Joe Murphy (born 1964 or 1965) is a British retired journalist. He was appointed political editor of the Evening Standard in 2004, and retired in 2021.
Joe Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1989–2021 |
| Employer(s) | The Sun The Mail on Sunday The Sunday Telegraph Evening Standard |
| Spouse | Joy Copley |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
editMurphy was born in 1964 or 1965.[1] He joined the Lobby in 1989, and worked for The Sun under Trevor Kavanagh,[1] and for The Sunday Telegraph as its political editor.
In April 2002 he was hired by the Evening Standard to take up the newly created position of Whitehall editor.[2] In 2004 he was replaced by Paul Waugh in that role and became the political editor.[3] He was previously the political editor of the The Mail on Sunday.[1] In March 2013 he apologised on behalf of the Evening Standard after that month's budget was leaked in a tweet of the newspaper's front page.[4] The "very serious mistake" led to an investigation and the suspension of the journalist that posted the tweet.[5]
Murphy was named Political Journalist of the Year at the 2013 Press Gazette British Journalism Awards.[6] In April 2021 it was reported that he was retiring after 32 years in the Lobby, including 25 years at the political editor level.[1] He was succeeded by Nicholas Cecil as political editor of the Evening Standard.[7]
Personal life
editMurphy is married to Joy Copley, a former political editor of The Scotsman.[1] He has a daughter.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Wickham, Alex (13 April 2021). "POLITICO London Playbook: Turning point — Sleaze-busters — 3 decades of lunches and scoops". Politico. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Gibson, Owen (4 April 2002). "Standard poaches Murphy from Sunday Telegraph". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Tryhorn, Charles (8 April 2004). "Standard axes staff". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Evening Standard sorry for tweeting Budget front page". ITV News. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Turvill, William (20 March 2013). "Standard apologises for 'very serious mistake' after posting front page online with advance Budget details". Press Gazette. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "The Standard's Joe Murphy scoops top award". Evening Standard. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Evening Standard unveils new political team". Newsworks. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Smith, Robbie (21 July 2021). "Londoner's Diary: Starry send-off for Joe at Standard's summer bash". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 December 2024.