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By William Turvill 23 May 11:03
Axed News of the World assistant editor Ian Edmondson has stood down as editor of lads’ magazine Loaded a year after his appointment.
By Press Gazette 23 May 9:40
Former Coventry Telegraph health reporter Warren Manger has landed a job on the Sunday Mirror features desk after being a finalist at the British Journalism Awards.
By William Turvill 22 May 7:11
Newly appointed Independent on Sunday editor Lisa Markwell has pledged to maintain the paper’s independence amid moves to integrate all three Evgeny Lebedev-owned national titles.
Colin Webb, pictured showing Her Majesty The Queen a front-page proof of The Times
By Chris Moncrieff 21 May 16:00
Colin Webb, who has died aged 74, was a highly effective editor of the Press Association from 1986 to 1995 and successfully steered the agency through a crucial period in its history.
By Dominic Ponsford 21 May 8:59
Newsquest’s long-serving chief executive Paul Davidson is expected to retire later this year.
By Press Gazette 20 May 15:27
ITV News has confirmed that it is on the hunt for a new editor and that Deborah Turness is leaving to become president of New York-based NBC News. She will leave in July after eight years as editor. She was both the youngest ever ITV News editor and also the first woman to hold that role.
Richard Beeston
By Dominic Ponsford 20 May 9:26
Times foreign editor Richard Beeston has died of cancer aged 50.
By Press Gazette 16 May 14:11
The Times political reporter Anushka Asthana has moved to Sky News as political correspondent.
Ian Katz
By Dominic Ponsford 16 May 11:59
Guardian deputy editor and head of news Ian Katz has been recruited by the BBC as the new editor of Newsnight.
Neal Butterworth
By Press Gazette 13 May 10:19
Former Daily Echo editor Neal Butterworth has died of cancer aged 55, two years after leaving his job with Newsquest.
Mike Sassi
By Gavriel Hollander 10 May 11:54
The Nottingham Post has appointed Mike Sassi as its new editor.
By William Turvill 01 May 9:36
When self-proclaimed “porn baron” Paul Baxendale-Walker bought lads’ magazine Loaded last year it was reasonably assumed the title might be taken a step down market.
By William Turvill 30 April 9:15
Torin Douglas is bowing out as after 24 years as BBC media correspondent next month and he told Press Gazette that he leaves the corporation at a time when morale is low.
By William Turvill 29 April 14:44
Local World has named award-winning journalist John Butterworth editor of the Black Country Bugle.
By Bryan Cooney 18 April 9:20
Even a cursory examination of Alison Kervin’s career credentials leaves a man consumed by inadequacy.
By Axegrinder 18 April 9:04
Ex-News of the World journalist David Wooding has published his former paper’s prepared Margaret Thatcher pull-out on his blog.
By Dominic Ponsford 17 April 10:09
Few journalists if any have done as well out of the boom in celebrity-driven news as former redtop staffers Gary Morgan and Kevin Smith.
By Kay Devlin 15 April 13:33
Former head of news at the Yorkshire Post Richard “Dick” Clark has died at the age of 68.
By Kay Devlin 15 April 11:38
Broadcaster Andrew Marr appeared back on TV for the first time yesterday since suffering a stroke in January.

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