Stacey Mullen is taking over as editor of the Glasgow Times. She said: “I am a proud Glaswegian and it is a huge honour for me to be editor of the Glasgow Times.
“This is a newspaper I have adored reading since I was a little girl and now I am leading its future coverage of the city on our growing digital platforms.
“With the support of my amazing team, I want our title to be the number one choice for news in Glasgow and I promise to continue being a voice for the communities we serve.”
Laura Webster will be the new editor of The National. She said: “Since joining The National in 2018, it’s been non-stop. There’ve been four prime ministers and four elections, and general political chaos to underline everything.
“We’ll continue showcasing the very best news, features and analysis our journalists have to offer, tell the stories about Scotland which need to be heard and develop our digital media output further.”
The print editions of both titles will be managed separately in a new combined production team headed by Stewart Ward in a new role of managing editor.
He said: “Callum Baird, Roxanne Sorooshian, Richard Walker and the Sunday National’s top team have established such a strong identity for this title since it took up the torch from the Sunday Herald.
“We lead our nation’s political conversation on a Sunday — with a fantastic offering on culture, history and the environment to boot.
“In my years at The National, I’ve been inspired by the energy of the grassroots independence movement — it’s that same dedication and drive I hope to bring to this post, which I’m delighted to be taking up.”
All three will report into Callum Baird, editor in chief of Newsquest Scotland.
He said: “Stacey has done a brilliant job in driving the traffic of the Glasgow Times in the last few months — the title has recently retaken its place as the number 1 news site in Newsquest. She’s shown great leadership to build a new team of exceptional digital journalists and deliver huge audience growth in a very short time, achieving our targets with a strong focus on good local Glasgow stories.
“Laura has led the The National’s content strategy this year as news and features editor, and has been a major factor in our growth in digital subscriptions, and engagement across all platforms, since joining us in 2018. I’ve been doing this role for more than seven years now — I wouldn’t be passing this on if I didn’t think it was in very safe hands, and I’m excited to see where she takes the title next.
“Stewart has done an excellent job overseeing the Sunday National since the departure of Roxanne, and as part of his expanded new role, he will also edit that title going forward. Jane Cassidy will continue to be responsible for The National’s Mon-Sat edition as Assistant Editor — she has led it to being again the top performing daily paper vs last year in NQ in October, a great achievement and testament to the hard work put in by the team to get there.
“I’m delighted to appoint them in their new roles as we look ahead to achieve success in 2023.”
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