UK Media Moves including The Times, The Telegraph, Property Week and more!

Archant
Cyclist
Derby Telegraph
Gentleman’s Journal
Hitched
Property Week
Schools Week
SurreyLive
The Sun on Sunday - Fabulous
The Telegraph
The Times / The Sunday Times
Freelance Update - Karen Attwood
Freelance Update - Karine Laudort
Freelance Update - Tanyel Mustafa
Freelance Update - Ronan O'Shea
Freelance Update - Rebecca Reid
Freelance Update - Heloise Wood
International Media Moves
Willis Towers Watson’s UK Media Awards 2020 - Deadline Extension
2020 Medical Journalist Association Awards
Private Eye Paul Foot Award 2020
National Press Awards 2019
Women In Media

Archant
Vicky Angear has been appointed Editor of the Weston Mercury and the North Somerset Times. Formerly Chief Reporter, she has worked for Archant for 13 years. Vicky can be found on Linkedin.

Cyclist
Peter Stuart has been appointed Digital Editor at Cyclist and now oversees the brand’s digital output. Peter was previously Commissioning Editor and can be found tweeting at twitter.com/peterstuart3

Derby Telegraph
Julie Bayley is stepping down as Editor of the Derby Telegraph and DerbyshireLive, and will take on a role as Editor - Digital Service at Slimming World. Chris Mallett, Digital Editor, will be Acting Editor until a permanent replacement is found. Chris can be found tweeting at twitter.com/chrismallettdt

Gentleman’s Journal
Jonathan Wells has been appointed Deputy Editor at Gentleman’s Journal. Jonny, who joined the team in 2016 as a Features Writer, will work across both print and digital but will manage day-to-day print magazine duties. He can be found on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jonnywells

Hitched
Helen Pye has been promoted to Deputy Editor at Hitched, which has been acquired by The Knot Worldwide. She was previously Senior Digital Writer. Helen is interested in hearing about all things related to weddings – including news, trends, features and real weddings.

Property Week
Emma Shone has been promoted from Deputy News Editor to News Editor at Property Week. She covers the City of London, residential property and the North West. Emma can be found tweeting at twitter.com/emmashonepw

Schools Week
Samantha Booth has joined Schools Week as a Senior Reporter. She was previously a Reporter at the Camden New Journal. Samantha can be found tweeting at twitter.com/samanthajbooth

SurreyLive
David Comeau has been appointed Digital Editor at SurreyLive, where he was previously Senior Audience Content Editor. David can be found tweeting at twitter.com/davidajcomeau

The Sun on Sunday - Fabulous
Rosie Gizauskas is now Deputy Features Editor at Fabulous magazine, after a seven-month stint freelancing on the features desk. She will be working Tuesday-Friday and will be freelancing from home on Mondays and welcomes commissions. She has previously written for titles including Refinery29, Cosmopolitan, Vice, Broadly, and Time Out. Rosie can be found tweeting at twitter.com/rgizza

The Telegraph
Chris Bennion has joined The Telegraph as TV and Radio Editor. Chris was previously TV and Theatre Writer at The Times and can now be found tweeting at twitter.com/chrisbennion_

The Times / The Sunday Times
Katie Gatens has joined The Times and The Sunday Times as Digital Travel Editor. Katie was previously Digital Editor at Etihad Airways’ Atlas magazine. She can be found tweeting at twitter.com/katie_gatens

Freelance Update - Karen Attwood
Freelance journalist Karen Attwood’s book Girl With A Gun, which she has co-written with human rights activist Diana Nammi, is out on 5 March. The book is about Diana’s time on the frontline as a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter following the 1979 revolution in Iran. Karen is available for commissions on honour-based violence and women’s rights, while Diana is available for interviews about her life story, or the work of her London-based charity IKWRO, which campaigns against honour-based violence, as well as for comment on Iran. Karen's portfolio can be viewed at www.karenattwood.com

Freelance Update - Karine Laudort
Karine Laudort, former Head of Digital Content and Fashion Director of Style of The City, has returned to freelance writing. Karine will continue as a fashion expert commentator for the Mail Online/Femail. She is mainly interested in fashion, travel, entertainment and lifestyle press releases pertaining to women and general news. Karine's latest portfolio can be found on her newly launched website: www.karinelaudort.com

