Press Moves
The Agility team is pleased to deliver your weekly roundup of moves, job opportunities, and key industry updates. The content found on this page is a sample of tracked changes to the industry—the full roundup can be found in the Press Moves email newsletter, available to both our customers and those within the media industry.
USA Moves
Press Moves USA – May 2026
The Atlantic: Viser, Matt joins as Staff Writer. NOTUS: Fortier, Sam joins as Sports Reporter. The Atlantic: Ables, Kelsey joins as Staff Writer. The Daily Wire: Brock, Megan joins as Investigative Reporter.Axios: Zapler, Mike joins as Senior Editor. The Wall Street...
Press Moves USA – April 2026
NBC News: Stern, Joanna joins as Reporter and Section Editor. ProPublica: Hensley-Clancy, Molly joins as Higher Education Reporter. The New York Times: Torbati, Yeganeh joins as Iran Correspondent. ProPublica: Swearingen, Jake joins as Senior Editor.Los Angeles Times:...
Press Moves USA – March 2026
POLITICO: Kahn, Debra joins as Editorial Director, Energy and Environment. POLITICO: Acharya, Pavan joins as Energy Reporter.NPR: Pak, Jennifer joins as China correspondent. CNBC: Peterson, Matt joins as Senior Economics Writer. Reuters - US: Vucci, Evan joins as...
UK Moves
Press Moves UK – May 2026
The Handbook: Smith, Daisie joins as Beauty Contributor.Country Living: Daly, Helen joins as Deputy Editor. HELLO! Fashion: Saunders, Molly joins as Creative Lead.Grazia UK: Keitley, Lucy joins as Writer.BBC World Service News: Shaw, Isabel joins as Global Health...
Press Moves UK – April 2026
CNBC Europe: Sheen, Michael joins as Markets & Finance Editor, EMEA. The i Paper: Russello, Sabrina joins as Deputy Digital Director. Huffington Post UK: Wyatt, Honey joins as Shopping Writer. The Guardian UK: Anthony, Augusta joins as Deputy Social Platforms...
Press Moves UK – March 2026
Daily Mail: Clayton, Molly joins as Columnist & Influencer Editor.The Independent: Morris, Lauren joins as Culture News Editor. The Times UK: Hewitt, Esme joins as Social Media Editor. Digital Spy: Draper, Joe joins as Writer.BBC Sussex: Grey, Robin joins as Sports...
Canada Moves
Press Moves Canada – March 2026
The Hockey News: Hapanovich, Michael joins as Writer. The Hockey News: Lipscombe, Kristen joins as Journalist.
Press Moves Canada – October 2025
Thomson Reuters: Jennings, Simon joins as Sports Editor.
Press Moves Canada – September 2025
The Canadian Press: McMackon, Cassidy joins as Reporter.
Media Layoffs and Closures
August 2026, Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine
Forbes’ top editor departed after revelations that he accepted a $6 million payment from the founder of a firm that had business relationships with the magazine. The outlet and staff reacted to the disclosure amid concerns about conflicts of interest and editorial...
August 2026, Cumulus Media layoffs impact longtime Mid-Missouri radio hosts
Nationwide restructuring at Cumulus Media resulted in the departure of longtime local personalities at KFRU in Columbia, Missouri, including hosts with decades of service. The cuts are part of broader corporate downsizing tied to Cumulus’ Chapter 11 restructuring and...
August 2026, Washington D.C. radio host Andy Pollin unceremoniously taken off the air after 34 years
Veteran Washington, D.C. sports radio host Andy Pollin was removed from the air immediately as part of a wave of layoffs at Cumulus Media. The firing came with little notice to staff or listeners; management reportedly announced the change at the end of the program....
Press Moves USA – September 2025
The Wall Street Journal: Brewer, Katherine joins as Executive Editor. Associated Press: Yamat, Rio joins as Airlines and Travel Reporter. The Wall Street Journal: Kimeu, Caroline joins as Africa Correspondent. The Wall Street Journal: Wright, Terell joins as News...
