Chris Evans (journalist)

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Chris Evans
Born1968 (age 52–53)
Birmingham, England
EducationKing Edward's School
OccupationEditor
EmployerThe Daily Telegraph
Children2

Chris Evans (born 1968) is a British journalist who is editor of The Daily Telegraph.[1] He serves as Director of Content at the Telegraph Media Group and previously served as the Executive Head of News at The Daily Telegraph.[citation needed]

Early life[]

Evans was born in 1968 in Birmingham. He attended King Edward's School in the city before moving to study at the University of Oxford.[citation needed]

Career[]

After leaving Oxford University after one year, Evans got his first job as a journalist at a news agency - the South West News Service in Bristol.

After 11 years reporting for The Daily Mail, Evans joined The Telegraph as a news editor in January 2007. He 'kept a low profile' while managing to rise to high office. He is said to have a 'solid news background' with populist news instincts.[2] Evans was recruited by The Daily Telegraph's then editor, William Lewis, on strong advice from his deputy, Tony Gallagher.[citation needed]

In 2017, Evans expressed his view that fake news is "great" for the news industry, in the sense that it fostered more trust in traditional news brands by contrast, thus "increasing [their] value."[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Mance, Henry (27 March 2015). "Tumult at the Daily Telegraph". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Greenslade, Roy (17 October 2014). "Chris Evans, the Telegraph's editorial supremo, has a nose for news". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ Mayhew, Freddy (13 November 2017). "Telegraph editor Chris Evans: Facebook and Google have taken journalism advertising money - but technology is an opportunity". Press Gazette. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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Tony Gallagher 		Editor of The Daily Telegraph
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