David Dinsmore (born 2 September 1968)[2] is a Scottish newspaper executive and a former editor of The Sun newspaper.
David Dinsmore | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Dinsmore 2 September 1968 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Newspaper executive |
| Employer | News Corp (UK) |
| Title | Chief Operating Officer, News UK[1] |
Early career
editDinsmore grew up in Glasgow,[3] and began working for News International at the age of 22.[4]
He was employed by the Clydebank Post and then later he worked as a reporter for the Eastwood Mercury, Milngavie Herald and Kirkintilloch Herald newspapers.[5]
In 1991, Dinsmore became a casual reporter for the Scottish Sun newspaper. At the same time he began a degree in business management at Paisley University. His first full-time role as a reporter came with the Daily Star in their Edinburgh office.[5]
Career with News Corp
editDinsmore returned to the Scottish Sun as a reporter in 1994, he then rose through the ranks of that paper to become sub-editor, then chief sub-editor. and made the move to London after becoming picture editor of the News of the World under Phil Hall.[5]
In 2004, Dinsmore became night editor of The Sun, and in 2006, he was appointed editor of the Scottish edition of the paper, serving until 2010.[4] He then became general manager of the paper in Scotland, then in quick succession managing editor in London, and director of operations for News International.[6] Dinsmore was appointed editor of The Sun in June 2013, replacing Dominic Mohan.[7]
Following his appointment to the job, he faced criticism as a result of the growing support for the No More Page 3 campaign, which challenged the appropriateness of bare breasts in the family newspaper. In November 2013, he stated that he had no intention of dropping the Page 3 feature, despite the pressure from campaign supporters including politicians, celebrities and student bodies.[8] In December 2014, Dinsmore was named sexist of the year by End Violence Against Women.[9][10][11] The Page 3 feature of a topless women came to end in January 2015.[12]
Under his editorship The Sun's online presence went behind a paywall, however Dinsmore is credited with growing the online subscriber base, doubling the number of paying customers from an initial 117,000 to 225,000.[13][14] Dinsmore has won also plaudits from the media industry, ranking at 27 in the 2014 Media Guardian 100,[15] and at 67 in GQ magazine's 2015 'Most Connected Men in Britain' list.[16] On 2 September 2015, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of News UK, and Tony Gallagher succeeded him as editor of The Sun.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "News Corp Announces Leadership Changes At News UK". Business Wire. New York. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Birthdays today: Salma Hayek". The Times. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
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- ^ "Scot David Dinsmore takes over as Sun editor", The Herald, 21 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Top Scottish journalist David Dinsmore appointed editor of The Sun", STV, 21 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Ponsford, Dominic (1 July 2013). "'Sound judgement, clear direction and affable personality' - profile of The Sun's new editor David 'Dins' Dinsmore". Press Gazette. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "David Dinsmore replaces Dominic Mohan as Sun editor", BBC, 21 June 2013
- ^ Josh Halliday "The Sun: Dominic Mohan to be replaced by David Dinsmore", The Guardian, 21 June 2013.
- ^ Halliday, Josh (26 June 2013). "Sun's Page 3 photos of topless women will stay, says new editor". Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (17 December 2014). "Sun editor David Dinsmore tops 'sexist of the year' poll". Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Palmer, Ewan (18 December 2014). "Sun editor David Dinsmore beats GTA 5 to be crowned 'Sexist of the Year' by feminist group". International Business Times. IB Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Scott, Ellen (17 December 2014). "The editor of The Sun has been voted 2014's sexist of the year". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Roy Greenslade "The Sun suffers big sales fall without Page 3 - but don't rush to conclusions", theguardian.com, 6 March 2015.
- ^ Durrani, Arif. "'Customers will pay for digital content' as subscribers reach 225,000, says The Sun editor". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "What's New in Publishing". whatsnewinpublishing.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Blight, Garry; Plunkett, John; Perraudin, Frances; Blight, Garry; Plunkett, John; Perraudin, Frances. "Media Guardian 100". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "GQ 100 Most Connected Men in Britain". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.