The Insider - Piers Morgan

...own showbiz column 'Bizarre' in The Sun. He was offered the job of Editor at the News of the World in 1994 by Rupert Murdoch, at the age of 28 - becoming the youngest Editor in over 50 years. The following year he became Editor of the Mirror and often ended up being in the newspapers himself. He finally lost his position in May 2004 after publishing photos of British Troops abusing prisoners in Iraq, which turned out to be fake. In 2005 Piers Morgan ...
...at 9-12 year olds. Over the years, Piers Morgan has also made many television appearances on programmes such as Have I Got News For You, Question Time and This Week. Piers Morgan has also starred in his own shows, such as 'Death of Celebrity', 'Tabloid Tales' and the current series 'You Can't Fire Me, I'm Famous...' ** About this Book** I'll be honest - my expectations were that I was going to hate this book. I only bought it because it was cheap! ...

lindsayjayne 04.07.2006 · Read full review
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...was promoted to Editor of the News of the World in 1994, after working for the owner in a relatively junior capacity. While there he was headhunted by the Daily Mirror, and as he preferred to be the editor of a daily, was pleased. He kept notes of his ten years as editor of both papers, and after he was sacked from the Daily Mirror job, wrote this book. He thanks his ex-employers for giving him the time to write about his experiences. I would most ...
...can find out what motivates the journalists, and also to would be journalists, so that that can learn some of the tricks of the trade. I haven't read any individual paper regularly recently, as I prefer the internet and television sources of news, because they are capable of being kept more up to date. I have looked at a variety of papers that friends have bought though, ranging from The Sun to The Times. Having read the work of a wide variety ...

luckyarchers 19.11.2005 · Read full review
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...it wouldn't have come into the house. I don't read tabloid newspapers and Piers Morgan has been editor of two of them. I don't like gossip (unless it's particularly juicy) and I'm not keen on giving money to people who make a good living out of selling it. Still, the book was there and I thought I might as well have a look just to see how dreadful it was. Er, I couldn't put it down and read it cover to cover in less than forty eight hours despite ...
...Morgan was appointed editor of The News of the World. He'd been working on The Sun where he dropped his double-barrelled surname and caught the eye of Rupert Murdoch. Morgan was probably as surprised as anyone to get the job but it was the beginning of the eleven years which he spent editing first The News of the World and then The Mirror. In a rather unlikely way the story begins with the end - in 2004 - when Morgan lost his job as editor of The ...

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...is an autobiographical journal about the ten years that Piers Morgan was an editor of national newspapers, 1994-2004. Morgan regards himself as having been a lucky young man, "who rode his luck until his luck finally ran out." In defence of the things he did that, with hindsight, he is not proud of, he says that he defies anyone who is handed the job of editing the biggest selling newspaper in the world at the age of 28, not to become, "a rather ...
...wasted my money on buying the News of the World or the Mirror, which are the two papers the author has edited. Although I have looked at them, when others have bought them, I have seen nothing to change my mind. So I started to read this book, against my better judgement, because a friend persuaded me to give it a try, as it might appeal to my sense of humour. It did. A prime reason for this is that, after backing New Labour, and helping them get ...

DavidCoulthard 02.12.2005 · Read full review
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...was he used to be the editor of the Daily Mirror & little else. This book, which is not written in a diary format, allows the reader to enter a world little of us have much contact with. You may read the end result every day, but Morgan's paints an interesting picture in the life of a newspaper editor. It starts off roughly around the time he was editor with the News of the World working with such people as Alistair Campbell & takes you through ...
...as Daily Mirror editor at the tender age of 28, which in its self is quite an achievement. The Mirror was (and still is) a mouth piece for the Labour Government so Morgan was always made privy to important information that people such as Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Alistair Campbell & the 'snake like' Peter Mandelson wanted the public to hear. His relationship with these people dominates the book, as does his strained relationship with Cherie Blair ...

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...a newspaper editor, firstly for The News Of The World, then he moved to The Daily Mirror, where he made his mark in news media. The book begins with a prologue at the end of his career, where those infamous photographs of British soliders abusing Iraqi's hit his front page and were proved to be fake. In 2004 his career as a newspaper editor ended after a decade of making the news. The book is written as a diary, covering the ten years of being ...
...very hard to put down. The Insider contains fascinating insight into our political leaders, the backstabbing, the diva like demands and the problems that occur when you upset the PM's wife. The period that this book is written covers what must have been an exciting time to be a journalist and is an eye opener into the characters of the celebraties and the way they can use the media, for their personal battles. He writes unflatteringly about many ...

emmy72 26.08.2006 · Read full review
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This is the diary of Piers Morgan who was editor of the News of the World and later The Mirror. He tells all about his time as editor of these 2 big national newpapers in diary form. Recalling the scoops, the investigations and the sordid deals he made with celebrities to tell their tales. Although I initially enjoyed this book I did find it got to be a bit wearing when it went on too much about politics. It can quite repetitive going on about one ...
...- a real insight into the peoples princess & how she really was. Although how can one trust a tabloid editor's views and opinions on anyone? especially when the newspapers are usually full of lies - which Morgan admits in a few segments. When you read this book, it really makes you realise just how stressful being an editor of a top newspaper is. Although Morgan gets critiscised, regularly being called an arrogant pompus twit, I have to admit I ...

leet1978 22.08.2007 · Read full review
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I really enjoyed this book it was fascinating and looking at it from the standpoint of a former editor of one of Blairs' favoured reporters it really shows how he has fallen from grace. They say that only women can bitch but boy does Piers' do a good job he is virtually spitting feather over Cherie. ...

terrisunshine 05.04.2008
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