Press Moves USA – August 2025
CoStar Group: Kellogg, Valerie joins as Senior Copy Editor.Bloomberg Television: Dufner, Edward joins as Editor At Large. The Wall Street Journal: Eisen, Ben joins as Personal Finance Bureau Chief. Bloomberg Television: Ortega, Erick joins as Senior Producer. The Wall...
Press Moves USA – July 2025
KSPR ABC 33: Hamilton, Garrett joins as Meteorologist/MMJ. 11 Alive: Rosen, Rachel joins as Traffic Anchor.Forbes US: Licosa, Martina joins as Reporter.Pacific Business News: Noone, Virginia joins as Reporter.Business Insider: Herbst, Julia joins as Senior Leadership...
Press Moves USA – June 2025
Bloomberg News: Ailworth, Erin joins as Reporter. Bloomberg News: Ryan, Greg joins as Reporter. Ad Age: Scarglato, Christopher joins as Digital Editor. Adweek: Cavender, Elena joins as Influencer Marketing Reporter. Business Insider: Wang, Lydia joins as Lifestyle &...
Press Moves USA – May 2025
NBC New Haven WVIT TV: Chacko, Jayne joins as Reporter.Houston Business Journal: Martin, Florian joins as Growth Team Editor. Wichita Business Journal: Farhat, Jenna joins as Aviation and Manufacturing Reporter. Milwaukee Business Journal: Lathers, Addison joins as...
Press Moves USA – April 2025
KVVU-TV: Salinas, Karla joins as Journalist.CBS Portland WGME TV: DeCoste, Sam joins as Weekend Anchor and MMJ.Bloomberg News: Flatley, Daniel joins as US Treasury Reporter. Business Insider: Maniece, Mykenna joins as Associate Editor.Virginia Business: Janney, Josh...
Press Moves USA – March 2025
Variety: Davis, Clayton joins as Chief Awards Editor.The Athletic New York: Schnell, Lindsay joins as Senior Writer, Colleges.PBS VPM: Mirshahi, Dean joins as General Assignment Reporter.NBC - Albuquerque - KOB TV: Rael, Zach joins as Anchor/Reporter. Albuquerque...
Press Moves USA – February 2025
Endpoints News: Kramer, Alexis joins as Pharma Editor.Puget Sound Business Journal: Perez, Jessica joins as Reporter. Dayton Business Journal: Hetzer, Rowan joins as Staff Reporter.Staten Island Advance: Lindberg, Cailey joins as Shopping Commerce Writer.CNN (Cable...
Press Moves USA – January 2025
The Wall Street Journal: Crow, David joins as Deputy Editor-in-Chief. The Wall Street Journal: Whitaker-Moore, Aja joins as Deputy Editor-in-Chief. Axios: Bragg, Julianna joins as Breaking News Reporter.The New York Times: Bhasin, Kim joins as Retail Correspondent....
Press Moves USA – December 2024
Forbes US: Amy Feldman joins as Senior Healthcare Editor. Associated Press: Brian Slodysko joins as Washington Investigation Reporter. Associated Press: Krutika Pathi joins as News Director for the U.K. and Ireland. Axios: Nadia Lopez joins as Reporter/Newsletter...
Press Moves UK – September 2025
The Sunday Times: Glancy, Josh joins as Associate Editor. The Sun UK: Gardener, Luke joins as Head of Social and Engagement. The Sun UK: Weston, Katie joins as Trends News Editor. The Independent: Amofa, Richard joins as Optimisation Editor. The Telegraph UK: Taylor,...
Press Moves UK – August 2025
Creative Review: Yeung, Vivian joins as Head of Social.The Drinks Business: Maurice-Jones, Amelie joins as Senior Writer.Glasgow Live: Tariq, Fahad joins as Content Editor.Global: Girling, Charlie joins as Head of TV and Movie Relations.Construction News: Davies,...
Press Moves UK – July 2025
Bloomberg News: Nimmo, Jamie joins as U.K. Business Editor.The Grocer: Bernard, Dominic joins as Finance Reporter.Tyla: Burgess, Maddy joins as Journalist.Another Man: Mills, Jack joins as Editor. Vogue Business: O'Brien, Amy joins as Tech Editor. British Vogue:...
