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1919
The Bookseller
Dundalk Democrat
Fword
Immediate Media
The Independent
The River Group
Scotland on Sunday
Showcall
The Times Magazine
Yorkshire Evening Post
International Media Moves

1919
Scotland’s new justice and social affairs magazine, 1919, has published its first edition today. 1919 is a free monthly digital-only magazine, focusing on topics such as policing, crime, politics, public policy and current affairs. The magazine can be read at 1919magazine.co.uk

The Bookseller 
Mark Chandler (@Mark_Chandler) has been promoted from Senior Reporter to News Editor at The Bookseller, taking over from Acting News editor Benedicte Page (@benedictepage), who returns to her former position as The Bookseller’s Deputy Editor. In addition, Sian Bayley (@sleighbayley), previously at MyLondon, has joined the team as Senior Reporter.

Dundalk Democrat 
Tadgh McNally has joined the Dundalk Democrat as a Multimedia Reporter. Tadgh, who previously freelanced for TheJournal.ie, can be found on Twitter @TadghMcN

Fword
Bianca Nicole has been promoted to Fashion Editor at Fword magazine, where she will be leading the fashion team, planning and creating content, editorials and features. Bianca can be found on Twitter @biiancanicole and Instagram @biiancanicole

Immediate Media
Lucy Roxburgh has joined Immediate Media as E-Commerce and Reviews Editor working across BBC Good Food and olive. Lucy was previously at Cedar Communications, where she was Acting Digital Editor for Tesco Real Food. Lucy can be found on Instagram @cookbydegrees

The Independent 
Hannah Fearn will be stepping down as Comment Editor of The Independent in October following her maternity leave. She will be continuing as a columnist and contributing writer but will be writing for other outlets and working on a few other projects as well. Hannah can be found on Twitter @hannahfearn

The River Group
The River Group has appointed Charlotte Hardie as Group Content Director. Charlotte has 20 years’ experience and a proven track record for developing industry-leading products and services. Prior to joining River, Charlotte was Group Content Director of Ascential’s flagship retail brand RWRC where she led a 30-strong team across content, marketing and product development.

Scotland on Sunday
Catherine Salmond has been appointed Editor of Scotland on Sunday. Catherine, currently Live News Editor for The Scotsman and the Edinburgh Evening News, can be found on Twitter @SalmondSalmond

Showcall 
Showcall is a new online publication for theatre and the performing arts across the UK, providing news, feature articles and other information for theatre-goers and arts lovers. In its first phase of development, it is focusing on theatre in London, UK tours and digital theatre but it is growing its coverage of theatre around the country, with plans to extend into other areas of the performing arts. Alongside a back-office team keeping information up to date on shows and tickets, Mark Ludmon has been appointed as Editor to look after editorial including news, profiles and other feature articles. Mark is a freelance journalist with more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist and editor, working at regional daily newspapers and national magazines. He was previously an associate editor at BritishTheatre.com. Follow @ShowcallOnline on Twitter and @ShowcallOnlineOfficial on Facebook 

The Times Magazine 
Jane Mulkerrins has been appointed Associate Editor at The Times Magazine. Jane has relocated back to the UK from New York, where she freelanced for The Times and other national newspapers. She can be found on Twitter @mulkerrins

Yorkshire Evening Post 
Georgina Morris is now Assistant Head of News at the Yorkshire Evening Post, where she was previously a Crime Reporter. George can be reached via email or found on Twitter @ReporterGeorge

International Media Moves

Australian Financial Review
Tess Bennett has started as Work & Careers Reporter at the Australian Financial Review. She is a former Editor at Which-50, and has also served as Editor at Internet Retailing and Technology Editor at Inside Retail. Tess can be reached via email or found on Twitter @TessBennett

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