Paul Dacre

Paul Dacre
Born
Paul Michael Dacre

(1948-11-14) 14 November 1948 (age 75)
Arnos Grove, Middlesex, England
EducationUniversity College School
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Occupation(s)Journalist and newspaper editor
EmployerDaily Mail and General Trust
Known for
SpouseKathleen Thomson
Children2, including James Dacre
ParentPeter Dacre

Paul Michael Dacre (/ˈdeɪkər/; born 14 November 1948) is an English journalist and the former long-serving editor of the British tabloid the Daily Mail.[1][2] He is also editor-in-chief of DMG Media, which publishes the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, the free daily tabloid Metro, the MailOnline website, and other titles.[3][4]

On 1 October 2018, Dacre became chairman and editor-in-chief of Associated Newspapers, and stood down as editor of the Daily Mail in the following month.[5] He briefly left Associated Newspapers in November 2021, but rejoined just three weeks later following his withdrawal from the race to become Ofcom chairman.[6]

  1. ^ "Dacre, Paul Michael, (born 14 Nov. 1948), Editor in Chief, since 1998, and Chairman, since 2018, Associated Newspapers; Editor, Daily Mail, 1992–2018". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u12711. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Robinson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Paul Dacre appointed Editor-in-Chief" Archived 20 April 2013 at archive.today, Daily Mail and General Trust, 16 July 1998. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. ^ "dmg media | Leadership team". dmg media. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ Waterson, Jim (6 June 2018). "Paul Dacre to step down as Daily Mail editor in November". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Paul Dacre returns to Daily Mail as editor-in-chief less than three weeks after leaving". Independent. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.