Press Moves UK – June 2025
The Times UK: Scott, Geraldine joins as Assistant Political Editor. The Daily Mail: Muirhead, Calum joins as Executive Editor. The Times UK: Murphy, Carina joins as Audience Editor, Life & Style and Culture. The Sunday Times Magazine: Choudhury, Yasmin joins as Junior...
Press Moves UK – May 2025
Financial Times (London): Clarfelt, Harriet joins as US Asset Management Correspondent. The Independent: Sahota, Sabrina joins as Consumer Editor. The National - UK: Cranny, Manus joins as Geoeconomics Editor. The Telegraph UK: Burrell, Jessica joins as Acting Fashion...
Press Moves UK – April 2025
The Sunday Times: Yeomans, Jon joins as Business Editor. Metro: Anderson, Alana joins as Deputy Entertainment Editor. Metro: Copson, Josie joins as Senior Features Writer. Financial Times (London): Ruehl, Mercedes joins as Switzerland and Austria Correspondent. Metro:...
Press Moves UK – March 2025
Tyla: Blott, Unity joins as Commercial Editor.spiked: Timms, Hugo joins as Writer.Hitchin Comet: Richards, Huw joins as Reporter.ESPN UK: Lindop, Beth joins as Liverpool Writer.Insider Media Limited: Emerson, Stephen joins as Insider Media Editor (North). Financial...
Press Moves UK – February 2025
BLOOMEU: Meaker, Morgan joins as Senior Writer.Daily Mirror: Downham, Jamie joins as Deputy Assistant Editor. The Daily Mail: Minn, Hayley joins as Deputy Travel Editor. Daily Express: Kane, Hannah joins as Assistant Editor. The Daily Mail: Saunt, Raven joins as US...
Press Moves UK – January 2025
Olive Magazine: Roxburgh, Lucy joins as Digital Commissioning Editor. Prima: Lansom, Alicia joins as Entertainment Editor. Femail: Dean, Olivia joins as Assistant Editor, Secrets & Lives.The i Paper: Fradgley, Emma joins as Homepage Editor. The Sunday Times: Leslie,...
Press Moves UK – December 2024
graziadaily.co.uk: Georgia Aspinall joins as Acting Assistant Editor.Sky News TV: Hannah Woodward joins as Political News Editor.ITV Channel News: Verity Wishart joins as Reporter.BBC Wales: Eleri Griffiths joins as News Journalist.BBC News 24: David Mercer joins as...
Press Moves Canada – April 2025
The Toronto Star: Raven, Amy joins as Investigative Reporter.Global News: Rabinovitch, Ari joins as National Digital Broadcast Journalist.TheTravel: Degn, Emily Iris joins as Discovery Travel Journalist.
Press Moves Canada – March 2025
The Globe and Mail: Fong, April joins as Editor-in-Chief.La Presse: Bolano, Clément joins as Journaliste au pupitre.
Press Moves Canada – February 2025
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Pitcher, Trevor joins as Editor-in-Chief.Thomson Reuters: Tabahriti, Sam joins as Breaking News Correspondent.
Press Moves Canada – January 2025
CTV Atlantic (CKLT): Smith, Callum joins as Video Journalist. Global Halifax (CIHF-TV): King, Megan joins as Digital Broadcast Journalist. Global Halifax (CIHF-TV): Bailey, Mitchell joins as Digital Broadcast Journalist.Financial Post: Marr, Garry joins as columnist....
Press Moves Canada – December 2024
La Presse Canadienne: Quentin Dufranne joins as Reporter.Thomson Reuters: Erin Banco joins as National Security Reporter. Thomson Reuters: Wen-YeeLee joins as Taiwan Technology Correspondent.The Toronto Star: Ryan Tumilty joins as Politics Reporter.
