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The Chelsea Magazine Company
Daily Star Online
Derby Telegraph
Express.co.uk
Hearst
LADBible Group
MailOnline
Manchester Evening News
PinkNews
Reach plc
T3.com
TechCrunch
The Telegraph
Yahoo Life UK


The Chelsea Magazine Company
A new annual parenting magazine, Having a Baby, will be launched by The Chelsea Magazine Company in September this year. The glossy print title will advise parents on what to buy, as well as covering topics such as baby safety and maternal health and wellbeing.

Daily Star Online
Mollie Quirk (@missmolliequirk) is now a Showbiz & TV Reporter at the Daily Star Online on a six-month contract. Mollie has freelanced on the desk for a year and can continue to be reached at the same email address.

Derby Telegraph
Callum Parke (@CallumJParke) is now a Senior Reporter for the Derby Telegraph, where he was previously a Trainee Reporter. Callum works across both the print title and Derbyshire Live.

Express.co.uk
Samantha Leathers has moved to the Special Projects team at Express.co.uk and will now be covering everything around celebrity, showbiz and TV. Samantha was previously a Personal Finance Reporter and can continue to be reached at the same email address.

Hearst
Jason Murdock has joined Hearst UK’s central Ecommerce team as Deputy Technology Editor. He will be working across multiple titles including Good Housekeeping, Digital Spy and Esquire. Jason previously covered technology at RadioTimes.com, Newsweek, International Business Times, and Incisive Media.

LADBible Group
Unity Blott has been appointed Commissioning Editor at LADBible Group, working across LADBible, UNILAD and Tyla. Unity was previously Editor of Tyla; Hayley Kenny (@hayleykenny), previously Social Media Manager at the Daily Mail, succeeds Unity as Editor.

MailOnline
Sarah Packer (@Sarah_EmilyP) has been promoted from Senior Showbiz Reporter to Chief Showbiz Reporter at MailOnline. Tips, stories, and interview opportunities can continue to be sent to her MailOnline email address.

Manchester Evening News
Sarah Lester (@sarahllester) has been appointed Editor of the Manchester Evening News. Sarah was previously Senior Editor and has held numerous roles at the paper since joining them in 1997.

PinkNews
Asyia Iftikhar (@asyiaiftikhar) has been appointed Entertainment Reporter for PinkNews, effective 18 July. As a freelancer Asyia has covered socio-political issues, mental health, LGBTQ+ issues and identity, and how they intersect with digital culture and entertainment.

Reach plc
Nathan Bliss (@BlissyGames) has been promoted to Gaming Editor at Reach, where he will continue to cover gaming news across national and regional titles. Nathan also presents Reach’s gaming podcast and will be expanding gaming-focused video and audio production.

T3.com
Mat Gallagher (@matgallagher) has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of T3.com, based in London. Mat was previously based in Chicago and was Managing Editor (US) for the T3 brand.

TechCrunch
Paul Sawers (@psawers) has been appointed as a Senior Writer for TechCrunch, covering UK and European tech. Paul is based in London and was previously European Correspondent for VentureBeat.

The Telegraph
Charlotte Gifford (@charlotte_giff) has started her new role as a Personal Finance Reporter for The Telegraph. Charlotte joined the paper from Which? Money magazine, where she was a Researcher and Writer.

Yahoo Life UK
Emma Elms has joined Yahoo Life UK as Deputy Editor on a fixed-term contract. Emma specialises in powerful real life stories, wellbeing, relationships, parenting, equality and LGBTQ+ content. Please email any relevant story ideas (especially sex, dating and relationship surveys). Emma has over 25 years’ experience in journalism and has written for The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, Femail, Grazia, Marie Claire, Red, Stylist and Woman & Home among others. Emma can be found as @writeremmaelms on Twitter and Instagram.
Hannah Millington has joined Yahoo Life UK as Lifestyle Writer on a fixed-term contract. Hannah covers all things lifestyle, but specialises in health and wellbeing. Please email any relevant story ideas and surveys, especially related to health issues, mental health, sexual health, wellbeing, fitness, nutrition and food. Hannah can be found as @hannahmils_ on Twitter and @hannahmils on Instagram.