WELCOME to Media Movers, reporting the latest moves within the Scottish media, including promotions and retirements.
FIRSTLY, congratulations to Brendan McGinty, Lorna Hughes and Paul Bryson. They have each been promoted within the Sunday Mail newspaper, Brendan to the post of deputy editor and Lorna and Paul as assistant editors.
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AND the Sunday Mail will no doubt be monitoring, with interest, the statement of intent by its rival, the Sunday edition of The Scottish Sun, that is the newly-created post of investigations editor, occupied by its recent former deputy news editor, Russell Findlay.
Findlay joined The Scottish Sun on Sunday four weeks ago, after around 18 years’ service with the Sunday Mail.
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AS reported last week on allmediascotland.com (here), The Oban Times newspaper has appointed Willie Mack as its new editor.
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AND congratulations too to Jane Maher who – says The Scotsman newspaper – has been promoted to the post of managing director at Denvir Marketing, in Aberdeen.
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ALSO reported on allmediascotland: Tim Sharp is leaving The Herald, to join the TUC. He is group City editor at The Herald.
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AS reported on Monday, Tracey McNellan has been appointed managing director (Scotland) of radio outfit, Global.
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