Press Moves Canada – November 2024
Global BC CHAN-TV: Ryan Lehal joins as Producer.CBC Toronto (CBLA-TV): Samritha Arunasalam joins as Senior Writer.The Toronto Star: Reagan McSwain joins as Staff Reporter. The Toronto Star: Vanessa Tiberio joins as Staff Reporter.
Press Moves Canada – October 2024
Global BC CHAN-TV: Ryan Lehal joins as Producer.
Press Moves Canada – August 2024
CTV Montreal (CFCF-TV): Marisela Amador joins as Digital Reporter.
Press Moves Canada – July 2024
The New York Times - Canada: Matina Stevis-Gridneff joins as Canada Bureau Chief.Financial Post: Jordan Gowling joins as Reporter.
Press Moves Canada – June 2024
CP24: Sijia Liu has been named as Anchor/Reporter. CityNews 660 Calgary: Michael Ranger has been named as Digital Content Editor.Le Journal de Montréal: Félix Desjardins joins as Journaliste culturel. Edmonton Journal: Zach Delaney joins as Business...
August 2026, Scripps cuts jobs in streaming, automation, AI push
E.W. Scripps Co. announced a company-wide reorganization that includes 268 job cuts as it shifts local-news operations toward streaming, centralized digital production, automation and AI tools. Leadership framed the reductions as part of a transformation to make...
July 2026, KCAL-FM lays off all on-air staff in switch to all-music radio station
KCAL-FM announced a sudden programming shift to an automated “All Music, All the Time” classic rock format and released its entire on-air talent roster, including long-tenured hosts and program directors. The move eliminates local live shows in favor of an automated...
July 2026, BBC News to bear deepest cuts amid 2,000 planned job losses
The BBC announced a major cost-saving program that will hit its news division particularly hard, with around 15% of news roles due to be cut as part of a broader plan to reduce spending by roughly £600m. Because news accounts for a large share of the corporation's...
July 2026, ESPN Just Keeps Getting Smaller And Louder
Defector examines a fresh round of layoffs at ESPN that removed several long-tenured on-air talent and production staff. The piece argues the cuts reflect a strategic narrowing of the network’s content and priorities—shifting investment toward a small number of...
July 2026, Ryan Clark was in the middle of a show when ESPN laid him off
Longtime ESPN analyst Ryan Clark learned he was being cut during a live taping of NFL Live after the network accelerated notifications to prevent a media leak. The article recounts Clark's final on‑air segment, the network's explanation that the timing was meant to...
July 2026, 30 jobs to be cut at Nine in shift to ‘digital-first future’
Nine Entertainment announced a round of cuts at its newspaper operations as part of a strategic shift toward digital publishing. The company said approximately 30 roles would be eliminated amid a restructure intended to accelerate digital-first workflows and reduce...
July 2026, Rogers Sports & Media Shuts Down News Radio Stations in Vancouver and Other Cities, Laying Off 80 Employees
Rogers Sports & Media abruptly closed several local radio newsrooms — including CityNews Vancouver and stations in Calgary, Kitchener and Halifax — and laid off roughly 80 staff. The shutdowns came with minimal notice: some employees learned of closures during...
July 2026, News 12 cuts back Connecticut newsroom amid layoffs — Stamford Advocate
News 12 announced reductions that will scale back locally produced programming in Connecticut, combining broadcast news for multiple regions into a single consolidated segment. The parent company framed the changes as a response to shifting audience behaviour and...
July 2026, Corus cuts 43 TV jobs, expanding news deserts in Western Canada — Canada NewsWire
Corus Entertainment announced the elimination of 43 unionized television positions as part of a broader reorganization. Most of the affected roles are in Western Canada; Corus says the changes are intended to improve efficiency and sustain local news delivery, while...
July 2026, New York’s Howard Stern Sends a Dozen Blindsided Staffers Home Immediately After Cold Zoom Layoffs Gut His Legendary Radio Show: ‘Doesn’t Need That Much Content’
Howard Stern’s SiriusXM program reduced its production from three new shows per week to one following a summer restructuring. About a dozen staffers were notified via a Zoom call and sent home with severance; remaining roles will support a smaller weekly show...
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