Craig McGill is a writer, journalist and media analyst. He has written three books which have been translated into several foreign languages: ''Football Inc: How Football Fans are Losing the Game'', ''Do No Harm: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy'' and ''Human Traffic: Sex, Slaves and Immigration''.
Previously deputy news editor for the Scottish edition of the ''
Daily Mirror
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'', he has written for ''
Time
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'' magazine, ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' and ''
The Sunday Times
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''. His UK stories include revealing gangsters selling a hitlist called "Know the Provo" in Scottish pubs and
David Tennant
David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...
being the new
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
.
AllMediaScotland, a Scottish website voted him a Media Personality of the Year.
He was educated at St Timothy's and St Andrews in Glasgow and
Napier University
, mottoeng = Without knowledge, everything is in vain
, established = 1992 – granted University status 1964 – Napier Technical College
, type = Public
, academic_staff = 802
, administrative_staff = 562
, chancellor = Will Whitehorn
, ...
, Edinburgh, where he was editor of the student newspaper ''Veritas'', following in the footsteps of founding editor
Neil McIntosh.
McGill now works in PR.
In 2010, he revealed
Matt Smith
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the Eleventh Doctor, eleventh incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the BBC series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targarye ...
as the
eleventh doctor
The Eleventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. He is played by Matt Smith in three series as well as five specials. As with previous incarnations of the Docto ...
, following a leak at the BBC.
External links
Official SiteProfile page at fusionpress.co.uk''Craig McGill Is Mentally Ill'', article at ninthart.com''Craig McGill Is Still Mentally Ill'', follow-up article at ninthart.com
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Scottish journalists
Scottish biographers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)