Richard Ellis (journalist)
Encyclopedia
Richard Ellis is the executive director, editorial for the Telegraph Media Group
. He joined the Sunday Telegraph
on 11 September 2001 as assistant editor in charge of the newsdesk after working at The Sunday Times
, the Sunday and Daily Express
, The Observer
and The Sporting Life
. He was appointed deputy editor in February 2006, and, after the dismissal of editor Sarah Sands
that March, became acting editor for five weeks. He took up his current position in December 2006.
Telegraph Media Group
The Telegraph Media Group is the proprietor of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. It is a subsidiary of Press Holdings. David and Frederick Barclay acquired the group in July 2004, after months of intense bidding and lawsuits, from Hollinger Inc...
. He joined the Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961. It is the sister paper of The Daily Telegraph, but is run separately with a different editorial staff, although there is some cross-usage of stories...
on 11 September 2001 as assistant editor in charge of the newsdesk after working at The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
, the Sunday and 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...
, The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
and The Sporting Life
Sporting Life (newspaper)
The Sporting Life was a British newspaper published between 1859 and 1998 that was best known for its coverage of horse racing. Latterly it has continued as a multi-sports website....
. He was appointed deputy editor in February 2006, and, after the dismissal of editor Sarah Sands
Sarah Sands
Sarah Sands is a British journalist and author.-Journalistic career:The sister of Kit Hesketh-Harvey of musical duo Kit and The Widow, Sands trained on The Sevenoaks Courier as a news reporter, before moving to the Evening Standard, initially as editor of the Londoner's Diary, before taking...
that March, became acting editor for five weeks. He took up his current position in December 2006.