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Phillips grew up in Essex and first worked as a reporter for the Harlow Star Weekly Newspaper. She then attended the [[University of Leeds]] where she took a secondment for a year as the editor of the student newspaper (the Leeds Student, now called [[the Gryphon]]). She then worked for the [[Evening Argus]] in Brighton, Connors News Agency and [[Woman (UK magazine)|Woman Magazine]] before joining Trinity Mirror (now [[Reach plc|Reach]]) in 1998 as a feature writer on the [[Sunday People]] magazine.
Phillips grew up in Essex and first worked as a reporter for the Harlow Star Weekly Newspaper. She then attended the [[University of Leeds]] where she took a secondment for a year as the editor of the student newspaper (the Leeds Student, now called [[the Gryphon]]). She then worked for the [[Evening Argus]] in Brighton, Connors News Agency and [[Woman (UK magazine)|Woman Magazine]] before joining Trinity Mirror (now [[Reach plc|Reach]]) in 1998 as a feature writer on the [[Sunday People]] magazine.


In 2016 Phillips launched [[The New Day]], a national newspaper which aimed to deliver politically neutral news. However, the new venture failed to reach target circulation and was closed two months after its launch<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36209318|title=New Day paper to close after poor sales|date=2016-05-05|access-date=2019-02-01|language=en-GB}}</ref>. Later that year she was made Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Trinity Mirror papers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/former-the-new-day-editor-alison-phillips-appointed-deputy-editor-in-chief-of-mirror-titles/|title=Former The New Day editor Alison Phillips appointed deputy editor-in-chief of Mirror titles|last=Twitter|first=Freddy Mayhew|date=2016-05-13|website=Press Gazette|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>.
In 2016 Phillips launched [[The New Day]], a national newspaper which aimed to deliver politically neutral news, primarily for a female audience<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/06/new-day-editor-alison-phillps-normal-women|title=Alison Phillips: ‘The New Day is about looking behind the news’|last=Greenslade|first=Roy|date=2016-03-06|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-05|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>. However, the new venture failed to reach target circulation and was closed two months after its launch<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36209318|title=New Day paper to close after poor sales|date=2016-05-05|access-date=2019-02-01|language=en-GB}}</ref>. Later that year she was made Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Trinity Mirror papers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/former-the-new-day-editor-alison-phillips-appointed-deputy-editor-in-chief-of-mirror-titles/|title=Former The New Day editor Alison Phillips appointed deputy editor-in-chief of Mirror titles|last=Twitter|first=Freddy Mayhew|date=2016-05-13|website=Press Gazette|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>.


In 2018 Phillips was named as the editor of the [[Daily Mirror]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/news/articles/editorial_changes_at_mirror_express_and_star_11721.aspx|title=Editorial changes at Mirror, Express and Star|last=InPublishing|website=www.inpublishing.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>
In 2018 Phillips was named as the editor of the [[Daily Mirror]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/news/articles/editorial_changes_at_mirror_express_and_star_11721.aspx|title=Editorial changes at Mirror, Express and Star|last=InPublishing|website=www.inpublishing.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>


She is a regular media commentator, often appearing on programmes such as BBC Politics Live<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002k0m|title=BBC Two - Politics Live, 15/02/2019|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> and ITV's This Morning<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/is-social-media-posting-boasting|title=Is posting boasting?|website=www.itv.com|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref>. In June 2018. she was a guest on BBC Question Time, declaring that the Brexit negotiations had made Britain "a global laughing stock<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en-gb.facebook.com/BBCQuestionTime/videos/2040615535952161/|title=BBC Question Time|website=en-gb.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref>."
In 2018 she was named a “Columnist of the Year” at the National Press Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsworks.org.uk/news-and-opinion/winners-of-national-press-awards-announced-|title=Winners of National Press Awards announced by Jessie Sampson|website=www.newsworks.org.uk|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref> She is deputy co-chair of the Women in Journalism network.

In 2018 she was named a “Columnist of the Year” at the National Press Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsworks.org.uk/news-and-opinion/winners-of-national-press-awards-announced-|title=Winners of National Press Awards announced by Jessie Sampson|website=www.newsworks.org.uk|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>, for her weekly Wednesday column in the Daily Mirror.
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Alison Phillips (born 1970) is a British journalist and the editor of the Daily Mirror. Phillips grew up in Essex and first worked as a reporter for the Harlow Star Weekly Newspaper. She then attended the University of Leeds where she took a secondment for a year as the editor of the student newspaper (the Leeds Student, now called the Gryphon). She then worked for the Evening Argus in Brighton, Connors News Agency and Woman Magazine before joining Trinity Mirror (now Reach) in 1998 as a feature writer on the Sunday People magazine.

In 2016 Phillips launched The New Day, a national newspaper which aimed to deliver politically neutral news, primarily for a female audience[1]. However, the new venture failed to reach target circulation and was closed two months after its launch[2]. Later that year she was made Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Trinity Mirror papers[3].

In 2018 Phillips was named as the editor of the Daily Mirror.[4]

She is a regular media commentator, often appearing on programmes such as BBC Politics Live[5] and ITV's This Morning[6]. In June 2018. she was a guest on BBC Question Time, declaring that the Brexit negotiations had made Britain "a global laughing stock[7]."

In 2018 she was named a “Columnist of the Year” at the National Press Awards[8], for her weekly Wednesday column in the Daily Mirror.

  1. ^ Greenslade, Roy (2016-03-06). "Alison Phillips: 'The New Day is about looking behind the news'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  2. ^ "New Day paper to close after poor sales". 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ Twitter, Freddy Mayhew (2016-05-13). "Former The New Day editor Alison Phillips appointed deputy editor-in-chief of Mirror titles". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2019-02-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ InPublishing. "Editorial changes at Mirror, Express and Star". www.inpublishing.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. ^ "BBC Two - Politics Live, 15/02/2019". BBC. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  6. ^ "Is posting boasting?". www.itv.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  7. ^ "BBC Question Time". en-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  8. ^ "Winners of National Press Awards announced by Jessie Sampson". www.newsworks.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-01.

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