Derek Bishton
Encyclopedia
Derek Bishton is an English
journalist
and photographer. After periods working as a journalist on the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and the Birmingham Post
, and as a publicist for the Birmingham Arts Lab
, he founded the photographic magazine Ten.8 in 1979, which was published in Handsworth
until 1992. Between 1996 and 2002 he was the editor of the Electronic Telegraph, Europe's first daily online newspaper
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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...
and photographer. After periods working as a journalist on the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and the Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
The Birmingham Post newspaper was originally published under the name Daily Post in Birmingham, England, in 1857 by John Frederick Feeney. It was the largest selling broadsheet in the West Midlands, though it faced little if any competition in this category. It changed to tabloid size in 2008...
, and as a publicist for the Birmingham Arts Lab
Birmingham Arts Lab
The Birmingham Arts Laboratory or Arts Lab was an experimental arts centre and artist collective based in Birmingham, England from 1968 to 1982 – an "arts and performance space dedicated to radical research into art and creativity"...
, he founded the photographic magazine Ten.8 in 1979, which was published in Handsworth
Handsworth, West Midlands
Handsworth is an inner city area of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. The Local Government Act 1894 divided the ancient Staffordshire parish of Handsworth into two urban districts: Handsworth and Perry Barr. Handsworth was annexed to the county borough of Birmingham in Warwickshire in 1911...
until 1992. Between 1996 and 2002 he was the editor of the Electronic Telegraph, Europe's first daily online newspaper
Online newspaper
An online newspaper, also known as a web newspaper, is a newspaper that exists on the World Wide Web or Internet, either separately or as an online version of a printed periodical....
.