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Aesthetics Media
Shannon Kilgariff (@shannonkilgariff) has been appointed Editor and Content Manager of the Aesthetics Journal and Beauty Uncovered magazine. Shannon was previously Deputy Editor at the Aesthetics Journal.

Bauer Media
Hannah Mellin was recently appointed Senior Digital Writer for heat and Closer Online, where she was previously a Digital Content Editor. Hannah can be reached via email or found on LinkedIn.

Bloomberg
Katherine Griffiths has left her role as Banking Editor at The Times and joined Bloomberg as a Finance Editor. She can be found on Twitter @GriffithsKath_

COVER
Hemma Visavadia has joined Incisive Media as a Reporter for COVER magazine. Hemma was previously at Mulberry Media.

Crafts
Debika Ray has been appointed Interim Editor of Crafts magazine. Debika is also founder of the independent magazine Clove. Former Head of Editorial and Editor of the magazine Malaika Byng has gone freelance but continues to contribute in a freelance capacity as an Editor-at-Large.

The Critic
Paul Lay (@_paullay), previously Editor of History Today, is now Literary Editor for The Critic. Deputy Online Editor Francesca Peacock (@cesca_peacock) will support him as Deputy Literary Editor alongside her current role.

Cumbria Magazine
Marty Fraser-Turner has been promoted to Deputy Editor at Cumbria Magazine. He joined the team last autumn as Editorial Assistant and can continue to be reached at the same email address. Marty can be found on LinkedIn.

Hearst UK
Hearst UK Lifestyle division has announced beauty team updates across Good Housekeeping, Prima and Red:
Gillian Davies, Beauty Editor, is now on maternity leave. Anna Lao-Kaim covers her role as Acting Beauty Editor. In addition, Fleur Fruzza has joined the team as Beauty Editor.

The Independent
Saphora Smith has been appointed as a Climate Correspondent for The Independent, effective on Thursday. Saphora is a London-based Digital Reporter for NBC News Digital; she is the lead reporter covering the Middle East and AfPak. Reach Saphora via email or find her on Twitter @saphorasmith

Mergermarket
Cristiano Dalla Bona (@cristiano_db) joined Mergermarket earlier this year as Equity Capital Markets Reporter. He previously held various roles at The Lawyer, most recently as Deputy News Editor. Reach Cristiano via email or find him on LinkedIn.

The National
Stephanie Brawn (@BrawnJourno) has been appointed as a Multimedia Political Journalist for The National, effective 17 March. Stephanie is currently a Local Democracy Reporter at Reach, based in Glasgow and covering Renfrewshire and Inverclyde councils.

React News
James Riding (@jamesriding10) was recently promoted from Editorial Assistant to Policy Reporter at React News. James has worked at the title since last summer and can continue to be reached at the same email address.

Refinery29
L'Oréal Blackett (@loreal_blackett) is now Editor, Unbothered UK for Refinery29. She will be writing and commissioning stories that entertain, challenge and inform Black women and non-binary people in the UK.

The Sun
Alex Matthews is now Assistant News Editor for The Sun Online, where he was previously Assistant Foreign Editor. Alex also covers Motors stories and can continue to be reached at the same email address or found on Twitter @ajmatthews89

Westmeath Independent
Kayley Hardiman is now a Multimedia Reporter for the Westmeath Independent and its sister paper the Offaly Independent. She covers news, features, culture, entertainment, current affairs and human-interest stories within County Westmeath. Reach Kayley via email or find her on Twitter @kayleyhardiman

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