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Chris Horrie is a journalist, author and lecturer^[1] specializing in investigative journalism, finance and profiles of major public figures.

As a freelance feature writer his work can be found in The Independent, the Independent on Sunday, the Evening Standard, The Mail on Sunday, The Observer, the New Statesman and The Guardian.

Authored books

Horrie is also the author or co-author of several books, usually concerning major media figures:

2009: True Blue – Strange Tales from a Tory Nation (with David Matthews). (Fourth Estate/HarperCollins)
2008: Chapters on Investigative Journalism and the Law; and a practical guide to the Freedom of Information Act for Investigative Journalists in the second edition of Investigative Journalism: Context and Practice, Hugo de Burgh ed, (Routledge)
2007: Play It Again – tie-in book for the primetime BBC 1 television series of the same name. (Harper Collins)
2004: ‘Tabloid Nation’ – from the birth of the Daily Mirror to the death of the tabloid (André Deutsch)
2002: ‘Premiership’. Unauthorised business history of the Premier League (Simon and Schuster)
1994: Fuzzy Monsters: fear and loathing at the BBC (Heinemann)
1992: Sick as a Parrot: the inside story of Tottenham Hotspur PLC take-over.
1990: Stick it up your Punter: the rise and fall of The Sun, Heinemann. co written with Peter Chippindale^[2]^[3]
1990: What is Islam? (W.H. Allen/The Observer)
1988: Disaster - the rise and fall of News on Sunday, with Peter Chippindale (Sphere Books)

Academic roles

Chris Horrie was the Head of the Department for Film, Media and Journalism at Staffordshire University until April 2018.

He has previously held lecturing roles at the University of Winchester and Salford University.

References

^ "CHris Horrie". Chris Horrie. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ Leigh, David (2014). "Peter Chippindale obituary | Media | theguardian.com". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014. ex-employee
^ Regester, Michael; Larkin, Judy (3 April 2005). Risk issues and crisis management: a casebook of best practice. Kogan Page Publishers. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-0-7494-4382-5. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

[1] "CHris Horrie". Chris Horrie. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[2] Leigh, David (2014). "Peter Chippindale obituary | Media | theguardian.com". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014. ex-employee

[RegesterLarkin2005-3] Regester, Michael; Larkin, Judy (3 April 2005). Risk issues and crisis management: a casebook of best practice. Kogan Page Publishers. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-0-7494-4382-5. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

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-Chris Horrie is a journalist and writer specialising in investigative journalism, finance and profiles of major public figures.
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+'''Chris Horrie''' is a journalist, author and lecturer<ref>{{cite web|title=CHris Horrie|url=http://horrie.com/|website=Chris Horrie|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref> specializing in [[investigative journalism]], finance and profiles of major public figures.
-As a freelance feature writer his work can be found in the following British newspapers: The Independent, Independent on Sunday, Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday, Observer, New Statesman, Guardian.
+As a freelance feature writer his work can be found in ''[[The Independent]]'', the ''[[Independent on Sunday]]'', the ''[[Evening Standard]]'', ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'', ''[[The Observer]]'', the ''[[New Statesman]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]''.
-He has worked in many other roles in the media industry.
+==Authored books==
-Horrie is also the author/co-author of many major books, usually concerning major media figures:
+Horrie is also the author or co-author of several books, usually concerning major media figures:
-: True Blue – Strange Tales from a Tory Nation (with David Matthews). Publication in August 2009. Fourth Estate / Harper Collins.
+*2009: ''True Blue – Strange Tales from a Tory Nation'' (with David Matthews). (Fourth Estate/[[HarperCollins]])
-: Chapters on Investigative Journalism and the Law; and a practical guide to the Freedom of Information Act for Investigative Journalists in second edition of Investigative Journalism: Context and Practice, Hugo de Burgh ed, London and New York: Routledge.
+*2008: Chapters on Investigative Journalism and the Law; and a practical guide to the [[Freedom of information legislation|Freedom of Information Act]] for Investigative Journalists in the second edition of Investigative Journalism: Context and Practice, [[Hugo de Burgh]] ed, ([[Routledge]])
+*2007: ''Play It Again'' – [[tie-in]] book for the primetime [[BBC One|BBC 1]] [[Play It Again (TV series)|television series of the same name]]. (Harper Collins)
+*2004: ''‘Tabloid Nation’ – from the birth of [[the Daily Mirror]] to the death of the tabloid'' ([[André Deutsch]])
+*2002: ''‘Premiership’. Unauthorised business history of the [[Premier League]]''  (Simon and Schuster)
+*1994: ''Fuzzy Monsters: fear and loathing at the [[BBC]]'' (Heinemann)
+*1992: ''Sick as a Parrot: the inside story of Tottenham Hotspur PLC take-over''.
+*1990: ''Stick it up your Punter: the rise and fall of [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'', Heinemann. co written with [[Peter Chippindale]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/13/peter-chippindale |title=Peter Chippindale obituary &#124; Media &#124; theguardian.com |first=David |last=Leigh |work=theguardian.com |year=2014 |quote=ex-employee |accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="RegesterLarkin2005">{{cite book|last1=Regester|first1=Michael|last2=Larkin|first2=Judy|title=Risk issues and crisis management: a casebook of best practice|url=https://archive.org/details/riskissuescrisis0000rege|url-access=registration|accessdate=5 June 2011|date=2005-04-03|publisher=Kogan Page Publishers|isbn=978-0-7494-4382-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/riskissuescrisis0000rege/page/177 177]–}}</ref>
+*1990: ''What is Islam?'' (W.H. Allen/''[[The Observer]]'')
+*1988: ''Disaster - the rise and fall of [[News on Sunday]]'', with [[Peter Chippindale]] ([[Sphere Books]])
+==Academic roles==
-: What is Islam? (3rd edition) with first publication in Russian.
+Chris Horrie was the Head of the Department for Film, Media and Journalism at Staffordshire University until April 2018.
-: Play It Again – tie-in book for the primetime BBC 1 television series of the same name. Harper Collins, March 2007.
+He has previously held lecturing roles at the University of Winchester and Salford University.
-: What is Islam? (third edition) commissioned for publication in spring 2007.
+==References==
-: ‘Stick it up your Punter’ (3rd edition) – Simon and Schuster (book continuously in print for fifteen years).
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-: What is Islam? (4th printing) – Virgin books. Editions in German, Dutch, Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian and Farsi.
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-: ‘Tabloid Nation’ – from the birth of the Daily Mirror to the death of the tabloid. Andre Deutsch.
+[[Category:British male journalists]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
-: ‘Premiership’. Unauthorised business history of the Premier League.  Simon and Schuster.
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
-: ‘Citizen Greg’ - unauthorised biography of Greg Dyke. Simon and Schuster.
-: 'Live TV'; January 1999. Simon & Schuster.
-: ‘Stick it up your Punter: the rise and fall of the Sun’. Fully updated new edition.  Simon & Schuster. Co-author.
-: Fuzzy Monsters: fear and loathing at the BBC, Heinemann;
-: Sick as a Parrot: the inside story of Tottenham Hotspur PLC take-over.
-: Stick it up your Punter: the rise and fall of the Sun, Heinemann.
-: What is Islam? (W.H. Allen/ The Observer; exclusive authorship). Now in third printing with German, French, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, Italian and Hebrew editions.
-: Disaster - the rise and fall of News on Sunday (Sphere paperbacks. Out of print).
-Horre also works as a lecturer at Winchester University (and recently at the University of Westminster) where he has a reputation as a charismatic and amusing teacher.
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