Bernard Shrimsley
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Bernard Shrimsley is a British
newspaper
editor
and writer. He was editor of The Sun
(1972–1975) and the News of the World
(1975–80). He launched the Mail on Sunday in 1980 and acted as a director of the paper from 1980 to 1982. He was assistant editor (1983–1986), and then associate editor (1986–1996) of the Daily Express
.
Shrimsley has written three books: The Candidates, Lion Rampant and, most recently, The Silly Season in 2003.
One of his most famous headlines was "End of the World" after England had been knocked out of the World Cup.
He was also the first member of his family to go into what subsequently became a family profession. His younger brother Anthony was political editor of three national newspapers and editor of Sir James Goldsmith's short-lived news magazine Now! Bernard's daughter, Amanda, worked as a feature writer for the Sun as did Anthony's daughter, Emma. Anthony's son, Robert, was news editor of the Financial Times and is now managing editor of its website, Ft.com
United Kingdom
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newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
editor
Editing
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and writer. He was editor of The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
(1972–1975) and the News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
(1975–80). He launched the Mail on Sunday in 1980 and acted as a director of the paper from 1980 to 1982. He was assistant editor (1983–1986), and then associate editor (1986–1996) of the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
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Shrimsley has written three books: The Candidates, Lion Rampant and, most recently, The Silly Season in 2003.
One of his most famous headlines was "End of the World" after England had been knocked out of the World Cup.
He was also the first member of his family to go into what subsequently became a family profession. His younger brother Anthony was political editor of three national newspapers and editor of Sir James Goldsmith's short-lived news magazine Now! Bernard's daughter, Amanda, worked as a feature writer for the Sun as did Anthony's daughter, Emma. Anthony's son, Robert, was news editor of the Financial Times and is now managing editor of its website, Ft.com