Conor McNicholas

Conor McNicholas is a British journalist and editor. He formerly edited Top Gear and the IPC-run music magazine New Musical Express (NME).

Career

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In 2007, Morrissey announced that he was going to sue both McNicholas and NME for libel over an article on the singer's views on immigration.[1] The case was settled in June 2012 when NME issued a statement saying "we apologise to Morrissey if he or anyone else misunderstood our piece".[2]

In 2009 McNicholas left the NME to take over as the editor of Top Gear magazine.[3] He left after less than a year to work at News International on the launch of Buzz magazine at The Sun.[4]

He later served as Executive Content Director at the content agency Redwood before going on to be CEO of the full service digital engagement agency AllTogetherNow within the WPP Group, which he founded in 2014.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Morrissey to sue NME over story". BBC News. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  2. ^ "NME apologises to singer Morrissey over article". BBC News. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  3. ^ Luft, Oliver (24 June 2009). "Top Gear magazine appoints NME's Conor McNicholas as editor". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Mark (29 June 2010). "Top Gear magazine editor Conor McNicholas quits". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  5. ^ "The&Partnership hires former NME and Top Gear editor Conor McNicholas to launch content agency AllTogetherNow".
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Preceded by
Ben Knowles
Editor of the NME
2002–2009
Succeeded by