The Insider - Piers Morgan > Reviews

Advantages: It held my attention and made me laugh.
Disadvantages: I'm admitting to liking something written by Piers Morgan.

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Scandals & gossip
Disadvantages: Too many political issues

...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 his ... Read review

Advantages: Gives an insight into the people that make the headlines...
Disadvantages: The Daily Mirror is a poorer paper, without him.

...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 a ... Read review

Advantages: Full of Gossip
Disadvantages: Slightly too much politics

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 ... Read review

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.