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Colin Myler is a US-based British journalist.

Early life

Myler grew up in the Hough Green area of Widnes, Cheshire.^[1] He was raised Catholic, served as an altar boy and attended SS John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, at the time a secondary modern school, in Widnes.

Career

Myler started his career working for the Catholic Pictorial in Liverpool,^[2] before joining West Lancs Press Agency in Southport The Sun and later the Daily Mail. He was appointed news editor of the Sunday People,^[3]^[4] then moved to Today in 1985, before its launch, again as news editor.^[5] He was later appointed as Deputy Editor of the Sunday Mirror.

In 1992, he succeeded his boss Bridget Rowe as editor of the Sunday Mirror. In 1994, he moved to edit the Daily Mirror.^[6] He was made managing director of both the Daily and Sunday Mirror in 1995,^[7] but soon left to run Super League of Europe, the rugby league marketing body. He returned to the Sunday Mirror in 1998, but resigned in 2001 after Judge David Poole ruled that an article he had published regarding accusations of assault against Leeds United F.C. footballers Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate risked prejudicing their trial.^[6]

Shortly after, Myler moved to the United States and was appointed executive editor of the New York Post.^[6] He returned to London in 2007 to become editor of the News of the World^[1] and remained in post until the paper ceased publication on 10 July 2011.^[8]

On 22 July 2011, Myler and former News of the World lawyer, Tom Crone, wrote to the Parliamentary Select Committee to clarify evidence given by James Murdoch in respect of the News International phone hacking scandal which had resulted in the closure of the News of the World.^[9] They appeared before the Committee to answer further questions on 6 September 2011.^[10]

In January 2012, Myler was appointed editor-in-chief of the New York City Daily News.^[11]

Personal

Myler is a practising Catholic^[12] and a second cousin of rugby player Frank Myler.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "Colin Myler Biography". Manchester Evening News. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
^ "Nothing to laugh at for Steve Coogan's angry fans". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
^ "Editor resigns after trial collapse", BBC News, 12 April 2001
^ "Mirror editor moved after eighteen months of struggling sales", The Guardian, 15 April 1994
^ Jon Slattery, "Today editor fills top editorial posts Archived 5 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Press Gazette, October 1985
^ ^a ^b ^c "Inside Story: The ex-editors' files", The Independent, 9 May 2005
^ Andrew Culf, "Media tug-of-war as Mirror poaches editor from News of the World", The Guardian, 31 August 1995
^ "Phone hacking probe: NoW goes into print for last time". BBC News. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
^ David Leigh and Nick Davies (22 July 2011). "Phone hacking: Tom Crone and Colin Myler raise the stakes". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ O'Carroll, Lisa (6 September 2011). "Phone hacking and Leveson inquiry – Tuesday 6 September 2011". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
^ Pilkington, Ed, "Former NoW editor Colin Myler takes the helm at New York Daily News", The Guardian, 4 January 2012
^ Caroline Gammell (24 July 2008). "Max Mosley Nazi prostitute orgy case: Colin Myler profile". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^ Mark Smith (8 July 2011). "Widnes editor of News of the World Colin Myler left 'outraged' as his newspaper is closed". Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

External links

Myler's speech to News of the World staff on the occasion of the publication of the final edition of the paper.

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Preceded by Bill Hagerty	Deputy Editor of the Sunday Mirror 1990–1992	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Bridget Rowe	Editor of the Sunday Mirror 1992–1994	Succeeded by Paul Connew
Preceded by David Banks	Editor of the Daily Mirror 1994–1995	Succeeded by Piers Morgan
Preceded by Brendon Parsons	Editor of the Sunday Mirror 1998–2001	Succeeded by Tina Weaver
Preceded by Andy Coulson	Editor of the News of the World 2007–2011	Succeeded by Publication closed

[Manchester-1] "Colin Myler Biography". Manchester Evening News. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

[Liverpool-2] "Nothing to laugh at for Steve Coogan's angry fans". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 2 November 2008.

