Ernest Alfred Perris (1874 – 6 October 1961) was a British newspaper editor. Born in

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, the son of Henry Woods Perris, Ernest entered journalism, and in 1893 founded the London News Agency. From 1899 he worked in editorial positions at various London newspapers. In 1904, he was appointed as news editor of the ''

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'', establishing it as the main rival to the ''

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''. While in the post, he financed a film of

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. In 1914, he appointed his older brother, George Herbert Perris, as its correspondent in France. In 1918, Perris passed on a rumour to the paper's editor,

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, that the paper was about to be sold to

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. This led to suspicions that he had played a role in arranging the sale. Once the sale was complete, he was appointed as editor, replacing Donald. In 1924, he was additionally appointed as editor of ''

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''. In 1930, the ''Daily Chronicle'' was merged into the ''

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'', and Perris retired.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perris, Ernest 1874 births 1961 deaths English newspaper editors Mass media people from Liverpool