Dan Sabbagh
Encyclopedia
Dan Sabbagh is a British
journalist
, who writes about the media industry. He currently works at The Guardian, as head of media and technology. He is co-founder of the media news and entertainment website Beehive City, along with two former Times colleagues Adam Sherwin
and Timothy Glanfield
, and was a contributor prior to joining The Guardian
. He was also media editor at The Times
, for five years, between 2004 and 2009; before that he was the paper's telecoms correspondent. He previously worked as a city reporter at The Daily Telegraph
and as senior reporter on the magazine Computing
.
In April 2005, along with his editor Robert Thomson
, he was served with a criminal libel
summons from a French
court by the Barclay Brothers
over an article published in The Times in November 2004. That action was dropped after The Times published a statement in February 2007.
He was also elected as a Labour
councillor for Vassall ward
in the London Borough of Lambeth
, serving between August 1999 and May 2006. In 2010, he was media advisor to Oona King on her bid to become the London Labour Mayoral candidate.
United Kingdom
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, who writes about the media industry. He currently works at The Guardian, as head of media and technology. He is co-founder of the media news and entertainment website Beehive City, along with two former Times colleagues Adam Sherwin
Adam Sherwin
Adam Sherwin is a journalist and a former media correspondent for The Times between 1999 and 2010. He covered topics and issues regarding naval architecture, entertainment, music, literature, technology and politics. Adam has also ghost-written articles for such politicians as Ed Miliband and Peter...
and Timothy Glanfield
Timothy Glanfield
Timothy 'Tim' Glanfield is an English journalist and writer.He is currently news editor at the Radio Times.Born in 1980, in Harlow, Essex, Glanfield has worked for a number of national newspapers....
, and was a contributor prior to joining The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
. He was also media editor at The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, for five years, between 2004 and 2009; before that he was the paper's telecoms correspondent. He previously worked as a city reporter at The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
and as senior reporter on the magazine Computing
Computing (magazine)
Computing is a weekly newspaper/magazine published by Incisive Media for IT managers and professionals in the United Kingdom., Computings circulation was verified by BPA Worldwide as 115,431.-History:...
.
In April 2005, along with his editor Robert Thomson
Robert James Thomson
Robert James Thomson is an Australian journalist and the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal. He is former editor of The Times newspaper in London, England. On 20 May 2008 News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch named Thomson as the paper's new managing editor, succeeding Marcus Brauchli...
, he was served with a criminal libel
Criminal libel
Criminal libel is a legal term, of English origin, which may be used with one of two distinct meanings, in those common law jurisdictions where it is still used....
summons from a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
court by the Barclay Brothers
David and Frederick Barclay
Sir David Rowat Barclay and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay are British businessmen. The identical twin brothers have very substantial business interests primarily in media, retail and property. The Sunday Times Rich List of 2007 estimated their wealth at £1.8 billion...
over an article published in The Times in November 2004. That action was dropped after The Times published a statement in February 2007.
He was also elected as a Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
councillor for Vassall ward
Vassall ward
Vassall ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. It is located in the North of borough bordering Southwark, in the SW9 and SE5 postcode area...
in the London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth
The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in south London, England and forms part of Inner London. The local authority is Lambeth London Borough Council.-Origins:...
, serving between August 1999 and May 2006. In 2010, he was media advisor to Oona King on her bid to become the London Labour Mayoral candidate.
External links
- Dan Sabbagh on twitter
- Times editor blasts Barclays for suing in French courts from Press GazettePress GazettePress Gazette, formerly known as UK Press Gazette , is a British media trade magazine dedicated to journalism and the press. It was first published in 1965, and currently has a circulation of about 2,500, although it had enjoyed higher circulations earlier in its history...
, 21 April 2005. - Articles published since May 2007 are available here