Brian MacArthur (born 5 February 1940) is a British former newspaper editor.
MacArthur studied at Brentwood School, Helsby Grammar School and the University of Leeds. In 1962, he entered journalism, his first job being at the Yorkshire Post. After two years, he moved to London to work on the Daily Mail, and he then briefly worked at The Guardian before becoming the founding Editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement in 1967. He stood down in 1976 to become Home Editor of the Evening Standard, serving as Deputy Editor from 1978 to 1979. His next post was Chief Assistant to the Editor of the Sunday Times, then after a year at The Times, he was appointed joint Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times. He left in 1984 to become Editor of the Western Morning News, but returned to London in 1986 to becoming the founding Editor-in-Chief of Today. One year later, he returned to the Sunday Times as Executive Editor, moving back to The Times in 1991. From 2006 to 2010, he was Assistant Editor of the Daily Telegraph.[1]
MacArthur has also written and edited several books on historical and journalistic themes, including Eddy Shah: Today and the Newspaper Revolution, Deadline Sunday, Surviving the Sword and For King and Country.[1]
| Media offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Bourne |
Deputy Editor of the Evening Standard 1978–1979 |
Succeeded by Roy Wright |
| Preceded by Ron Hall and Hugo Young |
Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times 1982–1984 with Hugo Young |
Succeeded by Ivan Fallon |
| Preceded by New position |
Editor of Today 1986–1987 |
Succeeded by Dennis Hackett |