[BBC-3] "Editor resigns after trial collapse", BBC News, 12 April 2001

[4] "Mirror editor moved after eighteen months of struggling sales", The Guardian, 15 April 1994

[5] Jon Slattery, "Today editor fills top editorial posts Archived 5 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Press Gazette, October 1985

[exed-6] "Inside Story: The ex-editors' files", The Independent, 9 May 2005

[7] Andrew Culf, "Media tug-of-war as Mirror poaches editor from News of the World", The Guardian, 31 August 1995

[8] "Phone hacking probe: NoW goes into print for last time". BBC News. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

[9] David Leigh and Nick Davies (22 July 2011). "Phone hacking: Tom Crone and Colin Myler raise the stakes". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[10] O'Carroll, Lisa (6 September 2011). "Phone hacking and Leveson inquiry – Tuesday 6 September 2011". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

[11] Pilkington, Ed, "Former NoW editor Colin Myler takes the helm at New York Daily News", The Guardian, 4 January 2012

[12] Caroline Gammell (24 July 2008). "Max Mosley Nazi prostitute orgy case: Colin Myler profile". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

[13] Mark Smith (8 July 2011). "Widnes editor of News of the World Colin Myler left 'outraged' as his newspaper is closed". Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

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-'''Colin Myler''' is a U.S.-based British journalist.
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+{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
+'''Colin Myler''' is a US-based British journalist.
 ==Early life==
-Myler grew up in [[Widnes]], [[Cheshire]].<ref name=Manchester>{{cite news|title=Colin Myler Biography|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/special_reports/editors/profiles/s/1021414_colin_myler_biography|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=24 October 2007|accessdate=22 July 2011}}</ref> He was raised Catholic, served as an altar boy and attended SS John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, at the time a secondary modern school, in  Widnes.
+Myler grew up in the Hough Green area of [[Widnes]], Cheshire.<ref name=Manchester>{{cite news|title=Colin Myler Biography|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/special_reports/editors/profiles/s/1021414_colin_myler_biography|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=24 October 2007|access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> He was raised Catholic, served as an altar boy and attended SS John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, at the time a secondary modern school, in Widnes.
 ==Career==
-Myler started his career working for the ''Catholic Pictorial'' in [[Southport]],<ref name=Manchester/> before joining ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'' and later the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.  He was appointed news editor of the ''[[Sunday People]]'',<ref name=BBC>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1273993.stm Editor resigns after trial collapse]", ''[[BBC News]]'', 12 April 2001</ref><ref> "Mirror editor moved after eighteen months of struggling sales", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 15 April 1994</ref> then moved to ''[[Today (UK newspaper)|Today]]'' in 1985, before its launch, again as news editor.<ref>Jon Slattery, "[http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=32333&sectioncode=1 Today editor fills top editorial posts]", ''[[Press Gazette]]'', October 1985</ref>  He was later appointed as Deputy Editor of the ''[[Sunday Mirror]]''.
+Myler started his career working for the ''Catholic Pictorial'' in [[Liverpool]],<ref name=Liverpool>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/10/16/nothing-to-laugh-at-for-steve-coogan-s-angry-fans-64375-22045908/|title=Nothing to laugh at for Steve Coogan's angry fans|publisher=Liverpool Daily Post|access-date=2 November 2008}}</ref> before joining West Lancs Press Agency in [[Southport]] ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' and later the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.  He was appointed news editor of the ''[[Sunday People]]'',<ref name=BBC>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1273993.stm Editor resigns after trial collapse]", [[BBC News]], 12 April 2001</ref><ref>"Mirror editor moved after eighteen months of struggling sales", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 15 April 1994</ref> then moved to ''[[Today (UK newspaper)|Today]]'' in 1985, before its launch, again as news editor.<ref>Jon Slattery, "[http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=32333&sectioncode=1 Today editor fills top editorial posts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105132041/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=32333&sectioncode=1 |date=5 January 2012 }}", ''[[Press Gazette]]'', October 1985</ref> He was later appointed as Deputy Editor of the ''[[Sunday Mirror]]''.
-In 1992, he succeeded his boss [[Bridget Rowe]] as editor of the ''Sunday Mirror''. In 1994, he moved to edit the ''[[Daily Mirror]]''.<ref name="exed">"[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/inside-story-the-exeditors-files-490081.html Inside Story: The ex-editors' files]", ''[[The Independent]]'', 9 May 2005</ref> He was made Managing Director of both the ''Daily'' and ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1995,<ref>Andrew Culf, "Media tug-of-war as Mirror poaches editor from News of the World", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 31 August 1995</ref> but soon left to run [[Super League]] of Europe, the [[rugby league]] marketing body. He returned to the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1998, but resigned in 2001 after Judge [[David Poole (judge)|David Poole]] ruled that an article he had published regarding accusations of assault against [[Leeds United F.C.]] footballers [[Lee Bowyer]] and [[Jonathan Woodgate]] risked prejudicing their trial.<ref name="exed"/>
+In 1992, he succeeded his boss [[Bridget Rowe]] as editor of the ''Sunday Mirror''. In 1994, he moved to edit the ''[[Daily Mirror]]''.<ref name="exed">"[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/inside-story-the-exeditors-files-490081.html Inside Story: The ex-editors' files]", ''[[The Independent]]'', 9 May 2005</ref> He was made managing director of both the ''Daily'' and ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1995,<ref>Andrew Culf, "Media tug-of-war as Mirror poaches editor from News of the World", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 31 August 1995</ref> but soon left to run [[Super League]] of Europe, the [[rugby league]] marketing body. He returned to the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1998, but resigned in 2001 after Judge [[David Poole (judge)|David Poole]] ruled that an article he had published regarding accusations of assault against [[Leeds United F.C.]] footballers [[Lee Bowyer]] and [[Jonathan Woodgate]] risked prejudicing their trial.<ref name="exed"/>
