MEDIA: MEDIA BRIEFS - ITN names Turness as head of core news

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.

by JEMIMAH BAILEY

Sign in to continue

Sign in

Sign in

Trouble signing in?

Reset password: Click here

US and Asia
subscriptions@prweek.com
+001 (800) 558-1708

UK & Europe
support@prweek.com
+44 (0)20 8267 8121

Register

Don't have an account? Complete easy registration and receive:

  • Limited Article Views (Excludes Subscriber Only Content)
  • Select Newsletters (Excludes Subscriber Only Bulletins)

Register Now

Register

FREE

  • Limited free articles a month
  • Limited number of free email bulletins

Register Now

Subscribe

To receive full access to PRWeek's content subscribe today and receive:

  • Unlimited access to PRWeek content
  • Daily Breakfast Briefing
  • Breaking News Alerts
  • Weekly Online Edition
  • Agency Business Report
  • Weekender Edition
  • PRWeek Magazine
  • Full Archive Access

Subscribe Options

Start your free trial 

Enjoy these subscriber-exclusive benefits:

  • Unrestricted individual access to prweek.com
  • Breaking news and industry updates via PRWeek Daily News bulletin
  • Exclusive access to Power Book and Top 150 UK Agency Business Report

Join today

Need to activate your subscription?

Domain/Group Subscriptions
Click here >>

Individual Subscriptions
Click here >>

Need to activate your Subscription

Company Wide Subscriptions
Click here >>

 UK Individual Subscribers
Click here >>