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Media Wales editors Tim Gordon and Simon Farrington leaving | Media Wales editors Tim Gordon and Simon Farrington leaving |
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Editors at two of Wales' newspapers are to leave their jobs. | Editors at two of Wales' newspapers are to leave their jobs. |
The South Wales Echo's Tim Gordon and Wales on Sunday's Simon Farrington will leave Media Wales in July. | The South Wales Echo's Tim Gordon and Wales on Sunday's Simon Farrington will leave Media Wales in July. |
On Wednesday, the company's editor-in-chief Alan Edmunds said the pair would be pursing "new separate business ventures". | On Wednesday, the company's editor-in-chief Alan Edmunds said the pair would be pursing "new separate business ventures". |
Mr Gordon, who previously edited the Sunday paper, has been a journalist for 25 years. Mr Farrington has previously edited the company's magazines. | Mr Gordon, who previously edited the Sunday paper, has been a journalist for 25 years. Mr Farrington has previously edited the company's magazines. |
In his email, Mr Edmunds said: "I am announcing this morning that South Wales Echo Editor Tim Gordon and Wales on Sunday Editor Simon Farrington are to leave Media Wales to pursue new separate business ventures. | In his email, Mr Edmunds said: "I am announcing this morning that South Wales Echo Editor Tim Gordon and Wales on Sunday Editor Simon Farrington are to leave Media Wales to pursue new separate business ventures. |
"I would like to offer my wholehearted thanks to Tim and Simon for their tremendous hard work, skill and commitment to Media Wales over many years." | |
He said their replacements would be found in due course. | |
Mr Farrington, who is also business development editor, said: "After 39 years in the media industry I felt the timing was right, while my brain still vaguely functions, to pursue other business interests." |
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