MEDIA: NEWS WEEKLIES - Hard news challenge drives Americans. The role of the weekly news magazine has been redefined as the sector faces up to competition from new media

News that Time Europe's new editing team at its London headquarters is an American husband and wife duo should send shivers down the spines of UK PROs. Not because of the husband and wife bit - Donald and Ann Morrison have a long track record in journalism and haven't worked together before so the appointment is no headline-grabbing stunt. The problem for PROs reared in the British tradition is simply the couple's nationality.