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Attitude
Bury Times
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Decanter
Evening Standard
Express.co.uk
Future Plc
The Independent
MyLondon
Perspective Publishing
Pharmaceutical Press
Rhotic Media
The Sunday Times
The Telegraph
Freelance Update - Caroline Abbott
Freelance Update - Helen Russell
International Media Moves

Attitude
Jamie Tabberer is now Senior Online Writer at Attitude magazine, where he covers entertainment and as well as LGBTQ issues. He can be reached via email and is also on Twitter @jamietabberer and Instagram @jamietabberer

Bury Times
Jamie Bowman has joined the Bury Times as Chief Reporter, covering Bury, Prestwich, Whitefield, Ramsbottom, Tottington and Radcliffe. He can be reached via email or found on Twitter @JamieBowman77

Bustle
Charlotte Owen (@charlowen) has been promoted from Editorial Director to Editor-in-Chief at Bustle, where she oversees content for both the UK and US sites. Former Editor-in-Chief Emma Rosenblum (@emmarosenblum) has been promoted to Chief Content Officer.

Decanter
Chris Maillard has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Decanter magazine. Chris was previously a Freelance Editor as well as a Senior Brand Journalist for Interbrand. He can be reached via email or found on LinkedIn.

Evening Standard
Leah Sinclair has joined the Evening Standard as a News Reporter. Leah was previously a Freelance Journalist as well as Founder of Black Girls Around The World, a digital sisterhood and online platform sharing stories of Black girls across the diaspora. Reach Leah via email or find her on Twitter @LeahSinclairr

Express.co.uk
Mared Parry has been appointed Digital Reporter at Express.co.uk, where she will cover lifestyle, fashion, beauty, news, finance, shopping, travel & health stories. She joins the Express Online team following a six-month freelance period shifting at the Daily Star, The Hook, The Breakdown, BBC Wales and The Dreamboys. Prior to this she worked full time at Heart Online and Fabulous Magazine. In her new role, Mared will focus on search-based articles such as listicles, how-to’s and explainers for all sections of the publication, with a special interest in lifestyle content. She’d love to hear from any and all PRs with a wide variety of clients and also asks to be added to all relevant mailing lists.

Future Plc
Millie Fender has been appointed as an Ecommerce Editor on the Home Interest team at Future Plc, effective 1 February. Millie will work across Real Homes, Homes & Gardens, Livingetc, Gardeningetc, and Ideal Home. She is currently a Staff Writer at TopTenReviews. Reach Millie via email or find her on Twitter @fender_mk

The Independent
Victoria Richards is now Senior Commissioning Editor, IndyVoices at The Independent. Previously freelance, she has worked for the BBC, FT, Independent on Sunday, The Times and Sunday Times, among others. Reach Victoria via email or find her on Twitter @nakedvix

MyLondon
Maia Snow will be joining MyLondon in February as a Content Editor. Maia, currently a Senior Reporter at LeicestershireLive, can be reached via email or found on Twitter @maiaksnow

Perspective Publishing
William McCurdy has joined been appointed Content Editor at B2B publications FStech, Retail Systems and National Technology News. William is interested in hearing news and pitches on a wide range of technologies including: financial services, FinTech, AI, data, digital transformation and cyber security. For Retail Systems he also covers retail technologies and trends, payments and e-commerce, along with a wide range of data, AI, automation and innovative technologies for a wide range of industries for National Technology News.

Pharmaceutical Press
Pharmaceutical Press has launched Critical Illness on MedicinesComplete, the online resource for drug and healthcare information. Critical Illness is a new resource to guide the most effective treatment for adult patients in intensive care. More information can be found here

Rhotic Media
Rob Langston is leaving his current role at Trustnet magazine to Rhotic Media. He will take up his new role as a Financial Journalist on 15 February 2021 working in the Institutional Finance team covering asset management, pensions, hedge funds, trading, custody, repo, and settlement.

Tom Higgins has joined Rhotic Media as a Junior Financial Journalist. A graduate from the Goldsmiths journalism programme, Tom is working in the Retail Finance team, reporting to Geordie Clarke. He will be covering investments, wealth, mortgages, loans and consumer credit.

The Sunday Times
Former Northern Correspondent David Collins has been appointed Northern Editor at The Sunday Times. David first joined the paper in 2015 as Deputy Insight Editor. He can be reached via email or found on Twitter @DavidCollinsST

The Telegraph
Abigail Buchanan has joined The Telegraph as a Digital Lifestyle Writer. Previously at Women’s Health, Abigail can be found on Twitter @abigailbuchn

Freelance Update - Caroline Abbott
Freelance writer, journalist and proofreader Caroline Abbott is available for commissions. Caroline spent a decade working as a news reporter and feature writer at local newspapers in Devon, and passed her NCTJ and NCE journalism exams, before deciding to go self-employed. She writes news, features and blog posts for newspapers, magazines, websites and newsletters. She writes blog posts on her own website at www.carolineabbott.co.uk and has her own email newsletter for dog owners in Torbay called Walkies with Ruby. Most of her articles relate to lifestyle, culture, leisure, entertainment, travel, tourism, hospitality or pets, especially dogs. She can be found on Twitter at @carolineabbott

Freelance Update - Helen Russell
Freelance writer and Guardian correspondent Helen Russell is launching a new podcast, How To Be Sad - based on her book of the same name - featuring interviews with high profile guests who share their own experiences of sadness and what helped them through it. Season one will begin on 16 February with guests including Ella Mills, Mo Gawdat, Meik Wiking and Yomi Adegoke. Contat her via email for more information on guests and sponsorship. Helen can be found on social media @MsHelenRussell

International Media Moves

Radio Marca 
Sara Carbonero Arévalo has been appointed the Presenter of the new Radio Marca show Que siga el Baile. The show, dedicated to music and sport, is broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sara will also contribute to the programme T4, hosted by Vicente Ortega. Radio Marca’s editorial team can be reached at radio.marca@radiomarca.com

Formiche Online 
Giorgio Rutelli is now Managing Director of the online version of the Italian magazine Formiche. He was previously Deputy Director of the news website Dagospia, where he worked for ten years. Giorgio succeeds Valeria Covato, who is now Deputy Editorial Director at Formiche Online. Formiche’s editorial team can be reached at formiche.net@gmail.com

La Provincia di Como
The Italian regional daily newspaper La Provincia di Como has now launched the new weekly supplement Frontiera. The magazine, published on Thursdays, is dedicated to workers who commute across the border to the Swiss Canton of Ticino. La Provincia’s Editorial Director Diego Minonzio is responsible for Frontiera. The editorial team can be reached at laprovincia@laprovincia.it

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