Colin Myler is a US-based British journalist.

Early life

Myler grew up in the Hough Green area of Widnes, Cheshire. He was raised Catholic, served as an altar boy and attended SS John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, at the time a secondary modern school, in Widnes.

Career

Myler started his career working for the ''Catholic Pictorial'' in Liverpool, before joining West Lancs Press Agency in Southport '' The Sun'' and later the ''

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''. He was appointed news editor of the ''

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, BBC News, 12 April 2001 then moved to '' Today'' in 1985, before its launch, again as news editor. He was later appointed as Deputy Editor of the ''

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''. In 1992, he succeeded his boss Bridget Rowe as editor of the ''Sunday Mirror''. In 1994, he moved to edit the '' Daily Mirror''.Inside Story: The ex-editors' files
, '' The Independent'', 9 May 2005 He was made managing director of both the ''Daily'' and ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1995, but soon left to run

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of Europe, the rugby league marketing body. He returned to the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1998, but resigned in 2001 after Judge David Poole ruled that an article he had published regarding accusations of assault against Leeds United F.C. footballers Lee Bowyer and

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risked prejudicing their trial. Shortly after, Myler moved to the United States and was appointed executive editor of the '' New York Post''. He returned to London in 2007 to become editor of the ''

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'' and remained in post until the paper ceased publication on 10 July 2011. On 22 July 2011, Myler and former ''News of the World'' lawyer, Tom Crone, wrote to the Parliamentary Select Committee to clarify evidence given by James Murdoch in respect of the News International phone hacking scandal which had resulted in the closure of the ''News of the World''. They appeared before the Committee to answer further questions on 6 September 2011. In January 2012, Myler was appointed editor-in-chief of the New York City '' Daily News''.

Personal

Myler is a practising Catholic and a second cousin of rugby player Frank Myler.

References

External links

Myler's speech to ''News of the World'' staff on the occasion of the publication of the final edition of the paper.
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