# Michael Christiansen

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British newspaper editor (1927–1984)

**Michael Robin Christiansen** (7 April 1927 – 12 June 1984) was a British [newspaper editor](/source/Newspaper_editor).

The son of [Arthur Christiansen](/source/Arthur_Christiansen), editor of the *[Daily Express](/source/Daily_Express)*, Michael followed his father into journalism.[1] He worked first at the *[Daily Mail](/source/Daily_Mail)*, then in 1956 became deputy editor of the *[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror)*.[2] He rose to become assistant editor, and in 1962 gave [John Pilger](/source/John_Pilger) his first job in Britain, on the basis that he supposed he would be good at [cricket](/source/Cricket).[3]

In 1963, Christiansen was appointed as editor of the *[Sunday Mirror](/source/Sunday_Mirror)*, remaining in post until he became deputy editor of the *Daily Mirror* in 1972, then editor in 1974.[2] He suffered a [stroke](/source/Stroke) the following year, forcing him to retire. In later life, he ran a bookshop in [Chelmsford](/source/Chelmsford), [Essex](/source/Essex). He died there on 12 June 1984, aged 57.[1]

In 2013, Christiansen's son [Rupert](/source/Rupert_Christiansen) published an account of growing up with his father called *I Know You're Going to be Happy*.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obituary_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obituary_1-1) "Obituary: Mirror Editor", *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, 16 June 1984

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-new_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-new_2-1) "New editor for 'Sunday Mirror'", *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, 12 August 1964

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [John Pilger](/source/John_Pilger), *Heroes*, p.50

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/biographyandmemoirreviews/9902109/I-Know-Youre-Going-to-be-Happy-by-Rupert-Christiansen-review.html), [The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph) Review, 30 Mar 13.

Media offices Preceded by Reg Payne Editor of the Sunday Mirror 1963–1972 Succeeded by Bob Edwards Preceded by Geoffrey Pinnington Deputy Editor of the Daily Mirror 1972–1974 Succeeded by Mike Molloy Preceded by Tony Miles Editor of the Daily Mirror 1974–1975 Succeeded by Mike Molloy

v t e Editors of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday Pictorial Daily Mirror 1903: Mary Howarth 1904: Hamilton Fyfe 1907: Alexander Kenealy 1915: Ed Flynn 1916: Alexander Campbell 1931: Leigh Brownlee 1934: Cecil Thomas 1948: Silvester Bolam 1953: Jack Nener 1961: Lee Howard 1971: Tony Miles 1974: Michael Christiansen 1975: Mike Molloy 1985: Richard Stott 1990: Roy Greenslade 1991: Richard Stott 1992: David Banks 1994: Colin Myler 1995: Piers Morgan 2004: Richard Wallace 2012: Peter Willis 2018: Alison Phillips 2024: Caroline Waterston 2025 to date: Chloe Hubbard Sunday Pictorial 1915: F. R. Sanderson 1921: William McWhirter 1924: David Grant 1928: William McWhirter 1929: David Grant 1938: Hugh Cudlipp 1940: Stuart Campbell 1946: Hugh Cudlipp 1949: Philip Zec 1952: Hugh Cudlipp 1953: Colin Valdar 1959: Lee Howard 1961: Reg Payne Sunday Mirror 1963: Michael Christiansen 1972: Bob Edwards 1984: Peter Thompson 1986: Mike Molloy 1988: Eve Pollard 1991: Bridget Rowe 1992: Colin Myler 1994: Paul Connew 1995: Tessa Hilton 1996: Amanda Platell 1997: Bridget Rowe 1998: Brendon Parsons 1998: Colin Myler 2001: Tina Weaver 2012: Alison Phillips 2016: Gary Jones 2018: Peter Willis 2020: Paul Henderson 2021: Gemma Aldridge 2024: Caroline Waterston 2025 to date: Chloe Hubbard

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