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Phillips grew up in [[Essex]] and first worked as a reporter for the Harlow Star Weekly Newspaper.<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=2019-03-06|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She then attended the [[University of Leeds]] where she took a secondment for a year as the editor of the student newspaper ('' |
Phillips grew up in [[Essex]] and first worked as a reporter for the Harlow Star Weekly Newspaper.<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=2019-03-06|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She then attended the [[University of Leeds]] where she took a secondment for a year as the editor of the student newspaper (''Leeds Student'', now called ''[[the Gryphon]]''). She then worked for the ''[[Evening Argus]]'' in Brighton, Connors News Agency and ''[[Woman (UK magazine)|Woman]]'' before joining ''Trinity Mirror'' (now [[Reach plc|Reach]]) in 1998 as a feature writer on the ''[[Sunday People]]'' magazine. |
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In 2016 Phillips launched ''[[The New Day (newspaper)|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/feb/28/new-day-editor-alison-phillips-we-threw-out-all-previous-thinking|title=New Day editor Alison Phillips: 'We threw out all previous thinking'|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=2016-02-29|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-06|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><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> It was a controversial launch, drawing scepticism from media commentators.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/20/new-day-terrible-start-simon-fox-trinity-mirror|title=The New Day got off to a terrible start, and Trinity Mirror’s bosses are to blame|last=Greenslade|first=Roy|date=2016-03-20|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-06|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 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><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-new-day-newspapers-alison-phillips-issues-cutting-sign-off-to-critics-in-final-edition-editorial_uk_572c559ae4b0ade291a1982f|title=New Day Editor Snipes At Critics With Euthanasia Gag In Paper's Final Issue|date=2016-05-06|website=HuffPost UK|language=en|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> Later that year she was made Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Trinity Mirror papers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/12/alison-phillips-new-day-deputy-editor-in-chief-mirror|title=The New Day's former editor made deputy editor-in-chief of the Mirror|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=2016-05-12|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-06|last2=Jackson|first2=Jasper|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><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 (newspaper)|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/feb/28/new-day-editor-alison-phillips-we-threw-out-all-previous-thinking|title=New Day editor Alison Phillips: 'We threw out all previous thinking'|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=2016-02-29|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-06|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><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> It was a controversial launch, drawing scepticism from media commentators.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/20/new-day-terrible-start-simon-fox-trinity-mirror|title=The New Day got off to a terrible start, and Trinity Mirror’s bosses are to blame|last=Greenslade|first=Roy|date=2016-03-20|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-06|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 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><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-new-day-newspapers-alison-phillips-issues-cutting-sign-off-to-critics-in-final-edition-editorial_uk_572c559ae4b0ade291a1982f|title=New Day Editor Snipes At Critics With Euthanasia Gag In Paper's Final Issue|date=2016-05-06|website=HuffPost UK|language=en|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> Later that year she was made Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Trinity Mirror papers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/12/alison-phillips-new-day-deputy-editor-in-chief-mirror|title=The New Day's former editor made deputy editor-in-chief of the Mirror|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=2016-05-12|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-06|last2=Jackson|first2=Jasper|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><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> |
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Alison Phillips (born 1970) is a British journalist and the Editor of the Daily Mirror since 2018.
Biography
Phillips grew up in Essex and first worked as a reporter for the Harlow Star Weekly Newspaper.[1] She then attended the University of Leeds where she took a secondment for a year as the editor of the student newspaper (Leeds Student, now called the Gryphon). She then worked for the Evening Argus in Brighton, Connors News Agency and Woman 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.[2][3] It was a controversial launch, drawing scepticism from media commentators.[4] The new venture failed to reach target circulation and was closed two months after its launch.[5][6] Later that year she was made Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Trinity Mirror papers.[7][8]
In 2018 Phillips was named as the Editor of the Daily Mirror,[9] making her its first female editor since its very first editor in 1903, Mary Howarth. She often writes and speaks about gender equality and the gender pay gap, including at her own company.[10][11]
She is a regular media commentator, often appearing on programmes such as the BBC's Politics Live[12] and ITV's This Morning.[13] In June 2018. she was a guest on BBC Question Time, declaring that the Brexit negotiations had made Britain "a global laughing stock".[14]
In 2018 she was named a 'Columnist of the Year' at the National Press Awards,[15] for her weekly Wednesday column in the Daily Mirror.[16] The column often covers working-class family issues from a broadly left-wing perspective. Under her editorship, the Daily Mirror's stance on Brexit has been critical of the Conservative government, but has remained opposed to calls for a second referendum.[17]
References
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (2016-03-06). "Alison Phillips: 'The New Day is about looking behind the news'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (2016-02-29). "New Day editor Alison Phillips: 'We threw out all previous thinking'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (2016-03-20). "The New Day got off to a terrible start, and Trinity Mirror's bosses are to blame". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "New Day paper to close after poor sales". 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "New Day Editor Snipes At Critics With Euthanasia Gag In Paper's Final Issue". HuffPost UK. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ Sweney, Mark; Jackson, Jasper (2016-05-12). "The New Day's former editor made deputy editor-in-chief of the Mirror". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ 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) - ^ InPublishing. "Editorial changes at Mirror, Express and Star". www.inpublishing.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Alison Phillips' Diary: Why I don't want to become the Mirror's Margaret Thatcher". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Female journalists in bid to reduce Trinity Mirror gender pay gap - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "BBC Two - Politics Live, 15/02/2019". BBC. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Is posting boasting?". www.itv.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "BBC Question Time". en-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Winners of National Press Awards announced by Jessie Sampson". www.newsworks.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Alison Phillips - Mirror Online". www.mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (2018-09-30). "Why the Daily Mirror is having to tread a Brexit tightrope | Roy Greenslade". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-06.