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The European (newspaper)
''The European'', billed as "Europe's first national newspaper", was a British weekly newspaper founded by Robert Maxwell. It was published from 11 May 1990 until December 1998. History Maxwell founded the paper in the fervour which immediately followed the destruction of the Berlin Wall and collapse of the Iron Curtain. The name was a reflection of the feelings of pan-European unity which were brought on by the historic changes, an ideal which Maxwell wholeheartedly supported. According to ''Time'' magazine, Maxwell originally envisaged a daily with a circulation of 650,000, but by the launch date plans had been cut down to a more realistic weekly with a circulation of 225,000. In the event, the circulation peaked at 180,000, over half of which was British. According to British academic James Dennison, 'Its first issue featured contributions from Margaret Thatcher, Wilfried Martens, Jacques Santer, Mário Soares and the President of the Bundesbank as well as polls showi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Newspaper
Weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly newspaper is published once every two weeks. Weekly newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and often cover smaller territories, such as one or more smaller towns, a rural county, or a few neighborhoods in a large city. Frequently, weeklies cover local news and engage in community journalism. Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, obituary, obituaries, etc.). However, the primary focus is on news within a coverage area. The publication dates of weekly newspapers in North America vary, but often they come out in the middle of the week (Wednesday or Thursday). However, in the United Kingdom where they come out on Sundays, the weeklies which are called ''Sunday newspapers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Mulvagh
Jane Mulvagh is an Irish-born journalist and social historian, specialising in British history. She is best known for her history of Madresfield Court, the English country house upon which Evelyn Waugh based his novel ''Brideshead Revisited''. Early life and career Mulvagh has Irish roots and was educated at an English convent before going up to Girton College, Cambridge, to read History. Her early interest in fashion history led to eight years at ''Vogue'', as a fashion historian and features writer. Mulvagh completed the ''Vogue History of Twentieth Century Fashion'' (Viking Penguin) in 1988. She left ''Vogue'' the following year and subsequently wrote a regular column in the ''Financial Times'' entitled "Me and my Wardrobe" and a monthly think-piece on style for that title. Later career From February 1990 Mulvagh was a presenter and reporter for British Satellite Broadcasting, known as BSB, during its inaugural year. Working on the evening news and magazine show ''First Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Millar (journalist)
Peter Millar (22 February 1955 – 21 January 2023) was a Northern Irish journalist, critic and author, primarily known for his reporting of the later days of the Cold War and fall of the Berlin Wall. Early life Millar was born in Bangor, Co Down and educated at Bangor Central Primary School and Bangor Grammar School, then Magdalen College, Oxford, where he read French and Russian. Career Millar was hired by Reuters in 1976 and worked in London and Brussels before being sent from Fleet Street to East Berlin by the news agency, where in the early 1980s he was the only non-German correspondent. Millar also reported on the Solidarity movement in Poland before moving to Warsaw and then Moscow. He joined ''The Daily Telegraph'' before in 1985 moving to the ''Sunday Telegraph'', whose editor Peregrine Worsthorne agreed to Millar's suggestion to give him the role of Central Europe Correspondent: "I persuaded him to let me style myself Central Europe Correspondent, thereby not just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Faligot
Roger Faligot is a French journalist, who started covering The Troubles in Northern Ireland in 1973 before becoming a freelance investigative journalist for British, Parisian and foreign newspapers and magazines (Ireland, England, Japan). Considered one of the best French specialists on Ireland, he was special correspondent of the weekly '' The European'', based in London, for seven years in the 1990s. Faligot presided over the Association des journalistes bretons et des pays celtiques from 1993 to 2000. Starting in 1977, he wrote, alone or with co-authors, more than 30 books concerning contemporary history, spycraft, etc. He speaks many languages, among which Chinese. Bibliography * ''La résistance irlandaise, 1916-1976'', Paris : Maspéro, 1977 * ''Guerre spéciale en Europe'', Paris : Flammarion, 1980 * ''Nous avons tué Mountbatten ! L'IRA parle'', témoignages recueillis par Roger Faligot, Paris : Picollec, 1981 * ''Bloc H ou la Ballade de Colm Brady'', Lyon : Jacques-Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Malone