-Shortly after, Myler moved to the [[United States]] and was appointed executive editor of the ''[[New York Post]]''.<ref name="exed"/> He returned to London in 2007 to become editor of the ''[[News of the World]]''<ref name=Manchester/> and remained in post until the paper ceased publication on 10 July 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14096215|title=Phone hacking probe: NoW goes into print for last time|date=10 July 2011|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref>
+Shortly after, Myler moved to the United States and was appointed executive editor of the ''[[New York Post]]''.<ref name="exed"/> He returned to London in 2007 to become editor of the ''[[News of the World]]''<ref name=Manchester/> and remained in post until the paper ceased publication on 10 July 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14096215|title=Phone hacking probe: NoW goes into print for last time|date=10 July 2011|publisher=BBC News|access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>
-On 22 July 2011, Myler and former ''News of the World'' lawyer, [[Tom Crone]], wrote to the Parliamentary Select Committee to clarify evidence given by [[James Murdoch]] in respect of the [[News International phone hacking scandal]] which had resulted in the closure of the ''News of the World''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phone hacking: Tom Crone and Colin Myler raise the stakes|author=David Leigh and Nick Davies|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/21/tom-crone-colin-myler-analysis|newspaper=Guardian|date=22 July 2011|accessdate=23 August 2011|location=London}}</ref> They appeared before the Committee to answer further questions on 6 September 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phone hacking and Leveson inquiry - Tuesday 6 September 2011|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/sep/06/phone-hacking-levseon-inquiry-live|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 September 2011|accessdate=8 September 2011|location=London|first=Lisa|last=O'Carroll}}</ref>
+On 22 July 2011, Myler and former ''News of the World'' lawyer, [[Tom Crone]], wrote to the Parliamentary Select Committee to clarify evidence given by [[James Murdoch]] in respect of the [[News International phone hacking scandal]] which had resulted in the closure of the ''News of the World''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phone hacking: Tom Crone and Colin Myler raise the stakes|author=David Leigh and Nick Davies|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jul/21/tom-crone-colin-myler-analysis|newspaper=The Guardian|date=22 July 2011|access-date=23 August 2011|location=London}}</ref> They appeared before the Committee to answer further questions on 6 September 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phone hacking and Leveson inquiry – Tuesday 6 September 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/sep/06/phone-hacking-levseon-inquiry-live|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 September 2011|access-date=8 September 2011|location=London|first=Lisa|last=O'Carroll}}</ref>
-In January 2012, Myler was appointed editor-in-chief of the [[New York City|New York]] ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]''.<ref>Pilkington, Ed, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/04/colin-myler-new-york-daily-news "Former NoW editor Colin Myler takes the helm at New York Daily News"], ''The Guardian'', 4 January 2012</ref>
+In January 2012, Myler was appointed editor-in-chief of the New York City ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]''.<ref>Pilkington, Ed, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jan/04/colin-myler-new-york-daily-news "Former NoW editor Colin Myler takes the helm at New York Daily News"], ''The Guardian'', 4 January 2012</ref>
 ==Personal==
-Myler is a practising Catholic<ref>{{cite news|title=Max Mosley Nazi prostitute orgy case: Colin Myler profile|author=Caroline Gammell|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2454660/Max-Mosley-Nazi-prostitute-orgy-case-Colin-Myler-profile.html|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=24 July 2008|accessdate=21 July 2011|location=London}}</ref> and a second cousin of rugby player [[Frank Myler]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Widnes editor of News of the World Colin Myler left 'outraged' as his newspaper is closed|author=Mark Smith|url=http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/news/runcorn-widnes-news/widnes-editor-news-world-colin-5881750|newspaper=Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News|date=8 July 2011|accessdate=22 July 2011}}</ref>
+Myler is a practising Catholic<ref>{{cite news|title=Max Mosley Nazi prostitute orgy case: Colin Myler profile|author=Caroline Gammell|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2454660/Max-Mosley-Nazi-prostitute-orgy-case-Colin-Myler-profile.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=24 July 2008|access-date=21 July 2011|location=London}}</ref> and a second cousin of rugby player [[Frank Myler]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Widnes editor of News of the World Colin Myler left 'outraged' as his newspaper is closed|author=Mark Smith|url=http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/news/runcorn-widnes-news/widnes-editor-news-world-colin-5881750|newspaper=Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News|date=8 July 2011|access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8628506/News-of-the-World-editors-speech-to-staff.html Myler's speech to ''News of the World'' staff on the occasion of the publication of the final edition of the paper.]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110712091715/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8628506/News-of-the-World-editors-speech-to-staff.html Myler's speech to ''News of the World'' staff on the occasion of the publication of the final edition of the paper.]
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v t e Editors of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday Pictorial
Daily Mirror	1903: Mary Howarth 1904: Hamilton Fyfe 1907: Alexander Kenealy 1915: Ed Flynn 1916: Alexander Campbell 1931: Leigh Brownlee 1934: Cecil Thomas 1948: Silvester Bolam 1953: Jack Nener 1961: Lee Howard 1971: Tony Miles 1974: Michael Christiansen 1975: Mike Molloy 1985: Richard Stott 1990: Roy Greenslade 1991: Richard Stott 1992: David Banks 1994: Colin Myler 1995: Piers Morgan 2004: Richard Wallace 2012: Peter Willis 2018: Alison Phillips
Sunday Pictorial	1915: F. R. Sanderson 1921: William McWhirter 1924: David Grant 1928: William McWhirter 1929: David Grant 1938: Hugh Cudlipp 1940: Stuart Campbell 1946: Hugh Cudlipp 1949: Philip Zec 1952: Hugh Cudlipp 1953: Colin Valdar 1959: Lee Howard 1961: Reg Payne
Sunday Mirror	1963: Michael Christiansen 1972: Bob Edwards 1984: Peter Thompson 1986: Mike Molloy 1988: Eve Pollard 1991: Bridget Rowe 1992: Colin Myler 1994: Paul Connew 1995: Tessa Hilton 1996: Amanda Platell 1997: Bridget Rowe 1998: Brendon Parsons 1998: Colin Myler 2001: Tina Weaver 2012: Alison Phillips 2016: Gary Jones 2018: Peter Willis 2020: Paul Henderson 2021: Gemma Aldridge

v t e Editors of the Daily Herald, The Sun and the News of the World
Daily Herald	1912: William H. Seed 1912: Roland Kenney 1913: Charles Lapworth 1913: George Lansbury 1922: W. P. Ryan 1922: Hamilton Fyfe 1926: William Mellor 1931: W. H. Stevenson 1936: Francis Williams 1940: Percy Cudlipp 1953: Sydney Elliott 1957: Douglas Machray 1960: John Beaven 1962: Sydney Jacobson
The Sun	1964: Sydney Jacobson 1965: Dick Dinsdale 1969: Larry Lamb 1972: Bernard Shrimsley 1975: Larry Lamb 1981: Kelvin MacKenzie 1994: Stuart Higgins 1998: David Yelland 2003: Rebekah Wade 2009: Dominic Mohan 2013: David Dinsmore 2015: Tony Gallagher 2020: Victoria Newton
News of the World	1843: John Browne Bell 1855: John William Bell 1877: Walter John Bell and Adolphus William Bell 1891: Emsley Carr 1941: David Percy Davies 1946: Robert Skelton 1947: Arthur Waters 1953: Reg Cudlipp 1960: Stafford Somerfield 1970: Cyril Lear 1974: Peter Stephens 1975: Bernard Shrimsley 1980: Kenneth Donlan 1981: Barry Askew 1981: Derek Jameson 1984: Nicholas Lloyd 1985: David Montgomery 1987: Wendy Henry 1988: Patsy Chapman 1993: Stuart Higgins 1994: Piers Morgan 1995: Phil Hall 2000: Rebekah Wade 2003: Andy Coulson 2007: Colin Myler