Here you have it! The most notable journalist and media industry moves of the past week.
USA AND CANADA
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News and Media
Financial Times: promotes Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson (@Edgecliffe) to U.S. Business Editor.
McClatchy: appoints Kristin Roberts (@McClatchyDC) as Regional Editor for eight newspapers in the eastern U.S. They are the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader and Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.). She will retain her current responsibilities as Executive Editor of the D.C. bureau.
New York Times: hires Marjorie Olster (@Marjolster) as a Senior Staff Editor on the International desk, effective March 1. She will work on Sunday coverage and coverage of the Middle East. Caitlin Roper (@caitlinroper) moves to a new role as Editorial Director of NYT Magazine Labs.
Wall Street Journal: promotes Tim Layer (@tim7layer) to Print Editor.
Broadcasting
CNBC.com: hires Amanda Macias (@amanda_m_macias) as a National Security correspondent in D.C.
CNN: hires Stephanie Clary (@sclary) as Director of Social Publishing.
WNBC-TV: Susan Sullivan (@NBCNewYork) has left for an unspecified position with NBC News.
Business and Commerce
American Inno: launches Atlanta Inno, a website covering startups and technology companies in the Atlanta area. Madison Hogan (@MadisonHogan) joins as the site’s first Reporter. The publisher is part of American City Business Journals.
Barrons.com: John Kimelman (@barronsonline) has left.
Denver Business Journal: hires Rebecca Troyer (@TriadBizEditor) as Editor-in-Chief.
Fast Company: hires Stephanie Mehta (@stephaniemehta) as Editor, effective March 5.
Institutional Investor: will cease print publication and move to an all-digital model, effective April 1 (@iimag).
Consumer Lifestyle
Teen Vogue: hires Karina Hoshikawa (@thekarihoshi) as Beauty News Editor.
Vanity Fair: hires Claire Howorth (@clairehoworth) as Deputy Editor.
Healthcare and Medicine
Advantage Business Media: hires Catherine Sbeglia (@PharmProcessing) as Associate Editor of Pharmaceutical Processing and Chem.Info. She works from the Madison, Wis. office.
UBM Medica: appoints Todd Shryock (@Dx_imaging) as Editor of Diagnostic Imaging.
Politics, Government and Education
Colorado Politics: hires Mark Harden (@MHardenDenBiz) as Managing Editor.
Politico Pro: hires Kyle Daly (@dalykyle) as a Senior Reporter focusing on technology and telecom policy.
Travel, Transport and Logistics
Flight International: hires Garrett Reim (@garrettreim) as a Military Aerospace Reporter.
UK
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News and Media (National)
Daily Express: Gary Jones (@daily_express) has been named Editor.
Daily Mirror: Alison Phillips (@MirrorAlison) has been named Editor. Dominic Herbert (@dom_herbert) has been appointed News Editor.
Daily Star: Jon Clark (@daily_star) has been appointed Editor-in-Chief. Henry Holloway (@journohenry) has been named Chief Reporter.
Mirror Online: Lucy Clarke-Billings (@LucyCB_1) has been named Assistant News Editor. Joshua Taylor (@taylorjoshua1) has been appointed Assistant News Editor.
Sunday Mirror: Peter Willis (@dailymirror) has been named Editor.
Sun Online, The: Rebecca Flood (@thebeccaflood) has been named Digital Features Writer.
News and Media (Regional)
Go London: has been launched by the Evening Standard (@esgolondon). Ben Norum is point of contact.
New European, The: Tim Walker (@thattimwalker) has been appointed Columnist.
Thomas Reuters – Dublin: Graham Fahy (@grahamjfahy) has been named Correspondent.
Wakefield Express: James Carney (@ReporterJamesC) has been named Reporter.
Consumer Lifestyle
ELLE: Olive Pometsey (@oliviapometsey) has been named Features Assistant.
Hellomagazine.com: Fiona Ward (@wordsbyward) has been named Freelance Lifestyle Writer.
Technology and Telecoms
TechRadar: Gareth Beavis (@superbeav) has been named Interim Global Editor-in-Chief. He shares this role with Marc Chacksfield (@mchax). Gerald Lynch (@geegeemidnight) and James Peckham (@jamesrwp) have been appointed Home Tech Editor and Wearables Editor respectively.
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