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The Sunday Times
Oliver Shah joins The Sunday Times as Business Reporter on 21 September, covering property and general business stories. Oliver is currently at City AM, where he is a Senior Reporter and has also been freelancing for the The Mail on Sunday.

BBC News
Thomas Edgington, currently Economics & Business Analyst at BBC News, has been appointed Broadcast Journalist & Presenter Brief Writer for the channel. Thomas will start his new role on 29 September.

Banking Technology
Neil Ainger has been appointed Deputy Editor at Informa’s Banking Technology. He was previously Editor of FST - Financial Sector Technology and starts in his new role on 6 September.

EuroWeek Asia
Rachel Evans has joined EuroWeek Asia as a Reporter covering loans and structured finance. She was previously Asia Editor at International Financial Law Review.

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·         Laura Shannon, currently business and finance reporter for Metro, is about to make a move to the Money Section at The Times and take on the role of editorial assistant. Her start date will be Monday 16 August;

·         Working Lunch Reporter Jenny Culshaw has joined BBC Radio 5 Live as a business presenter on the Tony Livesey show;

·         Josh Noble has been appointed Asia Beyond Brics editor at the Financial Times. He starts in his new role in late September and will be based in Hong Kong, where he will continue working on the Beyond Brics blog, and also work on the FT’s main Asia news desk;

·         James Charles, previously mortgage writer at The Times, has joined the The Sunday Times as money reporter. James, who is covering all aspects of personal finance, with a focus on mortgages.

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Daily Mail
Karl West is now City News Editor at the Daily Mail, replacing Ian Lyall who is becoming Editor of Proactive Investors on 12 July.

Daily Mail / The Times
Sam Fleming has left the Daily Mail to join The Times. Sam will be starting as Economics Editor at The Times on Monday 12 July. Hugo Duncan, currently City Reporter at the London Evening Standard, will be replacing Sam at the Daily Mail in September.

Money Observer
Rebecca Rutt has joined Money Observer as Editorial Assistant.

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The Times / Freelance Update
Rebecca O’Connor has now left The Times and is now working on freelance commissions

Mail Online
James White has recently joined the Daily Mail website Mail Online as a Reporter covering news.

Financial Mail on Sunday
Financial Mail on Sunday is expanding its coverage of the SME market with the introduction of daily news, advice and features to be carried on sister website, FMWF.com.

Enterprise Editor Helen Loveless will lead the growth in coverage, which is in response to demand from readers and is designed to complement the weekend pages. Enterprise Correspondent Vicki Owen will also contribute to both daily and weekend coverage.

 
Estates Gazette
Patrick Clift, a Reporter at Estates Gazette, has now left to become the British Property Federation’s Public Affairs Manager.

Legal Business
There have been some editorial changes to monthly legal publication Legal Business. Following the arrival of Richard Lloyd, who has joined the magazine as Editor, and Jeremy Hodges, who has joined as Senior Reporter, the Reporters are now as below:

Mark McAteer, Deputy Editor, now covers litigation, TMT, EU/Competition, regulation and insurance globally.

Chris Johnson, Senior Reporter, now covers finance (including structured finance) and capital markets.

Jeremy Hodges, Senior Reporter, now covers corporate, alternative business structures and outsourcing.

Becky Pritchard, Reporter, covers CSR, real estate, private client, corporate fraud and regulation.

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Computing
As of 10 June, Computing is changing from a weekly to fortnightly publication. The publication will also be undergoing some content and design changes, including changes to page size and increasing the number of pages. The new-look Computing will aim to provide an informed analytical view on the industry news and developments that have an effect on a senior IT audience. It will contain more in-depth articles, analysis and opinion as well as interviews with leading figures from the IT industry. In addition to this, Computing’s new website is due to go live in early Autumn.

Financial Times
Alec Russell has been appointed Comment and Analysis Editor at the Financial Times. Alec, who is currently World News Editor, will replace Caroline Daniel, who will become Editor of FT Weekend in June.

Telegraph Media Group
Telegraph Media Group has announced that James Hurley starts today as the new Business Club Editor. He will be working with Richard Tyler to expand TMG’s coverage of small business and will, in particular, be developing the Business Club community in The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk.

Guardian News & Media
Julia Kollewe has joined The Guardian / The Observer business desk as a Financial Reporter, covering property, insurance and other financial and business stories.

The Independent
The Independent now has a new Families section within the daily paper. The section, which used to be combined with health, is edited by Associate Features Editor Louisa Saunders.

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Condé Nast Traveller
Katie Edwards has recently been appointed Editorial Assistant for Condé Nast Traveller. Katie is responsible for the Diary pages of the magazine

Daily Mail
Julia Lawrence has recently joined the Daily Mail, Femail, as Feature Writer.

 
The Independent
Roger Alton has recently stepped down as Editor of The Independent. His duties in the meantime will fall to Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director Simon Kelner. A replacement will be announced after the General Election.

Telegraph Media Group
Telegraph Media Group has announced changes to its personal finance desk as part of a plan to grow and expand its coverage of this key subject for the company and its readers.

Ian Cowie is to assume an expanded writing role, which will include his Personal Account Column. He has recently become one of the most popular bloggers on Telegraph.co.uk and will be contributing other personal finance articles to The Daily Telegraph’s pages too. Ian, will retain his title of Head of Personal Finance.

Paul Farrow will become Personal Finance Editor, and will now be editing both the Your Money supplement in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday and The Sunday Telegraph‘s Money & Jobs section. He will also continue to oversee the website’s personal finance coverage at Telegraph.co.uk.

Daily Mail
Charlotte Beugge, Deputy Editor of Money Mail, will be leaving the paper after 11 years on 30 April to go freelance.

Management Today
Angus Walker has joined Management Today as Chief Sub-Editor. He will be working on the print magazine and the website (www.managementtoday.co.uk). Angus was previously Deputy Sub-Editor at New Media Age and before that spent eight years in the same role at Broadcast magazine.

Tara Evans has been promoted from Trainee Journalist to Web Journalist at thisismoney.co.uk. She will be covering insurance and consumer issues, including motoring, utilities and holidays.

Dan Hyde has joined as a Trainee Journalist and will initially cover pensions, formerly part of Philip’s remit.

Alan O’Sullivan, who covers savings, will extend his reach to cover investment. Gillian Bevis will cover Alan’s old patch of credit cards & loans.

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Financial Times
Anthony Deutsch has been appointed Jakarta Correspondent at the Financial Times and will take up the role on 8 March. Anthony was previously Bureau Chief of the Associated Press’s Indonesia and East Timor bureau.

Telegraph Media Group
Harry Wilson, previously Investment Banking Editor of Financial News, has joined the Telegraph Media Group as Financial Services Correspondent.

City A.M.
Emma Sadowski is now a Reporter at City A.M. She was previously a City Reporter at Legal Week magazine

Citywire
Sarah Miloudi has left her role as Senior Reporter for Media Wales and will be joining Citywire on 1 March as a Reporter in their Wealth Manager section.

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Daily Mail
Rob Davies, formerly of City AM, joins the Daily Mail today as a City Reporter covering property and leisure.

Insurance Times
David Blackman starts today as Assistant Editor at Insurance Times. David was previously Deputy Editor at Local Government Chronicle.

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