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B2B / FINANCE
TheBusinessDesk.com
Bloomberg
Chemist+Druggist
Fortune

CONSUMER
Abode2
BuzzFeed UK
Classic FM
Daily Mirror
Future Plc
The Independent
Insider
Metro.co.uk
PinkNews
POLITICO Europe
VICE 

FREELANCERS
Agnius Kazlauskas
Imogen Tew 

TheBusinessDesk.com
Michael Taylor (@MarpleLeaf) has joined TheBusinessDesk.com as North West Editor. Michael was Editorial Director of Insider Media from 2000 to 2012 and most recently held a comms role for the Labour Party in Greater Manchester.

Bloomberg
Peter O’Dwyer (@peterodwyer1) is now a Dublin Bureau Reporter for Bloomberg News, joining from his role as Deputy Business Editor for The Business Post. Peter covers business, politics, economics and more.

Chemist+Druggist  
Costanza Potter (@costanza_fierce) has joined Chemist+Druggist as News Editor covering community pharmacy. Costanza was previously Deputy News Editor at Pulse Today.

Fortune
Orianna Rosa Royle (@Oriannarosa) has started as a business news and features Reporter for Fortune in their London bureau. She was previously a Senior Reporter at Management Today.
Eleanor Pringle (@EleanorMPringle) has also started as a business news and features Reporter for Fortune’s London bureau. She was previously a Business Correspondent and News Editor for the Eastern Daily Press.
They will report to Fortune’s European news editor Massimo Marioni.

Abode2 
L-J Andrew was recently promoted to Content Editor at Abode2. Previously Editorial Associate, L-J can continue to be reached at the same email address or found on LinkedIn. 

BuzzFeed UK
Buzzfeed Inc has appointed Tobi Akingbade (@TobiRachel_) as Manager, Publishing for Buzzfeed UK starting from January 16, 2023. Tobi was previously Social Editor for JOE Media and prior to that worked as the Social Editor for LADbible Group‘s Tyla. She has also taken up the positions of reporter and multi-media journalist for Metro.co.uk, Evening Standard, The Independent and LBC.

Classic FM
Andrew Marr has joined Classic FM to present a new Sunday morning programme. The show airs every week from 10am to 1pm.

Daily Mirror
Rose Hill (@rosemhill) has been promoted to Acting Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at the Mirror Online. Rose, previously Assistant TV & Showbiz Editor, can continue to be reached at the same email address.

Future Plc
Helena Cartwright (@helenacart) has returned to her role as Travel Editor at Future Publishing, working on Woman & Home, Woman's Weekly, Woman, Woman's Own and Chat, following her maternity leave.

The Independent
Geordie Greig (@Geordie_Greig) has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of The Independent. He has previously served as Editor of the Daily Mail, as well as the Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard. 

Insider 
Ju Shardlow has taken on the role of Supervising Producer at Insider Inc, where she manages the shows Movies Insider, How Crime Works and How Real Is It. Ju was previously Senior Managing Producer.

Metro.co.uk 
Chloe Dobinson recently joined Metro.co.uk as a Digital Sub Editor covering lifestyle, features, sport, news and entertainment. Chloe also writes for the online lifestyle section.

PinkNews
Charlie Duncan (@CharlieHDuncan) has started a full-time role as an Entertainment Reporter following a few months freelancing for PinkNews. Charlie can be reached via email.

POLITICO Europe
Stefan Boscia (@Stefan_Boscia) is now a Trade Reporter for POLITICO Europe’s UK team and can be reached at his new email address. He was previously Chief Political Correspondent at City A.M.

VICE
Zing Tsjeng (@misszing) has been named Editor-in-Chief of both VICE and VICE UK; she previously led the UK team.


FREELANCERS
Agnius Kazlauskas (@AgniusKaz) recently finished a BA in Journalism and is available for freelance work while he pursues a part-time MSc degree in Digital Marketing. Agnius contributes to various outlets as a Freelance Features Writer.

Imogen Tew (@imogent_) has left her role as a Senior Money Reporter at The Times and will be taking a gap year to travel around in a camper van. Imogen will be doing some freelance journalist work; story ideas and commissions can be sent via email.