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Peter Willis (journalist)
Peter Willis (25 December 1966 – 25 June 2021) was a British journalist and newspaper editor. Born in London, Willis grew up in French Guiana, Manchester and then Buxton. There, he was educated at Buxton College, and presented a hospital radio show at the Devonshire Royal Hospital. At the age of 18, he began working for the ''Manchester Evening News''. Willis later worked for '' The Sun'', the '' Daily Star'' and the ''Daily Express'', becoming known for his celebrity reporting. In 1997, he moved to the ''Daily Mirror'', as the first editor of its Saturday magazine, ''The Look''. He then served for many years as features editor of the newspaper, and founded the Pride of Britain Awards. In 2012, Willis was appointed editor of the ''Mirror'', serving until 2018, when he moved to become editor of the ''Sunday Mirror The ''Sunday Mirror'' is the Sunday sister paper of the ''Daily Mirror''. It began life in 1915 as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' and was renamed the ''Sunday Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. With a land area of , French Guiana is the second-largest Regions of France, region of France (more than one-seventh the size of Metropolitan France) and the largest Special member state territories and the European Union, outermost region within the European Union. It has a very low population density, with only . (Its population is less than that of Metropolitan France.) Half of its 294,436 inhabitants in 2022 lived in the metropolitan area of Cayenne, its Prefectures in France, capital. 98.9% of the land territory of French Guiana is covered by forests, a large part of which is Old-growth forest, primeval Tropical r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Mirror
The ''Sunday Mirror'' is the Sunday sister paper of the ''Daily Mirror''. It began life in 1915 as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' and was renamed the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1963. In 2016 it had an average weekly circulation of 620,861, dropping markedly to 505,508 the following year. Competing closely with other papers, in July 2011, on the second weekend after the closure of the ''News of the World'', more than 2,000,000 copies sold, the highest level since January 2000. History ''Sunday Pictorial'' (1915–1963) The paper launched as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' on 14 March 1915. Lord Rothermere – who owned the paper – introduced the ''Sunday Pictorial'' to the British public with the idea of striking a balance between socially responsible reporting of great issues of the day and sheer entertainment. Although the newspaper has gone through many refinements in its near 100-year history those original core values are still in place today. Ever since 1915, the paper has continually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Journalists
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2021 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. * January 15 – 1966 Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Jones (journalist)
Gary Jones is a British journalist who became editor of the ''Daily Express'' in March 2018. Earlier in his career he was on the staff of the ''News of the World'', ''The Sunday People'' and the ''Daily Mirror''. From 2016 to 2018. Jones was the Editor of the ''Sunday Mirror'' and ''The Sunday People''. Early life Jones is the son of Conservative Party-supporting lifelong ''Daily Express''-reading parents. He trained at journalist college in Preston, Lancashire, now part of the University of Central Lancashire. Career In April 1995, while at the ''News of the World'' when Piers Morgan was editor, Jones was named Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards. Later, at the ''Daily Mirror'' (Morgan was editor), Jones was one of "three key media contacts" for Southern Investigations, a private detective agency whose investigator Jonathan Rees is said to have "set up network of corrupt police, customs officials, taxmen and bank staff to gain valuable information". Rees was recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Phillips
Alison Phillips (born 1970) is a British journalist and the Editor of the ''Daily Mirror'' since 2018. Biography Phillips grew up in Essex and first worked as a reporter for the ''Harlow Star'' Weekly Newspaper. She then attended the University of Leeds where she took a secondment for a year as the editor of the student newspaper (''Leeds Student'', now called ''the Gryphon''). She then worked for the ''Evening Argus'' in Brighton, Connors News Agency and ''Woman'' before joining Trinity Mirror (now Reach) in 1998 as a feature writer on the ''Sunday People'' magazine. In 2016, Phillips launched '' The New Day'', a national newspaper which aimed to deliver politically neutral news, primarily for a female audience. Its launch was sceptically received by media commentators. The new venture failed to reach target circulation and was closed two months after its launch. Later that year she was made Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Trinity Mirror papers. In 2018, Phillips was named as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wallace (journalist)
Richard Wallace (born 1961) was the editor of British newspaper the ''Daily Mirror'' until May 2012. Early career Wallace began his Fleet Street career working for the '' Daily Mail'' and '' The Sun''. In 1990 he joined the ''Daily Mirror''. During Piers Morgan's editorship of the paper he became show business editor, before becoming head of news in 2000. Notable among Wallace's scoops was the news that actor Ross Kemp was leaving the BBC soap opera EastEnders in favour of working for rival channel ITV. He was also responsible for the creation of the gossip columnists The 3AM Girls. In 2002 he swapped jobs with the paper's New York editor, Andy Lines. Ten months later, in 2003, he became deputy editor of the '' Sunday Mirror''. Editor Wallace was appointed editor of the ''Daily Mirror'' in 2004 on the dismissal of well-known editor Piers Morgan for publishing false images of British soldiers in Iraq. ''The Daily Mirror'' was named Newspaper of The Year at the What the Papers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday People
The ''Sunday People'' is a British tabloid Sunday newspaper. It was founded as ''The People'' on 16 October 1881. At one point owned by Odhams Press, The ''People'' was acquired along with Odhams by the Mirror Group in 1961, along with the '' Daily Herald''. It is now published by Reach plc, and shares a website with the Mirror papers. In July 2011, when it benefited from the closure of the ''News of the World The ''News of the World'' was a weekly national Tabloid journalism#Red tops, red top Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published every Sunday in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the world's highest-selling En ...'', it had an average Sunday circulation of 806,544. By December 2016 the circulation had shrunk to 239,364 and by August 2020 to 125,216. Christmas issue Christmas Day is falling on Sunday in 2022 but instead of normal paper a special edition will appear on Saturday December 24th Christmas Eve. References 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride Of Britain Awards
The Pride of Britain Awards is an annual award ceremony which has taken place in the United Kingdom since May 1999 and first televised on ITV in April 2000. The awards honour British people who have acted bravely or extraordinarily in challenging situations and have been presented solely by Carol Vorderman since 1999, and co-presented by Ashley Banjo since 2021. Banjo had previously featured as the show's "roving reporter". History The first Pride of Britain Awards were devised by Peter Willis, and held at the Dorchester Hotel in London in May 1999. They relocated to The London Studios in 2000, and then later relocated to the Grosvenor House Hotel from the 2011 award ceremony. On 20 October 2021, it was announced that Ashley Banjo is to co-host the award ceremony with Carol Vorderman, beginning with the 23rd ceremony onwards. Judges The ''Pride of Britain Award'' winners are chosen by a panel of celebrities and well-known figures from a range of backgrounds, and has incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level."Buxton – in pictures" , BBC Radio Derby, March 2008, accessed 3 June 2013. also claims this, but lacks a regular market. It lies close to to the west and to the south, on the edge of the |
Daily Mirror
The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply ''The Mirror''. It had an average daily print circulation of 716,923 in December 2016, dropping to 587,803 the following year. Its Sunday sister paper is the '' Sunday Mirror''. Unlike other major British tabloids such as '' The Sun'' and the '' Daily Mail'', the ''Mirror'' has no separate Scottish edition; this function is performed by the '' Daily Record'' and the '' Sunday Mail'', which incorporate certain stories from the ''Mirror'' that are of Scottish significance. Originally pitched to the middle-class reader, it was converted into a working-class newspaper after 1934, in order to reach a larger audience. It was founded by Alfred Harmsworth, who sold it to his brother Harold Harmsworth (from 1914 Lord Rothermere) in 1913. In 1963 a restructuring of the media interests of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
