{"id":68363,"date":"2014-08-07T14:18:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T13:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=68363&amp;preview_id=68363"},"modified":"2014-08-07T14:18:01","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T14:18:01","slug":"uk-7-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/uk-7-august-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"UK &#8211; 7 August 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>This week\u2019s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including the The Sun, BBC Radio and The Spectator; fashion and lifestyle changes at MailOnline and ShortList; business changes The Lawyer and Estates Gazette. Also, find out what\u2019s new on Cision\u2019s blog including the Top 10 UK Beauty VLOGS, an interview with The Sunday Times columnist Katie Glass and Speedy Spotlights with leading bloggers. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>News &amp; Current Affairs<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jo Sayer<\/b> has been promoted to writer for <b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunTVMagazine\">The Sun&#8217;s TV Magazine<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Presenters <b>Sunny<\/b> and <b>Shay Grewal<\/b> are joining <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/wm\">BBC WM 95.6<\/a><\/b> and taking over the station\u2019s afternoon show, Monday to Thursday, from 2pm on 25 August<\/li>\n<li><b>Kim Inam<\/b> has left as news editor of <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northlondon-today.co.uk\/\">North London Newspapers<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li>After more than 25 years working for the paper, <b>Graeme Anderson<\/b> is leaving the <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunderlandecho.com\/\">Sunderland Echo<\/a><\/b> to go freelance<\/li>\n<li><b>Ciaran Jones<\/b> has been appointed content editor at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/\">Wales Online<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridge-news.co.uk\/Home\/\">Cambridge News<\/a><\/b> is being revamped from September with a vibrant new look and new sections covering sport, business, entertainment and lifestyle<\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.spectator.co.uk\/fraser-nelson\/2014\/08\/changes-to-the-spectators-editorial-team\/\">The Spectator<\/a><\/b> has announced changes to its editorial team. MD <b>Freddy Gray<\/b>, has been appointed deputy editor; <b>Igor Toronyi-Lalic<\/b>, who has been running the new Culture House blog becomes arts editor; <b>Lara Prendergast<\/b> has been made deputy online editor; <b>Lucy Vickery<\/b> becomes life editor which is in addition to her role as deputy arts editor; <b>Damian Thompson<\/b>, former blogs editor at the Daily Telegraph, joins as an associate editor; <b>Liz Anderson<\/b> has retired as arts editor after 23 years at the magazine; <b>David Blackburn<\/b>, the blogs editor,\u00a0 has left and his successor will be named in the autumn; <b>Isabel Hardman<\/b> was promoted to assistant editor and <b>Mary Wakefield<\/b> has become commissioning editor at the publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Fashion, Lifestyle &amp; Entertainment<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nicola Fahey <\/b>has been appointed as a showbiz reporter at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/\">The Sun<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Donna McConnell<\/b> has confirmed via Twitter that she has left her role as showbiz editor at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/index.html\">MailOnline<\/a><\/b><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cliquemagazine.co.uk\/\">Clique<\/a> <\/b>is no longer in print production. The magazine announce on Facebook that its directors are now in discussions with publishing groups to implement the technology in their titles<\/li>\n<li><b>David Cornish<\/b> has been promoted to staff writer at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shortlist.com\/\">ShortList.com<\/a><\/b>. He was previously editorial assistant at the publication.<\/li>\n<li>Bauer Media\u2019s women\u2019s magazine, <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.co.uk\/\">Cosmopolitan<\/a><\/b>, is going mobile with the launch of a new app of the magazine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Business &amp; Finance<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nick Whitten <\/b>has announced via Twitter that he<b> <\/b>is leaving his role as news editor at<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.estatesgazette.com\/Home\/\">Estates Gazette<\/a>. Jack Sidders <\/b>has replaced him in the role.<\/li>\n<li><b>Natasha Bernal<\/b> has joined <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelawyer.com\/\">The Lawyer<\/a><\/b> as a reporter, the magazine announced via Twitter<\/li>\n<li><b>Tan Parsons<\/b> has been appointed as editor at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betterwholesaling.com\/new-editor-better-wholesaling\/\">Better Wholesaling<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Cision Blog<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/social-media-index\/beauty-vlogs-uk-top-10\/\">Beauty vlogs UK Top 10<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Make up, camera, action! Cision UK presents its first Vlog ranking with the Top 10 Beauty vlogs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/marketers-fund-the-vlogging-revolution\/\">Marketers fund the vlogging revolution<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vlogging has turned into a lucrative industry, pushing many to ditch their degrees and full-time jobs for a leading role in their own show with only a webcam and internet connection for overheads. We take a look at the business of vlogs and how brands are making it a marketing reality.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/journalist-spotlight-katie-glass-columnist-for-the-sunday-times\/\">Journalist Spotlight: Katie Glass, columnist for The Sunday Times<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s about slut shaming, mortgages, webcam girls or the civil unrest in Egypt, The Sunday Times columnist, Katie Glass brings wit, lucidity and a sense of ease to the multitude of topics she writes on. Taking time out from the story she is covering in Wales, Katie spoke to Cision about how she uses social media to do her job, the challenges of publishing behind a paywall, working with PRs and why she\u2019s a bit geeky.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/amber-mcnaught-are-honest-reviews-a-thing-of-the-past\/\">Are honest reviews in blogs a thing of the past?<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cision asked Britain\u2019s leading bloggers, Jane Cunningham, author of the UK\u2019s number one beauty blog, British Beauty Blogger and Amber McNaught, author of a successful network of fashion, lifestyle and beauty blogs, on their thoughts on whether honest reviews are a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/safety-is-priority-for-holiday-makers-and-marketers-this-season\/\">Safety is priority for holiday makers and marketers this season<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>August typically marks the start of the UK\u2019s busiest travel month as millions of holiday makers set out to make the most of the summer sun. But in light of recent incidents such as the Ebola virus outbreak and tragedies involving air travel \u2013 it seems likely that this year confidence to travel overseas might take a beating. It is no wonder that many travel-related businesses, Travel PR firms and even media reports on the holiday season have ditched the sun screening tips for travel safety. In this post we\u2019ve collated some key messages tweeted over the past 10 days that reflect the overall sentiment this year<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have any media changes let us know on Twitter\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Media Updates on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Media_Updates\" target=\"_blank\"><b>@Media_Updates<\/b><\/a><strong>\u00a0or you can email\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Marketing\" href=\"mailto:marketing.uk@cision.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Priyanka Dayal<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including the The Sun, BBC Radio and The Spectator; fashion and lifestyle changes at MailOnline and ShortList; business changes The Lawyer and Estates Gazette. 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