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Michael Christiansen (1926 or 1927 – 15 June 1984) was a British newspaper editor. The son of Arthur Christiansen, editor of the ''Daily Express'', Michael followed his father into journalism.〔"Obituary: Mirror Editor", ''The Guardian'', 16 June 1984〕 He worked first at the ''Daily Mail'', then in 1956 became Deputy Subeditor of the ''Daily Mirror''.〔"New editor for 'Sunday Mirror'", ''The Guardian'', 12 August 1964〕 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.〔John Pilger, ''Heroes'', p.50〕 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.〔 He suffered a stroke the following year, forcing him to retire. In later life, he ran a bookshop in Chelmsford.〔 In 2013 Christiansen's son Rupert published an account of growing up with his father called ''I Know You’re Going to be Happy''. Rupert clearly had a tough time with his father.〔(Review ), The Daily Telegraph Review, 30 Mar 13.〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Christiansen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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