Chris Evans is a

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who is the editor of ''

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''. He serves as Director of Content at The Daily Telegraph and previously served as the Executive Head of News at ''The Daily Telegraph''.

Early life

Evans was born and raised in

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, England. He attended King Edward's School in

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before moving to study at the

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Career

After leaving Oxford University after one year and not graduating, Evans got his first job as a journalist at a news agency - the

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. After 11 years reporting for ''

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'', Evans joined ''The Telegraph'' as a news editor in January 2007. He 'kept a low profile' while managing to rise to high office. He is said to have a 'solid news background' with populist news instincts. Evans was recruited by ''The Daily Telegraph'''s then editor, William Lewis, on strong advice from his deputy, Tony Gallagher. In 2017, Evans expressed his view that fake news is "great" for the news industry, in the sense that it fostered more trust in traditional news brands by contrast, thus "increasing heirvalue."

References

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