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Stephens, Peter

 
9781905226825: P.S. On a Life in Newspapers
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ISBN 10 : 1905226829 ISBN 13 : 9781905226825
Editeur : Melrose Books, 2006

Synopsis

Peter Stephens is one of a rare breed a journalist who has edited newspapers in both Fleet Street and the provinces. In his twenties he was thrown in at the deep end as a Daily Mirror sub-editor in Manchester, and headhunted by the editorial chief of the huge Kemsley (later Thomson) group, Denis Hamilton. His career began to take off when Hamilton sent him to Newcastle-on-Tyne. At 32 be became editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, and subsequently, The Journal, the influential regional morning paper for the north-east of England. In 1970 he was recruited to The Sun executive team, soon after Rupert Murdoch bought it and began to turn the struggling broadsheet into the country s top tabloid. In the mid-seventies, Peter edited the News of the World, and on returning to The Sun helped to drive the circulation up from 3 million to 4 million and beyond. It has been top of the charts ever since. For a decade, he worked closely with Sir Larry Lamb, the leading tabloid editor of his day. On Sir Larry s acrimonious departure, in 1981, he became editorial director chief editorial executive for the Murdoch popular papers and forged an important working relationship with Lamb s successor, Kelvin MacKenzie. Each day the telephone rang, and an eager voice would begin: Hello, Rupert here.... He looks back on this period of relative calm and stability as one of the most enjoyable of his working life. However, his relations with Mr Murdoch cooled when the papers were moved to Wapping in 1986 and a year later, content to be on the winning side in one of the most important industrial disputes in history, he took early retirement. He mended his fences with his proprietor, before turning his energy to conservation and environmental matters. And he learned that for the rest of his life he would have to cope with the symptoms of Parkinson s disease. In a very personal way, he wrote, it was my most satisfying achievement. May it encourage others who must travel alo

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Peter Stephens is one of a rare breed a journalist who has edited newspapers in both Fleet Street and the provinces. In his twenties he was thrown in at the deep end as a Daily Mirror sub-editor in Manchester, and headhunted by the editorial chief of the huge Kemsley (later Thomson) group, Denis Hamilton. His career began to take off when Hamilton sent him to Newcastle-on-Tyne. At 32 be became editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, and subsequently, The Journal, the influential regional morning paper for the north-east of England. In 1970 he was recruited to The Sun executive team, soon after Rupert Murdoch bought it and began to turn the struggling broadsheet into the country s top tabloid. In the mid-seventies, Peter edited the News of the World, and on returning to The Sun helped to drive the circulation up from 3 million to 4 million and beyond. It has been top of the charts ever since. For a decade, he worked closely with Sir Larry Lamb, the leading tabloid editor of his day. On Sir Larry s acrimonious departure, in 1981, he became editorial director chief editorial executive for the Murdoch popular papers and forged an important working relationship with Lamb s successor, Kelvin MacKenzie. Each day the telephone rang, and an eager voice would begin: Hello, Rupert here.... He looks back on this period of relative calm and stability as one of the most enjoyable of his working life. However, his relations with Mr Murdoch cooled when the papers were moved to Wapping in 1986 and a year later, content to be on the winning side in one of the most important industrial disputes in history, he took early retirement. He mended his fences with his proprietor, before turning his energy to conservation and environmental matters. And he learned that for the rest of his life he would have to cope with the symptoms of Parkinson s disease. In a very personal way, he wrote, it was my most satisfying achievement. May it encourage others who must travel alo

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Éditeur
Melrose Books
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1905226829
ISBN 13 
9781905226825
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
145
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