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The Boutique Handbook
The Breakdown
The Economist
EG
Financial News
Food and Travel
Future Plc
Good Homes / Grand Designs
The Independent
MailOnline
The Mail on Sunday
OK!
Shout Out UK
The Sun
The Telegraph
Tribune
Who What Wear UK
WIRED UK
Freelance Update - Rosamund Dean
Freelance Update - Lydia House
Freelance Update - Sorrel Moseley-Williams
Freelance Update - Arabella St. John Parker
Freelance Update - Louise Whitbread
International Media Moves

The Boutique Handbook
The Boutique Handbook is a new luxury online magazine for all things chic, featuring the best in travel, food & drink, lifestyle and shopping. It is edited by Katie Wilson, who has previously worked as an editor for MailOnline and a writer for Luxuria Lifestyle and Luxuriate Life. The team can be found on Instagram @boutiquehandbook

The Breakdown
Mared Parry has joined online mental health magazine The Breakdown as Entertainment Editor. Mared, whose role is part time, freelances for various outlets including Daily Star Online, The Hook, Heart, BBC Wales and more. Reach her via email or find her on Twitter @maredparry

The Economist
Jon Fasman is the new US Digital Editor for The Economist, based in New York. From 2017 he was their Washington Correspondent, and has also held roles as South-East Asia Bureau Chief and Atlanta Correspondent. He is the author of the book “We See It All," about the dangers posed by surveillance technology, which comes out on 26 January and is available to pre-order now. Reach Jon via email or find him on Twitter @jonfasman

EG
Alex Daniel has started at EG as their London Reporter, where he will be covering commercial property in the capital. Alex, previously a City A.M. Features Writer and Freelance Journalist, can be found on Twitter @alexmdaniel

Financial News
William Canny has joined Financial News as City Correspondent. Will joins them from Bloomberg, where he covered markets, hedge funds, banks, trading desks and brokerages.

Food and Travel
Jasmina Matulewicz and Megan Dickson have been appointed Editorial Assistants at Food and Travel magazine, where they will work across both print and digital and manage subscriptions.

Future Plc
Lindsey Davis is now Editor-in-Chief of Homes Ecommerce at Future Plc and will be working across Livingetc, Ideal Home, Homes & Gardens, Gardeningetc and Real Homes. She was previously Associate Editor on just Real Homes. Lindsey can be reached via email to talk about shopping content on all sites and put products forward for reviews. 

Good Homes / Grand Designs
Paisley-Rose Tedder has started as a Content Producer for Good Homes and Grand Designs magazines. She was previously a Content Writer at Soul & Spirit. Paisley can be reached via email.

The Independent
Ellie Fry has been appointed Deputy IndyBest Editor at The Independent. Ellie, previously Commissioning Editor on the same team, can be reached at the same email address. Her Twitter handle is @ielliefry

MailOnline
Shivali Best is now Deputy Science and Technology Editor at the MailOnline, having moved from The Mirror. She can be reached via email and found on Twitter @shivalibest

The Mail on Sunday
Personal Finance Correspondent Laura Shannon is leaving The Mail on Sunday after eight years in the role. Her last day is Friday 15^th January. Laura will be working part-time for a charity, and part-time as a freelance money and consumer journalist. She is available for commissions and can be contacted on her new email address.

OK!
Emily Webber has been appointed as a Digital Lifestyle Reporter for OK! magazine, effective next month. Emily is a NCTJ Gold Standard qualified journalist and is currently at the MailOnline, where she completed their Trainee Reporter Scheme. She can be found tweeting at @EmilyMWebber_

Shout Out UK
Freelance Journalist Eleonora Vasques is now contributing to Shout Out UK, an education platform which promotes political literacy and combats misinformation. Eleonora, who is Press Officer for the Committee for Italians Abroad in London and Freelance Journalists, also works for Il Fatto Quotidiano, MicroMega and Euractiv.it. She can be found on Twitter @Eleonora424

The Sun
Phil Harman is now Deputy Head of Audience at The Sun, where he was previously Head of Sport Audience. Phil can be reached via email or found on Twitter @phil_harman

The Telegraph
Kath Brown has now started as Head of Weekend Lifestyle at The Telegraph. She will oversee Saturday and Sunday print lifestyle sections, as well as digital content for key lifestyle genres. Kath was Launch Editor of Red magazine, as well as Associate Editor of Marie Claire and Editor of Woman & Home. She succeeds Paul Davies, who is now the new Head of Family. Kath can be reached via email and she is also on Instagram @kathbrown101

Tribune
Francesca Newton, previously a Freelance Journalist, has joined Tribune magazine as Online Editor. Francesca can be reached via email or found on Twitter @francescanwtn

Who What Wear UK
Beauty Editor Mica Ricketts has returned from maternity leave to resume her position at Who What Wear UK. Contact Mica via email or find her on Instagram @micaricketts

WIRED UK
Grace Browne has joined WIRED UK as a Staff Science Reporter, joining them from her role as a Contributing Writer for Inverse. Grace has also freelanced for outlets such as New Scientist, BBC Future, Undark, and OneZero. She can be reached via email or found on Twitter @gracefbrowne

Freelance Update - Rosamund Dean
Grazia Deputy Editor Rosamund Dean is now freelance. Previously entertainment director at Red, and the author of Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Can Change Your Life, she is available for commissions around health and wellbeing, as well as culture, interviews and profiles. Reach Rosamund via email or find her on Twitter @rosamunddean and Instagram @rosamunddean

Freelance Update - Lydia House
Freelance Health & Beauty Director Lydia House (née Thompson) is back from maternity leave. Since leaving her position as Beauty Director at LOOK magazine, Lydia has freelanced for online and print titles, such as Women’s Health, Woman & Home, Grazia and Stylist. She has directed and styled shoots for multiple brands, including Boots, Next and Fabled. With over ten years’ editorial experience, Lydia continues to offer consultancy to several beauty and lifestyle companies. Lydia is interested in hearing news from PRs and is available for commissions, consultancy and shoots. Her website is www.lydiahouse.co.uk

Freelance Update - Sorrel Moseley-Williams 
Freelance journalist and sommelier Sorrel Moseley-Williams is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and available for commissions on food, travel, lifestyle, and wine and spirits stories from Argentina as well as Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador. She is co-author of Peruvian chef Virigilo Martínez's forthcoming book Mil (Catapulta) to be published later this year. Reach Sorrel via email or find her on Instagram @sorrelita and Twitter @sorrelita

Freelance Update - Arabella St. John Parker
Arabella St. John Parker, freelance journalist, editor and editorial consultant, has changed her email address with immediate effect. Arabella specialises in gardens, interiors, buildings and architecture, design and lifestyle, and is available for commissions and to help with content production, special projects and remote desk cover on a freelance basis. She can be contacted via www.greenquillproductions.co.uk.

Freelance Update - Louise Whitbread
Louise Whitbread is available for commissions/shifts/copywriting projects & commercial work after 10 months working with the IndyBest team. Louise covers beauty and lifestyle and is keen on writing product reviews, features & shopping guides. Reach Louise via email or find her on Twitter @LouiseWhitbread

International Media Moves

CM Chimica Magazine 
The publisher Editrice Temi has now acquired the Italian technical and chemistry magazine CM Chimica Magazine. The editorial team remains the same, with Gabriella Carcassola as Editorial Manager.

Meridiani 
Walter Mariotti is now Managing Editor of the Italian magazine Meridiani from publisher EdiDomus. He replaces Marco Casareto, who has left the publication to pursue other interests. Walter is also Director of the EdiDomus magazine Domus.

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