Peter Gerald "Gerry" Malone (born 21 July 1950) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1992 to 1997. Early life Born in Glasgow, Malone was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, and attended the University of Glasgow. Early career Glasgow candidacies He was the Conservative candidate at the February 1974 general election for Glasgow Provan, where he was defeated by Labour's Hugh Brown. He made other unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commons at Glasgow Pollok at the October 1974 general election, Roxburgh, Peebles and Selkirk at the 1979 general election, and the Glasgow Hillhead by-election in 1982 (where he lost the traditionally Conservative seat to Roy Jenkins of the Social Democratic Party). MP for Aberdeen South He was elected as MP for Aberdeen South at the 1983 general election, in a landslide victory for the Conservative Party, but lost the seat to Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Pearson (journalist)
Herbert Taylor Pearson (5 August 1910 – 15 June 2006) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Auckland in the 1930s and 1940s. Pearson attended King's College, Auckland.Tony McCarron''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64 – 2010'' ACS, Cardiff, 2010, p. 105. He was an opening batsman. He captained Auckland in his last season of first-class cricket, 1947–48, Arthur H. Carman & Noel S. MacDonald, editors, ''The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand'', Sporting Publications, Wellington, 1948, p. 17. when he made his highest score of 172 in 470 minutes in the Plunket Shield against Canterbury. Pearson also played rugby as a full-back for Auckland.''Wisden'' 2007, p. 1565. He served in the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Garside (journalist)
Charles Garside, Sr. (May 12, 1898 – October 31, 1964) was a 20th-century lawyer who served in a number of publicly prominent roles in New York State, the most notable involving the State Commission against Discrimination, the formation of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of New York, and the State University of New York. Biography Garside was born in Middletown, Connecticut and his studies at Cornell University were interrupted by America's entry into World War I. He served as a Private in the United States Marine Corps. Garside earned a bachelor's degree in history and politics at Princeton University before attending Cornell Law School, from which he graduated in 1923. He was admitted to the New York State bar and practiced law at Choate, Larocque, and Mitchell, making partner in 1927. He was an active Young Republican, serving as vice president of The New York Young Republican Club. In 1934, Fiorello H. La Guardia appointed him to a vacant Municipal Court justiceship, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bryant (journalist)
John William Bryant (25 April 1944 – 30 April 2020) was a British journalist with interests in marathons. He was the editor of ''The Daily Telegraph'' from 2005 to 2007, and also served as editor of '' The European'', editor of '' The Sunday Correspondent'', deputy editor of ''The Times'' and executive editor of the ''Daily Mail''. He helped establish the London Marathon, with Chris Brasher. Early and personal life Bryant was born on 25 April 1944 and grew up in the village of Haselbury Plunknett in Somerset. He attended Sexey's School in Bruton. He studied law at Queen's College, Oxford where he was an Oxford Blue. Bryant was described as a reluctant interviewee, and quietly spoken, by those around him. He resided in Kingston upon Thames. Athletics career Bryant was a county running champion and since then entered coaching – he coached, among others, Olympic athlete Zola Budd, accompanying her to the 1984 Olympics. In the 1950s, he was closely involved with major p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Watson (journalist)
Ian Watson may refer to: * Ian Watson (author) (born 1943), British science fiction author * Ian Watson (basketball) (1949–1981), Australian Olympic basketball player * Ian Watson (cricketer) (born 1947), English cricketer * Ian Watson (director), Australian filmmaker, director of several episodes of 2014 TV series ''ANZAC Girls'' * Ian Watson (footballer, born 1944), English footballer * Ian Watson (footballer, born 1960), English footballer for Sunderland * Ian Watson (priest) (born 1950), Archdeacon of Coventry * Ian Watson (politician) (1934–2023), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons * Ian Watson (rugby league) (born 1976), Welsh rugby league footballer * Ian Watson (ice hockey) Ian Watson Is a former ice hockey goaltender who played for the California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''Calif ..., ice hockey goaltender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
