Chris Evans (journalist)

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Chris Evans is a British journalist who is the editor of The Daily Telegraph . [1] He serves as Director of Content at The Daily Telegraph [2] and previously served as the Executive Head of News at The Daily Telegraph. [3]

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Early life

Evans was born and raised [4] in Walsall, England. He attended King Edward's School in Birmingham before moving to study at the University of Oxford. [5] [2]

Career

After leaving Oxford University after one year and not graduating, 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. Evans was recruited by The Daily Telegraph's then editor, William Lewis, on strong advice from his deputy, Tony Gallagher. [4]

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." [6]

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References

  1. Mance, Henry (27 March 2015). "Tumult at the Daily Telegraph". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Old Edwardians". oldeds.kes.org.uk. p. 18. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. Tryhorn, Chris (10 September 2007). "Daily Telegraph shakes up news desk". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 Greenslade, Roy (17 October 2014). "Chris Evans, the Telegraph's editorial supremo, has a nose for news". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. "People – The Telegraph". corporate.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. Mayhew, Freddy (13 November 2017). "Telegraph editor Chris Evans: Facebook and Google have taken journalism advertising money - but technology is an opportunity". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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