{"id":85661,"date":"2016-02-18T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=85661&#038;preview_id=85661"},"modified":"2016-02-18T16:01:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:01:45","slug":"uk-18-february-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/uk-18-february-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"UK &#8211; 18 February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b>This week\u2019s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles <\/b><b>the Independent, talkRADIO, Times Literary Supplement, Press Association, Sunday Times magazine, Women\u2019s Health, Marie Claire, Bella, Reveal, Wall Street Journal, Telegraph, Banking Technology and ZDNet.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>News &amp; current affairs<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been announced that the <\/span><b>Independent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Independent on Sunday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are to cease their print editions to become digital only. The last edition of the <\/span><b>Independent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to be printed on the 26th March and the <\/span><b>Independent on Sunday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the 20th March.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>ESI Media<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have also confirmed that they will sell the <\/span><b>i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> newspaper to Johnston Press.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amol Rajan, the editor of the <\/span><b>Independent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, will take the role of editor at large across the digitally focused <\/span><b>Independent<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been reported that <\/span><b>Trinity Mirror<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plans to launch a new national newspaper called <\/span><b>New Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the end of the month. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>talkRADIO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a new personality-driven speech radio station, is to launch on Monday 21st March 2016. Paul Ross, Sam Delaney, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Iain Lee and George Galloway will all have shows on the new station.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>UTV&#8217;s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> new <\/span><b>Virgin Radio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> station will launch on Wednesday 30th March 2016. Former Radio 1 presenter Edith Bowman will host the breakfast show, while Jamie East, Kate Lawler, Matt Richardson and Tim Cocker will form the rest of the weekday schedule.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stig Abell has been appointed Editor\/Publisher at the <\/span><b>Times Literary Supplement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> replacing Sir Peter Stothard who is stepping down as editor after 14 years. Stothard will step down at the end of April and will remain as consultant editor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Jones has been appointed as the new social media editor at the <\/span><b>Press Association<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He joins from ITV News online and takes up his new position on the 10th March<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alberto Nardelli, currently data editor at the Guardian, has been appointed as the new Europe editor at <\/span><b>BuzzFeed UK<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Barker has been appointed reporter at the <\/span><b>Caerphilly Observer<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Briana Millett has left her role as reporter at the<\/span><b> Weston Mercury<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Sunday Times magazine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has relaunched <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0featuring \u00a0brand new sections, including driving, eating, tech, body and love<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Callie Thorpe has been appointed as the new &#8216;Curve&#8217; columnist at <\/span><b>Marie Claire<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte Bell has been appointed deputy fashion editor at <\/span><b>Reveal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from her previous position of acting deputy fashion editor. Additionally Harriet Davey has been promoted to fashion stylist from her previous role of fashion assistant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smita Mistry has been appointed senior features writer at <\/span><b>Woman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Woman&#8217;s Own<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She was previously a features writer at Take A Break<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anna Tabrah has been appointed celebrity writer at <\/span><b>Bella<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claire Ridley has been appointed editor at <\/span><b>Your West Midlands Wedding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Additionally she will be the editor at <\/span><b>Your Devon &amp; Cornwall Wedding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when this publication launches in April. Ridley was previously the editor at WEDDING and Wedding Flowers &amp; Accessories magazines<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fiona Embleton has been appointed acting beauty editor at <\/span><b>Fabulous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> covering Lauren Ezekiel&#8217;s maternity leave. Embleton was previously acting beauty editor at Stylist<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jessica Salter has been appointed deputy editor at <\/span><b>Women&#8217;s Health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She was previously the acting features director at Stylist. Additionally Amelia Jones has been promoted to health and beauty editor from her previous role as features writer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Kavanagh has been appointed editor at <\/span><b>Image Interiors &amp; Living<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura Atri has been appointed acting editor at <\/span><b>Wedding Flowers &amp; Accessories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She was previously features writer at WEDDING magazine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florence Walker has been appointed editor at <\/span><b>Erotic Review<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> replacing Jamie Maclean who has stepped down from the role<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Catling has been appointed staff writer at <\/span><b>Today&#8217;s Golfer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He joins from Cash &amp; Carry Management where he was deputy editor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah George has been appointed digital editor across Archant&#8217;s <\/span><b>Bride<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> portfolio. She has previously been deputy editor at Professional Hairdresser<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Business and finance<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James Mackintosh has been appointed senior columnist at <\/span><b>The Wall Street Journal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where he will be covering markets. He was previously investment editor at the Financial Times<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhiannon Bury has been appointed business reporter at the <\/span><b>Telegraph<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She was previously news editor at Property Week<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Turner has been appointed as the new editor at <\/span><b>TheBusinessDesk.com West Midlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He replaces Andy Coyne who has stepped down from the role<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>businessGreen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> digital portfolio has had a makeover which includes a fully responsive and redesigned website as well as a live app<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanya Andreasyan has been appointed editor and Antony Peyton has been appointed deputy editor at <\/span><b>Banking Technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They had both previously worked at IBS Intelligence. Andreasyan replaces the previous editor David Bannister who left to join Ovum<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason McGee-Abe has been appointed news and content editor at <\/span><b>Global Telecomms Business<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Capacity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> magazines<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Health, science &amp; technology<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny Palmer has been appointed senior reporter at <\/span><b>ZDNet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He was previously a staff writer at Computing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This features the media updates for the third week of February. 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