Martin Clarke (journalist)

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Martin Clarke
Born1964or1965(age 59–60)
NationalityBritish
OccupationJournalist
Years active1987present
Employer(s) Daily Mail
Scottish Daily Mail
The Scotsman
Daily Record
Sunday Mail
The Mail on Sunday
Ireland on Sunday
Known forFormer editor-in-chief and chief executive of MailOnline
Children3

Martin Clarke (born 1964or1965) is a British journalist. He was the driving force behind MailOnline, which he was responsible for building into the most popular newspaper website in the UK.

Biography

Clarke was born in 1964 or 1965. After joining the Daily Mail in 1987, he launched the Scottish Daily Mail [1] and was its editor. [2] He then edited The Scotsman , the Daily Record , and the Record's sister title the Sunday Mail . [2] He was executive editor of The Mail on Sunday , where he launched Live magazine. He was also launch editor of Standard Lite and London Lite; both became defunct. [1]

Clarke rejoined the Mail group in 2001 as editor of Ireland on Sunday , which had been bought by Associated Newspapers. [1] He took over MailOnline in 2006. In 2008, he became publisher at DMG Media [1] and relaunched MailOnline. [3] Clarke later said that leading MailOnline was not a job he wanted at the start. [2] He played a part in building MailOnline into the most popular newspaper website in the UK, and second only to The New York Times worldwide. [1]

In December 2021 he said he wanted to leave his role to "pursue new challenges", but that he would "remain available" to the company until the end of 2022 to support it in its search for a new leader. [2] DMG Media owner Lord Rothermere said he had "reluctantly" accepted his resignation. [3] On 24 February Rothermere announced that UK editor Danny Groom would become acting global editor of MailOnline the following week. In the role he would oversee the website's UK, US and Australian editorial operations. [2]

In March 2023, The New European reported that Clarke was part of a consortium of investors that had unsuccessfully sought to buy MailOnline the previous year. He was said then to be planning to launch a competitor to MailOnline, with his investors. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "46. Martin Clarke | MediaGuardian 100 2011". The Guardian . 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Tobitt, Charlotte (24 February 2022). "Martin Clarke Mail Online leaving speech: 'Being an editor makes you a monster'". Press Gazette . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 Tobitt, Charlotte (3 December 2021). "Martin Clarke to leave Mail Online after 'once-in-a-lifetime ride'". Press Gazette . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. Mandrake (28 March 2023). "What ever happened to Martin Clarke?" . The New European . Retrieved 3 December 2024.
Media offices
Preceded by
Editor-in-chief and chief executive of MailOnline
20062022
Succeeded by
Danny Groom
as acting global editor of MailOnline