ITN has appointed its first head of core news, who will be responsible for ITN’s central newsgathering. Deborah Turness is currently senior editor on Channel 5 News. She takes up her position on 6 December and will oversee ITN’s newsgathering operations, which supply news to ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Turness originally joined ITN in 1990, becoming deputy news editor for News at Ten in 1992. She joined Channel 5 News on its launch in 1995, becoming senior news editor in January 1999.
ITN has appointed its first head of core news, who will be
responsible for ITN’s central newsgathering. Deborah Turness is
currently senior editor on Channel 5 News. She takes up her position on
6 December and will oversee ITN’s newsgathering operations, which supply
news to ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Turness originally joined ITN in
1990, becoming deputy news editor for News at Ten in 1992. She joined
Channel 5 News on its launch in 1995, becoming senior news editor in
January 1999.
