Sunday Mirror
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The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. Trinity Mirror
also owns The People
(once Sunday People). In September 2011 it had an average weekly circulation of 1,845,683 On the second weekend after the closure of the News of the World, circulation reached 2m, the highest level since January 2000.
In April 1963, The Sunday Mirror published a two-page guide called "How to Spot a Homo" which listed "shifty glances", "dropped eyes" and "a fondness for the theatre" as signs of being gay.
The Sunday Mirror:
Trinity Mirror
Trinity Mirror plc is a large British newspaper and magazine publisher. It is Britain's biggest newspaper group, publishing 240 regional papers as well as the national Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People, and the Scottish Sunday Mail and Daily Record. Its headquarters are at Canary Wharf in...
also owns The People
The People
The People, previously known as the Sunday People, is a British tabloid Sunday-only newspaper. The paper was founded on 16 October 1881.It is published by the Trinity Mirror Group.In July 2011 it had an average daily circulation of 806,544....
(once Sunday People). In September 2011 it had an average weekly circulation of 1,845,683 On the second weekend after the closure of the News of the World, circulation reached 2m, the highest level since January 2000.
History
In 1952, the Sunday Pictorial ran a three part series entitled "Evil Men" promising an "end to the conspiracy of silence" about homosexuality in Britain. "Most people know there are such things – 'pansies' – mincing, effeminate, young men who call themselves queers (...) but simple decent folk regard them as freaks and rarities." The Sunday Pictorial compared homosexuality to a "spreading fungus" that had contaminated "generals, admirals, fighter pilots, engine drivers and boxers".In April 1963, The Sunday Mirror published a two-page guide called "How to Spot a Homo" which listed "shifty glances", "dropped eyes" and "a fondness for the theatre" as signs of being gay.
Editors
The Sunday Pictorial:- 1915: F. R. Sanderson
- 1921: William McWhirterWilliam McWhirterWilliam McWhirter was a Scottish electrical engineer, grandfather of Norris McWhirter, who invented the combined voltmeter and ammeter, from which such subsequent meters were developed.-Career:...
- 1924: David Grant
- 1928: William McWhirterWilliam McWhirterWilliam McWhirter was a Scottish electrical engineer, grandfather of Norris McWhirter, who invented the combined voltmeter and ammeter, from which such subsequent meters were developed.-Career:...
- 1929: David Grant
- 1938: Hugh CudlippHugh CudlippHubert "Hugh" Kinsman Cudlipp, Baron Cudlipp, OBE , was a Welsh journalist and newspaper editor noted for his work on the Daily Mirror in the 1950s and 60s.- Life and career :...
- 1940: Stuart CampbellStuart Campbell (journalist)Renton Stuart Campbell was a British newspaper editor.Born in Kensal Rise, Campbell studied at Lavender Hill School and Wandsworth Technical Institute Secondary School before working as a reporter for, successively, the Hendon and Finchley Times, the Woking Gazette, the Nottingham Guardian, the...
- 1946: Hugh CudlippHugh CudlippHubert "Hugh" Kinsman Cudlipp, Baron Cudlipp, OBE , was a Welsh journalist and newspaper editor noted for his work on the Daily Mirror in the 1950s and 60s.- Life and career :...
- 1949: Phil Zec
- 1952: Hugh CudlippHugh CudlippHubert "Hugh" Kinsman Cudlipp, Baron Cudlipp, OBE , was a Welsh journalist and newspaper editor noted for his work on the Daily Mirror in the 1950s and 60s.- Life and career :...
- 1953: Colin ValdarColin ValdarColin Valdar was a British newspaper editor.Valdar studied at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, then in Hampstead. He worked as a freelance journalist from 1935 to 39, then served with the Royal Engineers during World War II. In 1942, he became Features Editor with the Sunday Pictorial, soon...
- 1959: Lee Howard
- 1961: Reg Payne
The Sunday Mirror:
- 1963: Michael ChristiansenMichael ChristiansenMichael Christiansen was a British newspaper editor.The son of Arthur Christiansen, editor of the Daily Express, Michael followed his father into journalism. He worked first at the Daily Mail, then in 1956 became Deputy Subeditor of the Daily Mirror...
- 1972: Bob EdwardsBob Edwards (UK journalist)Robert Edwards is a British journalist.Edwards was editor of Tribune , a feature writer on the Evening Standard , deputy editor of the Sunday Express , managing editor of the Daily Express then its editor , editor of the Glasgow Evening Citizen , editor of the Daily Express again , editor of...
- 1984: Peter Thompson
- 1986: Mike MolloyMike MolloyMike Molloy is a British author and former newspaper editor and cartoonist.Born in Hertfordshire, Molloy studied at Ealing Junior School and the Ealing School of Art before working at the Sunday Pictorial followed by the Daily Sketch, where he began drawing cartoons...
- 1988: Eve PollardEve PollardEvelyn "Eve" Pollard, Lady Lloyd, OBE is an English author, journalist and a former editor of several tabloid newspapers.-Career:...
- 1991: Bridget RoweBridget RoweBridget Rowe is a former newspaper editor in the United Kingdom.Rowe worked for a succession of magazines: 19, Petticoat, Club, Look Now and Woman's World, before becoming Assistant Editor of The Sun, then editor of "Sunday", the News of the Worlds magazine...
- 1992: Colin MylerColin MylerColin Myler is a British former newspaper editor.Myler grew up in Widnes in Cheshire. He started his career working for the Catholic Pictorial news agency in Southport, before joining The Sun and then the Daily Mail. He was appointed news editor of the Sunday People, then moved to Today in 1985,...
- 1994: Paul ConnewPaul ConnewPaul Connew is a British former newspaper editor.Born in Coventry, Connew attended King Henry VIII Grammar School. He entered journalism with the Coventry Evening Telegraph, then moved to the Coventry Express, and then up to London to work for the Daily Mirror...
- 1995: Tessa HiltonTessa HiltonTessa Hilton is a British magazine executive and former newspaper editor.After failing to start a career in acting, Hilton trained as a journalist with the Daily Mirror before becoming a news reporter with the Sunday Mirror...
- 1996: Amanda PlatellAmanda PlatellAmanda Jane Platell is a British-based Australian journalist, and from 1999 to 2001 was the press secretary to William Hague, the then leader of the British Conservative Party.-Early life:...
(acting) - 1997: Bridget RoweBridget RoweBridget Rowe is a former newspaper editor in the United Kingdom.Rowe worked for a succession of magazines: 19, Petticoat, Club, Look Now and Woman's World, before becoming Assistant Editor of The Sun, then editor of "Sunday", the News of the Worlds magazine...
- 1998: Brendon Parsons
- 1998: Colin MylerColin MylerColin Myler is a British former newspaper editor.Myler grew up in Widnes in Cheshire. He started his career working for the Catholic Pictorial news agency in Southport, before joining The Sun and then the Daily Mail. He was appointed news editor of the Sunday People, then moved to Today in 1985,...
- 2001: Tina WeaverTina WeaverTina Weaver is a British newspaper editor.Weaver started her career at the South West News Service, then worked for the Sunday People from 1989 to 1992 before spending a year at the Daily Mirror, then joined Today. In 1994, she was named the Reporter of the Year for exposing Michael Jackson's...