Julie Gilbert is editor-in-chief at Bright Shiny News, an online women’s magazine on style, celebrity and entertainment news. She spoke to us about the magazine’s positive take on celebrity gossip that sets it apart from its competitors (and makes for guilt-free writing), how Cameron Diaz inspired a new social media marketing plan for the site and why Julie hopes Princess Diana didn’t mistake her for a stalker

Beauty Blogs: Are honest reviews a thing of the past?

As part of our ongoing interview series, Cision asked Sarah Bailey, author of the lifestyle, fashion and beauty blog, Life in a Break Down, on her thoughts on whether the lure of brand marketers is keeping bloggers from writing the truth, converting their sites to mere advertorials. Sarah argues her point of view on honest reviews on beauty blogs and the cost at which some bloggers get swayed

Speedy Spotlight: FashionSquash

An interview with 18-year old Jesslyn Robert, author of the fashion and beauty blog, FashionSquash. She spoke to us about how she keeps her content fresh, working closely with blogger network EtailPR and on documenting her life as a fashion student when she starts university next month

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