David Dinsmore

David Dinsmore (born 2 September 1968)[2] is a Scottish newspaper executive and a former editor of The Sun newspaper. Dinsmore grew up in Glasgow,[3] and began working for News International at the age of 22.[4]

David Dinsmore
Born	David Dinsmore 2 September 1968 Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation	Newspaper executive
Employer	News Corp (UK)
Title	Chief Operating Officer, News UK[1]

Early career

Dinsmore was employed by the Clydebank Post and then later he worked as a reporter for the Eastwood Mercury, Milngavie Herald and Kirkintilloch Herald newspapers.[5]

In 1991 Dinsmore became a casual reporter for the Scottish Sun newspaper. At the same time he began a degree in business management at Paisley University.[5] His first full-time role as a reporter came with the Daily Star in their Edinburgh office.[5]

Career with News Corp

Dinsmore returned to the Scottish Sun as a reporter in 1994, he then rose through the ranks of that paper to become sub-editor, then chief sub-editor. and made the move to London after becoming picture editor of the News of the World under Phil Hall.[5]

In 2004, Dinsmore became night editor of The Sun, and in 2006, he was appointed editor of the Scottish edition of the paper, serving until 2010.[4] During that time he took a general management course at Columbia Business School.[6] He then became general manager of the paper in Scotland, then in quick succession managing editor in London, and director of operations for News International.[7]

Dinsmore was appointed editor of The Sun in June 2013, replacing Dominic Mohan.[8]

Following his appointment to the job, he faced criticism as a result of the growing support for the No More Page 3 campaign, which challenged the appropriateness of bare breasts in the family newspaper. In November 2013, he stated that he had no intention of dropping the Page 3 feature, despite the pressure from campaign supporters including politicians, celebrities and student bodies.[9] In December 2014, Dinsmore was named sexist of the year by End Violence Against Women.[10][11][12] The Page 3 feature of a topless women came to end in January 2015.[13]

Under his editorship The Sun's online presence went behind a paywall, however Dinsmore is credited with growing the online subscriber base, doubling the number of paying customers from an initial 117,000 to 225,000.[14][15] Dinsmore has won also plaudits from the media industry, ranking at 27 in the 2014 Media Guardian 100,[16] and at 67 in GQ magazine's 2015 'Most Connected Men in Britain' list.[17]

On 2 September 2015 Dinsmorre was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of News UK, and Tony Gallagher succeeded him as editor of The Sun.[1]

See also

• The Sun newspaper

References

1. "News Corp Announces Leadership Changes At News UK". Business Wire. New York. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
2. "Birthdays today: Salma Hayek". The Times. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014. David Dinsmore, editor, The Sun, 45
3. "Scot David Dinsmore takes over as Sun editor", The Herald, 21 June 2013
4. "Top Scottish journalist David Dinsmore appointed editor of The Sun", STV, 21 June 2013
5. Ponsford, Dominic (1 July 2013). "'Sound judgement, clear direction and affable personality' - profile of The Sun's new editor David 'Dins' Dinsmore". Press Gazette. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
6. "David Dinsmore". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
7. "David Dinsmore replaces Dominic Mohan as Sun editor", BBC, 21 June 2013
8. Josh Halliday "The Sun: Dominic Mohan to be replaced by David Dinsmore", The Guardian, 21 June 2013
9. Halliday, Josh (26 June 2013). "Sun's Page 3 photos of topless women will stay, says new editor". Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
10. Greenslade, Roy (17 December 2014). "Sun editor David Dinsmore tops 'sexist of the year' poll". Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
11. Palmer, Ewan (18 December 2014). "Sun editor David Dinsmore beats GTA 5 to be crowned 'Sexist of the Year' by feminist group". International Business Times. IB Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
12. Scott, Ellen (17 December 2014). "The editor of The Sun has been voted 2014's sexist of the year". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
13. Roy Greenslade "The Sun suffers big sales fall without Page 3 - but don't rush to conclusions", theguardian.com (blog), 6 March 2015
14. Durrani, Arif. "Campaign". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
15. "What's New in Publishing". www.whatsnewinpublishing.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
16. "Media Guardian 100". Retrieved 8 December 2014.
17. "GQ 100 Most Connected Men in Britain". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.