Graeme Brown (journalist)
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Graeme Brown is a British newspaper journalist and the current editor of the Birmingham Mail,[1] editor-in-chief of the Birmingham Post, the Sunday Mercury, and their sister website BirminghamLive.[2][3]
Background[edit]
Brown graduated from Coventry University.[4]
Career[edit]
Brown began his journalism career in 2004 as a business reporter for the Stoke-on-Trent daily The Sentinel where, in 2008, he became deputy business editor.[5]
In 2009, he became deputy regional head of business at Birmingham Post & Mail (BPM) titles Birmingham Post, Birmingham Mail and Sunday Mercury.
In 2013, he became head of business at these titles and in 2015, he became editor of agenda and business. In 2016, he became executive editor in the same capacity. During this period, Brown facilitated the launch of Black Country Live.
In November 2019, he was unveiled by Reach plc as editor of the Coventry Telegraph and its Coventry Live sister website.
In October 2020, Brown was appointed by Reach plc as the company's Senior Editor in Birmingham, the Black Country and Worcestershire.[6][7] He led the coverage of the Birmingham Commonweath Games in 2022, after the Birmingham Mail campaigned for the event to be held in the city.
In 2023, BirminghamLive won in the communities and campaigning categories of the Regional Press Awards. As a regional news editor, Brown also makes regular television appearances to discuss current affairs, including on Sky Press Preview, the BBC News channel and more recently ITV's This Morning. He has also been a regular guest on The Jeremy Vine Show[8] since 2020.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "A letter from the editor of the Birmingham Mail". InYourArea.co.uk. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Birmingham Live – Birmingham news, features, information and sport". birminghammail. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "About Us – Birmingham Live". birminghammail. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Sharman, David. "Graeme Brown appointed editor of Coventry Telegraph - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Sharman, David. "Graeme Brown appointed editor of Coventry Telegraph". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "Here comes trouble: there's a new editor in Birmingham". Behind Local News UK. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "MPs say women should be offered free menopausal checks at 45". ITVx. 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Graeme Brown". IMDB.
- ^ Cook, Rebecca (2023-01-31). "Phil despairs as Holly forced to apologise for repeated King Charles gaffe". mirror. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ Camilla Tominey & Graeme Brown On Sir Keir Starmer Vowing To Resign If Fined Over 'Beergate' | TM, retrieved 2023-03-15 – via YouTube
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