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Business Post (Ireland)
Drug Discovery World
Evening Standard
GQ
HELLO!
Insider
LBC
The New Optometrist
Refinery29
Southern Daily Echo
The Sun US
T3.com
woman&home
Freelance Update - Jo Smit


Business Post (Ireland)
Charlie Taylor (@ChasTaylor) will be joining the Business Post in April as their new Technology and Innovation Editor. Charlie has worked at The Irish Times since 2013, covering both business and technology.

Drug Discovery World
Reece Armstrong (@reece92david) has been appointed Deputy Editor for Drug Discovery World. Reece joins them from the B2B title European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, where he was Editor.

Evening Standard
Tina Campbell (@lil_ms_tina) is working as a Celebrity Correspondent (maternity cover) at the Evening Standard. She is looking for exclusives for online and print and can be reached via email.

GQ
Owen Gough (@OwenGough), previously at Hearst, has moved to British GQ as Senior Ecommerce Writer. Owen will be covering home entertainment, tech, and fitness products; feature pitches, interview opportunities, event invites, and story suggestions can be sent via email.

HELLO!
Tania Leslau (@tanialeslau) joined HELLO! magazine this year as a Junior Lifestyle Writer. Tania, previously freelance, recently gained an MA in Fashion Journalism from Central Saint Martins.

Insider
Louise Ridley (@LouiseRidley) has been appointed as Senior Editor at Insider in London, running features, special projects and investigations from the UK Business team. She has previously worked at BBC Newsbeat, HuffPost UK and BuzzFeed UK, among other outlets. Louise starts her new role in April.

LBC
Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) has been promoted from Westminster Correspondent to Westminster Editor for LBC. Ben can continue to be reached at the same email address.

The New Optometrist
Texere Publishing has launched The New Optometrist to provide a forum for all optometrists to exchange opinions and ideas. The new brand is managed by the same team who are responsible for The Ophthalmologist and will initially be in the form of a weekly newsletter.

Refinery29
Sadhbh O'Sullivan (@sadhbhsadhbh), previously health and living writer, is now Health and Living Editor at Refinery29 UK. She is interested in pitches on health, mental health, LGBTQ+ identity and digital culture and can be reached via email.

Southern Daily Echo
Benjy Nurick (@BenjyNurick) is joining the Southern Daily Echo as Reporter on their new digital subscriber service covering Southampton Football Club, Saintsplus. Benjy was previously a Sports Journalist for the Reading Chronicle.

The Sun US
Josie Griffiths (@josiegriffiths) has been promoted to Lifestyle Editor at The Sun US. Previously Senior Commissioning Editor at Fabulous, she will now be overseeing the US lifestyle team - who cover real life stories, mum content, fashion, beauty & shop secrets.

T3.com
Mike Lowe (@mrmickeylowe) has been appointed Tech Channel Editor at T3.com, effective 1 April. He joins the team after a decade at Pocket-lint, where he most recently served as Reviews Editor.

woman&home
Grace Walsh, previously a Feature Writer for GoodtoKnow, has joined womanandhome.com as Digital Health Editor. She can continue to be reached at the same email address and is also on Twitter  @grace_walsh1 and Instagram @GCWalsh_

Freelance Update - Jo Smit
Jo Smit (@josmitwrites) is a freelance editor, journalist and researcher who focuses on built environment, housing, regeneration, architecture, construction, placemaking. She writes regularly for Building, Placemaking Resource and RIBA Journal. Jo can be reached via email or found on Instagram @architecture.etc

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