August 13, 2024

Mill Media hires Novara’s Moya Lothian-McLean for new Glasgow title

Freelance Robbie Armstrong is also joining the as-yet unnamed newsletter.

Moya Lothian-McLean (left) and Robbie Armstrong (right), the two journalists newly hired by Mill Media to launch its Glasgow title in September. Pictures: Lothian-McLean (left) and Armstrong (right).

Substack-based publisher Mill Media has hired Novara Media contributing editor Moya Lothian-McLean and freelance Robbie Armstrong to staff its upcoming title covering Glasgow.

The pair begin at Mill Media in September. A name for the Glasgow publication — one of two new titles the company announced in June — has not yet been chosen.

Mill Media founder Joshi Herrmann told Press Gazette the new outlet has nonetheless already commissioned a series of long-form stories and investigations, including an essay from Scottish freelance Dani Garavelli who was shortlisted last year for a British Journalism Award for features journalism.

Bron Maher

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Bron Maher is Press Gazette's senior reporter, covering US and UK media. He joined Press Gazette in November 2021 from Newsguard, a US start-up that reviews how far news sites adhere to journalistic standards.