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DVV Media Group

CONSUMER
Channel 5
Daily Mirror
Evening Standard
Newsquest
POLITICO
Reach plc
Wanderlust

FREELANCERS
Charlotte Manning
Lucy Thackray

DVV Media Group
Andy Stewart has been appointed Editor, Truck & Driver at DVV Media Group. Andy joins them from Amped Media, where he was Editor of Trucking magazine for over 10 years. He can be found on LinkedIn.

Channel 5
Matt Spencer (@mattspencertv) is now Programme Producer for Jeremy Vine On 5, for which he was previously Digital Lead. Matt can continue to be reached at the same email address.

Daily Mirror
Dave Burke (@DaveBurke12) is now a Political Reporter on the Mirror’s lobby team. Dave, previously a Senior News Reporter, covered Westminster on secondment in 2022.

Evening Standard
Local Democracy Reporter Noah Vickers (@noahvickers14) has moved from the Eastern Daily Press to the Evening Standard. Noah can now be reached at his new email address.

Newsquest
Gee Harland (@geeharland) has changed beats at Newsquest, becoming a Court & Crime Reporter for the Berkshire & Buckinghamshire area. Gee was previously at the Oxford Mail.

POLITICO
Tom Bristow (@tomsbristow) has joined POLITICO Europe as a Tech Reporter in the London office. Tom has previously worked as an Investigations Editor at Archant, and was also an Editor for international English-language publisher The Local.

Reach plc
Launch editors have been announced for the US editions of the Mirror and Express websites:
Alex Wellman (@Alex_Wellman) will be Editor of the Mirror US. He is currently Reach’s Deputy Group Head of Showbiz.
Karl Holbrook (@KarlDHolbrook), currently Executive Editor at the Express, has been named Editor of the Express US.

Wanderlust
Rhodri Andrews (@Rhods89) has been appointed Special Features Editor for Wanderlust magazine. He was previously freelance, as well as Head of Content for SevenTravel.

Freelance Update - Charlotte Manning
Freelance Journalist Charlotte Manning (@xylottie) will be working shifts on the Metro.co.uk news desk over the next few weeks, covering London-centric stories. Preferred are people-led stories (e.g., cost of living), interesting stories about bars/cafes/independent shops, quirky general news stories, and anything related to strikes, transport, housing.

Freelance Update - Lucy Thackray
Lucy Thackray, Deputy Travel Editor at The Independent, is going freelance from 16 February. She will be available to for features and review commissions around travel, lifestyle, food and drink and opinion. See examples of all of these on lucythackray.com. As well as writing and editing, Lucy is available for speaking opportunities, broadcast travel expert slots (with past experience in podcasts, radio, video content). With more than 15 years in travel media, she can also advise on content strategy, branding and website copy. Twitter: @LucyInTheSky22 / Instagram: @LucyAlice24