Chris Evans (journalist)
Chris Evansis a British journalist who is the editor ofThe Daily Telegraph.[1]He serves as Director of Content at The Daily Telegraph[2]and previously served as the Executive Head of News atThe Daily Telegraph.[3]
Early life[edit]
Evans was born and raised[4]inWalsall,England. He attendedKing Edward's SchoolinBirminghambefore moving to study at theUniversity of Oxford.[5][2]
Career[edit]
After leaving Oxford University after one year and not graduating, Evans got his first job as a journalist at a news agency - theSouth West News ServiceinBristol.
After 11 years reporting forThe Daily Mail,Evans joinedThe Telegraphas 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 byThe Daily Telegraph's then editor,William Lewis,on strong advice from his deputy,Tony Gallagher.[4]
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 [their] value."[6]
References[edit]
- ^Mance, Henry (27 March 2015)."Tumult at the Daily Telegraph".Financial Times.Retrieved11 January2019.
- ^ab"Old Edwardians".oldeds.kes.org.uk.p. 18.Retrieved19 June2022.
- ^Tryhorn, Chris (10 September 2007)."Daily Telegraph shakes up news desk".The Guardian.Retrieved19 June2022.
- ^abGreenslade, Roy (17 October 2014)."Chris Evans, the Telegraph's editorial supremo, has a nose for news".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved19 June2022.
- ^"People – The Telegraph".corporate.telegraph.co.uk.Retrieved19 June2022.
- ^Mayhew, Freddy (13 November 2017)."Telegraph editor Chris Evans: Facebook and Google have taken journalism advertising money - but technology is an opportunity".Press Gazette.Archived fromthe originalon 7 June 2018.Retrieved7 June2018.
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Writers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- The Daily Telegraph people
- British male journalists
- 21st-century English male writers
- 21st-century British journalists
- People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham
- Daily Mail journalists
- 20th-century English male writers
- 20th-century British journalists
- Alumni of the University of Oxford