Freelance Update - Tanyel Mustafa
Tanyel Mustafa is working as a freelancer and is available for desk cover after a year at Hearst as a Beauty Intern. Tanyel can be found tweeting at twitter.com/tanyelm_. Her portfolio can be viewed here

Freelance Update - Ronan O'Shea
Ronan O'Shea has taken up a full-time role outside of journalism; however, he is still available for ad-hoc freelance work in features, advertorial and content writing. His specialism is travel, but he has vast experience writing about retail, health, food & drink and the environment. Samples of his work can be viewed at www.ronanjoshea.com

Freelance Update - Rebecca Reid
Rebecca Reid, the former Digital Editor of Grazia Daily, is now working freelance, covering lifestyle, women's interest and news. She can be found tweeting at twitter.com/rebeccacnreid

Freelance Update - Heloise Wood
Heloise Wood has left The Bookseller after three years to go freelance, and is available for commissions and shifts. Formerly a Senior News Reporter for the trade title, she was recently shortlisted for Arts and Entertainment Journalist of the Year at the 2019 British Journalism Awards and won Content Piece of the Year at the PPA Independent Publisher Awards in November. Previously, she worked at The Independent on Sunday as an Arts Journalist and covered news for a local newspaper, with more recent shifts including Stylist.co.uk. She can be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/saltounite



International Media Moves

Cadena SER
Jesús Sánchez Orellana is now Content and News Director of the Málaga bureau of the Spanish radio station Cadena SER. He was previously a Reporter for the same broadcaster, where he has been working since 1996.

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Ben Rodin has started as a Journalist at the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal and covers nursing, midwifery and caring sectors. He was formerly a Journalist at the Cowra Guardian. Ben is also a Freelance Journalist and Editor and has covered a variety of topics. Ben can be found tweeting at twitter.com/ben_rodin


Awards

Willis Towers Watson’s UK Media Awards 2020 - Deadline Extension
Registration is still open for the annual Willis Towers Watson Media Awards, celebrating excellence in business journalism. The categories cover insurance and risk; HR and benefits; pensions; and investment journalism. In addition to individual journalist awards, they have publication of the year awards for insurance and risk; HR and benefits; pensions; and institutional investment. Both journalist and publication entries will be judged by an expert panel of clients, journalists and Willis Towers Watson experts. The closing deadline for award entries is Monday 2 March. For more information or details on how to enter, email sam.horril@willistowerswatson.com

2020 Medical Journalist Association Awards
The 2020 MJA Awards are now open for entry, with £750 and a trophy to be won in 17 categories. Plus the £1,000 prize for Outstanding Achievement — the best-of-the-best prize selected by our esteemed judging panel from the winners of all other categories. The closing date for entries is 13 March and the awards ceremony will take place on 18 June. More information can be found here

Private Eye Paul Foot Award 2020
The Private Eye Paul Foot Award for Investigative and Campaigning Journalism is now accepting entries. Set up in memory of revered journalist Paul Foot, who died in 2004, the award honours the UK’s most brilliant, talented and determined journalists working in the fields of investigative and campaigning journalism today. The deadline for entries is 1pm on Wednesday 1 April and entries must be submitted by post only. The winning entry will be awarded £5,000 in a ceremony in London on 3rd June 2020. More information is available here

National Press Awards 2019
The shortlist has been announced for the National Press Awards 2019. The Awards recognise reports, correspondents, commentators, columnists, cartoonists, designers, podcasts, photographers, scoops, investigations and campaigns across 42 categories. To view the shortlist, click here. Winners will be announced at a celebratory gala dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London on Thursday 2 April 2020. More information can be found here



Events

Women In Media
The 5th annual Women In Media conference is from 7 - 8 March 2020 at the People's History Museum in Manchester. The series of workshops, panel discussions and Q&A's from inspirational women from across a huge range of fields, gives proceeds to Manchester Action on Street Health. Guests include Nicola Thorpe (Coronation Street), Cath Addis (BBC World News), Dorothy Byrne (Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4), Emma Goswell (Gaydio), Gilberte Roulstone (Sky News), among others. More information is available here