Richard Wallace (journalist)
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Richard Wallace is the current editor of British
newspaper the Daily Mirror.
Wallace began his Fleet Street career working for the Daily Mail
and The Sun. In 1990 he joined the Daily Mirror. During Piers Morgan
's editorship of the paper he became show business editor before becoming head of news in 2000. Notable among Wallace's scoops was the news that actor Ross Kemp
was leaving the BBC soap opera Eastenders
in favour of working for rival channel ITV
. He was also responsible for the creation of the gossip columnists The 3AM Girls
. In 2002 he swapped jobs with the paper's New York editor, Andy Lines. Ten months later, in 2003, he became deputy editor of the Sunday Mirror
. Wallace was appointed editor of the Daily Mirror in 2004 on the dismissal of well-known editor Piers Morgan
for publishing false images of British
soldiers in Iraq
. He was named GQ Editor of the Year in 2006. The Daily Mirror was named Newspaper of The Year at the What the Papers Say Awards in December 2006 and again at the London Press Club awards in May 2007.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
newspaper the Daily Mirror.
Wallace began his Fleet Street career working for the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
and The Sun. In 1990 he joined the Daily Mirror. During Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
's editorship of the paper he became show business editor before becoming head of news in 2000. Notable among Wallace's scoops was the news that actor Ross Kemp
Ross Kemp
Ross James Kemp is a BAFTA award-winning British actor, author and journalist, who rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders...
was leaving the BBC soap opera Eastenders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
in favour of working for rival channel ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. He was also responsible for the creation of the gossip columnists The 3AM Girls
The 3AM Girls
The 3AM Girls was the collective title of the gossip columnists for the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror. The column is now called 3am and is edited by Clemmie Moodie....
. In 2002 he swapped jobs with the paper's New York editor, Andy Lines. Ten months later, in 2003, he became deputy editor of the Sunday Mirror
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. Trinity Mirror also owns The People...
. Wallace was appointed editor of the Daily Mirror in 2004 on the dismissal of well-known editor Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
for publishing false images of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
soldiers in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. He was named GQ Editor of the Year in 2006. The Daily Mirror was named Newspaper of The Year at the What the Papers Say Awards in December 2006 and again at the London Press Club awards in May 2007.