Reach has revealed plans to launch a dedicated US operation next year in a bid to grow its American audience for the Mirror, Express and a new online iteration of the Irish Star.
The digital publisher and newspaper group, which operates BusinessLive, says recruitment has begun across reporting social media, multimedia and editor roles, for jobs to start in the new year. It will target existing US-based journalists in the coming months with plans to open a New York office.
The plans include the introduction of an online version of The Irish Star, which is currently a print-only edition in Ireland. Reach says the new site will launch as IrishStar.com and will cater to the sizeable Irish American population, with individual correspondents covering New York City, Boston and Pennsylvania.
