Paul Anderson (journalist)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Paul Anderson (born 1959) is a British journalist, author and academic. He is chiefly known as the editor of several political journals.
Early life and education
Anderson was born in Edinburgh, and grew up in Ipswich. He studied philosophy, politics and economics at Balliol College, Oxford (1978–1981) and journalism at the London College of Printing (1982–1983).<ref name=essex-bio2024>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Career
Anderson was deputy editor of European Nuclear Disarmament Journal (1984–1987), reviews editor of Tribune (1986–1991),<ref name="OldCrickHats">Template:Cite magazine</ref> editor of Tribune (1991–1993), and deputy editor of the New Statesman (1993–1996), news editor of Red Pepper (1997–1999) and deputy editor of the New Times (1999–2000).<ref name="DutterPurge">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=essex-bio/> Since 1999 Anderson has worked as a contract subeditor on a number of publications, including The Guardian.<ref name=paj-aboutme>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Anderson is co-author with Nyta Mann of Safety First: The Making of New Labour (1997),<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> an analysis of how the changes made by Neil Kinnock to Labour Party policies led to the development of New Labour under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.<ref name="Hattersley">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="CohenReview">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="OldCrickHats"/><ref name="SionRootsShowing">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In a review in The Guardian the Labour MP Roy Hattersley praised Safety First for its detailed coverage of such issues as John Prescott's transformation of ministerial governing, and the Party's "Euro- keynesianism," calling it the "best" book on New Labour.<ref name="Hattersley"/> Anderson is also editor of Orwell in Tribune: "As I Please" and Other Writings (2006).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="BeckettReview">Template:Cite news</ref>
Anderson taught journalism at City University, London from 2000 to 2011 and subsequently at the University of Essex.<ref name=essex-bio>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=essex-bio2024/>
Anderson established book publisher Aaaargh! Press in 2012.<ref name=aaaargh-bio>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bibliography
References
External links
- Paul Anderson archive website
- Paul Anderson's weblog, Gauche
- Paul Anderson, Aaaargh! Press
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- British newspaper editors
- British bloggers
- British book publishers (people)
- Academics of City, University of London
- Academics of the University of Essex
- Writers from Edinburgh
- Journalists from Edinburgh
- Writers from Ipswich
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Alumni of the London College of Communication