Bryce Luff has started at Seven West Media as its new digital producer, working the general news beat with The West Australian and PerthNow.

Luff came over from the Community Newspaper Group, where he reported for The Melville Times, Western Suburbs Weekly, and the Cockburn Gazette.

Trudi Jenkins has settled in as the new publishing director of Fairfax Media’s Travel and Food group.

The appointment allows her to oversee the content direction of publications Traveller and Good Food, and The Good Food Guide. She had been director of Fairfax’s The Store and Traveller Tours brands, plus company’s digital commerce director, when the call-up came.

The ABC has recruited veteran Fairfax Media man Peter FitzSimons to be part of the crew.

FitzSimons will be tasked as a guest reporter on ABC’s Foreign Correspondent, with his assignment being flying to New Zealand to interview one of the 1,300 Kiwis deported from Australia per changes to the Migration Act. He will also discuss the issue with Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. The episode is slated to air next week.

FitzSimons is currently covering the international sports scene for various outlets. Although his guest reporter assignment is a paid one-off opportunity, he told The Australian’s Stephen Brook that he is donating the paycheque to charity. His entry comes as the ABC is facing internal challenges, with the retrenchment of 22 journalists from the newsroom to make way for digital-savvy reporters a big sticking point.

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Former Blitz Publications vegan lifestyle magazine Nourish is back under Lovatts Media management.

Mumbrella reported that the relaunch version of Nourish sports an all-new look with former Blitz Publications lifestyle editor Danae Dimitropoulou on board as editor. Instead of being a bi-monthly publication, Nourish will be released every six weeks and offers content on topics such as sustainable plant-based health and wellness, and “cruelty-free” fashion and beauty.

“Our vision for nourish is a magazine that will showcase the rich and varied world emerging as designers, restaurateurs, manufacturers, retail stores, and even fast-food chains worldwide join the vegan movement. We want to educate our readers about plant-based lifestyle and health, and support them in their journey, whether they are long-term vegans or just exploring the possibilities,” said Lovatts Media CEO Rachael Northey.

Nourish was the only Blitz Publications title Lovatts acquired this year

Hit Network show Carrie and Tommy has welcomed back executive producer Sonder Novak-Booth.

Novak-Booth resumed duties after finishing up maternity leave. She returned just as Kerri Jones finished up as acting producer. Caitlin McArthur and Annabelle McNamara are still on the team as senior producer and producer/guest booker, respectively.

The Advertiser’s Katrina Stokes has joined government service at the SA Department of the Premier and Cabinet as its newest media advisor.

The department specifically assigned her to work for Child Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson and Human Services Minister Michelle Lensink.