Ian Hislop on journalism, ‘privilege’ of editing and why he is committed to print
"When I was told I was being given an award I thought, ‘Oh, shit, damages.’"
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Private Eye at 60: Ian Hislop and Adam Macqueen on spoofs, scoops and public outrage
Private Eye is celebrating 60 years in print next month. The secret to its success is apparently simple: its unique…
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Ian Hislop interview: How Private Eye survived Covid-19 and why the BBC is under threat from ‘vindictive’ government
The last time I interviewed Ian Hislop, on a warm September afternoon in 2015, the Soho streets around Private Eye’s…
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Private Eye hits highest circulation in 55-year history ‘which is quite something given that print is meant to be dead’
Private Eye hit its biggest ever print circulation in the second half of 2016 – up 9 per cent year…
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Ian Hislop declined to sign pro-BBC ‘luvvies’ letter’ because he would have looked an ‘overpaid wanker’
Ian Hislop has just returned from a two-week holiday to find – as is customary at Private Eye – himself…
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Private Eye's average circulation grew 4.6 per cent year on year to 228,264 in the first half of 2015, according…
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‘Extraordinarily brave, reckless, kind’: Tributes to Richard Ingrams as he announces his retirement
Journalists who have worked under Richard Ingrams at Private Eye and The Oldie described him as “brilliant”, “extraordinarily brave”, “reckless”…
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Piers Morgan, Jon Snow, Ian Hislop, Kay Burley and others on why they WOULD recommend journalism to their children
Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan: 'It's a fabulously exciting, important profession' Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow: 'Unreservedly I…
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