Krissi Murison (born 1981) [1] is a British journalist. She is the deputy editor of The Sunday Times and the former editor of the NME .
Murison attended The Abbey School in Reading from 1993–2000, before studying English Literature at Bristol University, where she edited the music pages of student newspaper Epigram . Murison joined the NME in 2003 as a staff writer. In July 2009, she became the first female editor of the NME. [2] The Guardian reported in February 2012 that there is "a widespread consensus (...) that Murison has done a decent job since taking over in July 2009." [3] Previously she worked for Nylon magazine in New York as Music Director. [4]
On 12 April 2012 it was announced that Murison would be leaving NME to join The Sunday Times Magazine as Features Editor. [5] She became Editor of the magazine in 2019.
On 19 January 2023 it was announced that Murison was appointed The Sunday Times deputy editor. [6]
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