Citizendia
Your Ad Here

For the writer and designer Simon Jenkins, see Ship of Fools (website)

Sir Simon Jenkins (born 10 June 1943) is a British newspaper columnist currently associated with The Guardian after fifteen years with News International titles. Ship of Fools is the name of a UK-based Christian website which was first launched as a magazine in 1977. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A columnist is a Journalist who writes material on a regular basis for publication in a series The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. News International Ltd is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation. He was educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College, Oxford. Mill Hill School, in Mill Hill, London, is a Coeducational Independent school for boarding and day pupils aged 13&ndash18 __FORCETOC__ St John's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the

A former editor of The Times newspaper, he received a knighthood for services to journalism in the 2004 New Year honours. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom. Among his many other awards, he was named What the Papers Say Journalist of the Year in 1988. What The Papers Say ( 1956 – 2008) is the second longest-running programme on British Television after Panorama He also holds honorary degrees from the University of London, the City University, Exeter, Central England, the London Institute of Education and an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Wales, Lampeter. University of Wales Lampeter (Prifysgol Cymru Llanbedr Pont Steffan is a University

Jenkins lives in London with his wife, the American-born actress, Gayle Hunnicutt. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Gayle Lady Jenkins (born February 6, 1943) known by her maiden name Gayle Hunnicutt, is an American actress. They have one son, and his stepson is Nolan Hemmings (Lady Jenkins's son from her previous marriage to David Hemmings). David Hemmings ( November 18, 1941 &ndash December 3, 2003) was an English Film Actor and director

Contents

Career

Jenkins started his career at Country Life magazine, then moved to the Times Educational Supplement and from there to the Evening Standard, before editing the Insight page of The Sunday Times. Country Life is a British weekly Magazine. It covers the pleasures and joys of Rural life as well as the concerns of rural people The Times Educational Supplement ( TES) is a weekly UK Publication covering the world of primary, secondary The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

He was editor of the London Evening Standard from 1976-78, and then political editor of The Economist magazine from 1979-86. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London After founding and editing The Sunday Times Books section, he was editor of The Times from 1990-92. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. [1] On 28 January 2005, he announced he was leaving The Times and he joined The Guardian that summer after a break to write a book[2]. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group.

He has written glowingly about Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of her birthday (see Sunday Times, Apr 16, 2006. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. p. 16).

Since May 2005, he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal News Website and aggregated Weblog

He was voted Journalist of the Year in 1988 and Columnist of the Year in 1993. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

Other activities

Jenkins has a knowledge of architecture and has written books about England's churches and country houses. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation A church building is a Building or Structure whose primary purpose is to facilitate the meeting of a church. The English country house is generally accepted as a large House or Mansion, once in the ownership of an individual who also usually owned another Great He presented the Channel 4 series based on his own book, England's Thousand Best Churches. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

In addition to his journalism, Jenkins has served as:

Selected works

References

  1. ^ Page Not Found (404)
  2. ^ Times columnist Simon Jenkins to join the Guardian | Media | MediaGuardian

External links

Media offices
Preceded by
Charles Wilson		 Editor of The Times
1990-1992		 Succeeded by
Peter Stothard
Charles Wilson is a Scottish Journalist and Newspaper executive The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Sir Peter Stothard (born 28 February 1951) is a British Newspaper editor, currently for the Times Literary Supplement
© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic