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] |
David Dinsmore (born 2 September 1968) [2] is a Scottish newspaper executive and a former editor of The Sun newspaper.
Dinsmore 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]
Dinsmore 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]
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