{{Short description|British newspaper editor (1927–1984)}} '''Michael Robin Christiansen''' (7 April 1927 – 12 June 1984) was a British [[newspaper editor]].
The son of [[Arthur Christiansen]], editor of the ''[[Daily Express]]'', Michael followed his father into journalism.<ref name="obituary">"Obituary: Mirror Editor", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 16 June 1984</ref> He worked first at the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', then in 1956 became deputy editor of the ''[[Daily Mirror]]''.<ref name="new">"New editor for 'Sunday Mirror'", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 12 August 1964</ref> He rose to become assistant editor, and in 1962 gave [[John Pilger]] his first job in Britain, on the basis that he supposed he would be good at [[cricket]].<ref>[[John Pilger]], ''Heroes'', p.50</ref>
In 1963, Christiansen was appointed as editor of the ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'', remaining in post until he became deputy editor of the ''Daily Mirror'' in 1972, then editor in 1974.<ref name="new" /> He suffered a [[stroke]] the following year, forcing him to retire. In later life, he ran a bookshop in [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]]. He died there on 12 June 1984, aged 57.<ref name="obituary" />
In 2013, Christiansen's son [[Rupert Christiansen|Rupert]] published an account of growing up with his father called ''I Know You're Going to be Happy''.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/biographyandmemoirreviews/9902109/I-Know-Youre-Going-to-be-Happy-by-Rupert-Christiansen-review.html Review], [[The Daily Telegraph]] Review, 30 Mar 13.</ref>
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