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Rebekah Wade (born May 27, 1968 in Cheshire, England) is a British journalist and newspaper editor. She is currently editor of The Sun newspaper, one of Rupert Murdoch's papers. In 1996, Ms Wades family were living in the village of Hatton on the Warrington Road in Warrington. Her father is called John Wade. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
This article is about the English county. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK...
The Sun, a tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, has the highest circulation of any daily English-language newspaper in the world, standing at around 3,200,000 copies daily in late-2004. ...
Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch (born March 11, 1931) is an Australian-born American media proprietor based in New York City who is a major shareholder and the Chairman and Managing Director of News Corporation, one of the worlds largest and most influential media corporations. ...
Places Hatton is the name of several places in Britain: Hatton in Aberdeenshire Hatton in Warrington Hatton in Lincolnshire Hatton in Derbyshire Hatton in Shropshire Hatton in Warwickshire Hatton in the London Borough of Hounslow and, outside the UK, of: USA Hatton, North Dakota, USA Hatton, Washington, USA also a...
Career in Journalism
Wade decided she wanted to be a journalist from the age of fourteen. She first worked for the French magazine Architecture Aujourd'hui in Paris, before returning to Britain to work for Eddie Shah's Messenger Group. In Ms Wades entry in Who's Who she states that she studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, but since she was working at the age of 20 for the News of the World, it has been commented that it is unlikely that she did a full degree there [1]. Eddy Shah (also Eddie Shah) is a Manchester-based maverick businessman, the founder of the then technologically-advanced UK newspaper Today, and current owner of the Messenger Group. ...
Whos Who, ISBN 0-713-662-751, is an annual British publication by A & C Black of very short biographies of about 30,000 famous and/or important Britons, published since 1849. ...
The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The Sorbonne today, from the same point of view The Sorbonne is frequently used in ordinary parlance as synonymous with the faculty of theology of Paris or the University of Paris in its entirety. ...
She joined the News of the World in 1989 as a secretary, and rose through the ranks, first as a feature writer for its 'Sunday' magazine, before eventually becoming the paper's deputy editor. In 1998 she transferred to the News of the World's weekday counterpart, The Sun, to become its deputy editor, where she attempted to persuade David Yelland to get rid of the Page Three Girls. She then returned to the News of the World in 2000 as editor; at the time, she was the youngest editor of a national British newspaper. The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
David Yelland was editor of the British tabloid newspaper The Sun from 1998 to 2003. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
While at the News of the World, she oversaw its controversial campaign of "naming and shaming" convicted child sex offenders, after the murder of Sarah Payne. The paper's decision led to angry mobs terrorising those they suspected of being child sex offenders, which included several cases of mistaken identity and one instance where a paediatrician had her house vandalised. [2] The campaign was labelled "irresponsible journalism" by the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire. [3] The term child sexual abuse (CSA) is commonly defined in contemporary western culture as any sexual acts engaged in by prepubescent minors and adults. ...
It has been suggested that Sarahs Law be merged into this article or section. ...
Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants and children. ...
The paper's sales rose under her leadership. In January 2003, she moved back to The Sun, replacing her former boss David Yelland, to become its first female editor. David Yelland was editor of the British tabloid newspaper The Sun from 1998 to 2003. ...
Ms Wade became engaged to actor Ross Kemp in 1996. The courtship may have been rapid since Ms Wades father had not met or spoken to Mr Kemp at the time that he proposed [4]. They married in June 2002 in Los Vegas. Ross Kemp (born July 21, 1964 in Barking, Essex, England) is an English actor, well known for his portrayal of Grant Mitchell in the popular BBC1 soap opera, EastEnders. ...
In March 2003, Ms Wade appeared before the House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport as part of an inquiry into privacy issues. [5]. During this appearance Ms Wade stated that her newspaper had paid police officers for information. Alison Clark, the director of corporate affairs at News International, later stated "It is not company practice to pay police for information." News International is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ...
Ms Wade was at one time considered to be a friend of Tony and Cherie Blair, [6] as well as Sheryl Gascoigne [7].
Ms Wade has been chairperson of the organisation Women in Journalism. In November 2003, Ms Wade was one of the judges for the "Guardian Student Media Awards" [8]. In July 2005, Ms Wade was a judge of tenth annual Police Bravery Awards held in London [9]. The newspaper she edits, The Sun also sponsored these awards. Look up sun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Wade and Kemp Incident On 3 November 2005, it was reported that Ms Wade had been arrested following an alleged assault on her husband. She was later released without charge and the police intend to take no further action. [10] The Sun had been running a campaign against domestic violence. It is understood that the couple had spent the previous evening drinking with the former Cabinet Minister David Blunkett, who had resigned for the second time on that day. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
David Blunkett The Right Honourable David Blunkett (born June 6, 1947) is a British Labour Party politician and has been Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside since 1987. ...
Quotes "In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation." [11]
"We have paid the police for information in the past," (Response to a question from Chris Bryant, the Labour MP for Rhondda- from a Guardian article by Matt Wells (journalist), March 12, 2003)[12]
"The Sun is immensely proud to sponsor the Police Bravery Awards in recognition of the unsung heroes of the police service. The officers honoured represent the many policemen and women in this country who daily put themselves at risk for our protection and we should never take their devotion to duty for granted." [13] (Comment given as part of a press release, 24 June 2003)
Trivia Ms Wade attended the Prince of Wales 50th birthday party
See also News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) NYSE: NWS is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ...
News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) is a media conglomerate that operates world-wide. ...
Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch (born March 11, 1931) is an Australian-born American media proprietor based in New York City who is a major shareholder and the Chairman and Managing Director of News Corporation, one of the worlds largest and most influential media corporations. ...
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