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Ian MacGregor (journalist)

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British newspaper editor

Ian MacGregor is a British journalist. He is a former editor of The Sunday Telegraph, now in an 'Emeritus' role.

MacGregor studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he edited the student newspaper, titled The Student. He entered professional journalism in 1986 at the Southern Evening Echo in Southampton, along with Tony Gallagher, later editor of The Daily Telegraph and The Sun. MacGregor joined South West News Service in Bristol in 1988. He was then the editor of Metro during 2001, and moved to become Deputy Editor of the Evening Standard at the start of 2002. In 2006, he was appointed Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph; the post was initially intended to be held jointly with Will Lewis, but Lewis was then appointed as the paper's editor.

In September 2007, MacGregor was promoted to become Editor of The Sunday Telegraph. He moved to an "Editor Emeritus" post in April 2017, and was replaced as editor by Allister Heath. His new role is intended to be as a coordinator between the commercial and editorial sides of the operation

In April 2018, MacGregor was appointed to the board of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) as an industry member.

References

  1. ^ Mayhew, Freddy (13 April 2017). "Allister Heath appointed new Sunday Telegraph editor as Ian MacGregor takes on 'emeritus' role". Press Gazette. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. "The Spike", The Scotsman, 6 September 2007
  3. Alex Donohue, "MacGregor appointed joint deputy editor of Daily Telegraph", 13 July 2006
  4. Dominic Ponsford, "Sunday Telegraph editor Patience Wheatcroft resigns Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Press Gazette, 4 September 2007
  5. "IPSO appoints Ian MacGregor to its Board". www.inpublishing.co.uk. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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Preceded byNew position Editor of Metro
1999–2001 		Succeeded byKenny Campbell
Preceded byPeter Bowyer? Deputy Editor of the Evening Standard
2002–2006 		Succeeded byAndrew Bordiss
Preceded byNeil Darbyshire and Will Lewis Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph
2006–2007 		Succeeded byTony Gallagher
Preceded byPatience Wheatcroft Editor of The Sunday Telegraph
2007–2017 		Succeeded byAllister Heath
Current editors of national newspapers of the United Kingdom
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  • Denis Mann (Daily Star Sunday)
  • David Dillon (The Mail on Sunday)
  • David Wooding (Sunday Express)
  • Gemma Aldridge (Sunday Mirror)
  • Victoria Newton (Sun on Sunday)
  • Paul Webster (The Observer)
  • Gemma Aldridge (The Sunday People)
  • Allister Heath (The Sunday Telegraph)
  • Ben Taylor (The Sunday Times)


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