There are reports of a management shake-up at Archant, following its takeover by Newsquest.
Editor-in-Chief, Jeremy Clifford, the former editor of The Yorkshire Post is one of those who’ll be leaving his role.
Clifford became Archant’s Chief Content Officer last year, in the wake of JPI Media’s sale to National World.
He will be departing along with Archant CEO, Lorna Willis as the publisher seeks to restructure to create a “truly sustainable local media business.” that will including aligning Archant’s regional news and magazines within Newsquest.
This will see Newsquest North looking after Cheshire Life, Lancashire Life, Derbyshire Life and Yorkshire Life.
In an email, Henry Faure Walker told Archant staff that they showed “exemplary professionalism and commitment” in challenging times.
He said the restructure would “harness the greater scale of the combined group whilst also facilitating a concerted focus on each local market. This will enhance local and regional publishing opportunities and provide greater scope for career development of Archant staff.”
