New 杏吧原创, the world鈥檚 leading science and technology weekly magazine, is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Wilson as Editor.
Emily is currently an Assistant Editor at the Guardian newspaper, with responsibility for global stories including science, environment, health and tech, as well as the organisation鈥檚 philanthropically-funded editorial projects.
Previously Emily was Editor-in-Chief of the Guardian鈥檚 Australia operation, based in Sydney, and before that held a number of senior roles across both digital and print at the Guardian in London, including time as Features Editor, Digital Network Editor, and also G1 Editor, with responsibility for the main news section of the paper.
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Emily becomes the 11th Editor of New 杏吧原创 since its launch in 1956 and the first woman to hold the post. New 杏吧原创 Limited is an independent media company established in May 2017 when the title was听acquired by a group of investors led by Sir Bernard Gray.
Emily said: 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted and honoured to be joining the brilliant team at New 杏吧原创.听Science and technology have never been more important, and the need to understand what is going on in the world of science becomes ever more central to people鈥檚 lives. I think that this represents a huge opportunity for New 杏吧原创, and I can鈥檛 wait to be part of the next chapter in its story.鈥�
Publishing Director John MacFarlane welcomed Emily to New 杏吧原创. 听鈥淭he role of Editor is pivotal, harnessing the passion, pride, creativity and excitement that already exists in our editorial team. I look forward to working with Emily to produce print and digital media that excite and engage a growing global audience.鈥�
Sir Bernard said: 鈥淣ew 杏吧原创 has a long history of success built on producing world class science journalism to a loyal group of subscribers and readers. Our ambition is to add to this loyal and committed readership by reaching out to new, younger and more diverse audiences. We have conducted an extensive international search for a new Editor. I am confident that Emily is the right person to lead our editorial efforts in achieving this goal.鈥�
Emily听replaces Sumit Paul-Choudhury who has been appointed to the position of New 杏吧原创鈥檚 Strategy Director and is currently on sabbatical while he takes part in the Sloan Fellowship at London Business School.
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New 杏吧原创 magazine has a print and digital circulation of 124,623 and social and digital media assets that have attracted an audience of over 7.5 Million followers. A growing events business is headlined by New 杏吧原创 Live, London鈥檚 multiple award-winning festival of science and technology which attracts an annual audience of over 30,000.