Brendon Parsons
Brendon Parsons is a former British newspaper editor.
Parsons was chief sub-editor on Today during the late 1980s, where he coped with a general shortage of trained subs in the industry.[1]
At the start of 1997, Parsons was editor of The People, when he moved to become editor of the Sunday Mirror.[2] He subsequently became deputy editor of the Daily Mirror, in which role he introduced the Mandy Capp cartoon, derived from its existing Andy Capp strip.[3]
In December 1997, Parsons was due to move posts again, being re-appointed as editor of The People.[4] However, he was soon granted compassionate leave, and six months later his Sunday Mirror role was given to former editor Colin Myler.[5] In 2000, Parsons stepped in to run Worldsport.com during its final months, while Alan Callan was unwell.[6]
References
- ↑ Roy Greenslade, "Subbing shortages? Those were the days...", The Guardian, 23 August 2010
- ↑ "HOTLINE", PR Week, 23 January 1997
- ↑ Paul Slade, "Andy Capp: continued", PlanetSlade
- ↑ "Appointment Briefs", MediaTel, 11 December 1997
- ↑ Sophie Barker, "MEDIA: In Brief - Myler will head Sunday Mirror", PR Week, 18 September 1998
- ↑ Amy Vickers, "Worldsport closed", The Guardian, 28 September 2000
| Media offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bridget Rowe |
Editor of the The People 1996–1997 |
Succeeded by Len Gould |
| Preceded by Bridget Rowe |
Editor of the Sunday Mirror 1997 |
Succeeded by Colin Myler |
| Preceded by Paul Connew? |
Deputy Editor of the Daily Mirror 1997–1998 |
Succeeded by Tina Weaver |