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Paul Michael Dacre (; born 14 November 1948)〔 is an English journalist and editor of the British newspaper the ''Daily Mail''. He is also editor-in-chief of dmg media, which publishes the ''Daily Mail'', ''The Mail on Sunday'', the free daily tabloid ''Metro'', and other titles.〔("Paul Dacre appointed Editor-in-Chief" ), Daily Mail and General Trust, 16 July 1998. Retrieved 5 December 2012.〕 He is a director of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (Associated Newspapers' holding group) and was a member of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) from 1999〔(Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport Minutes of Evidence ), House of Commons, 25 March 2003, Appendix XIX. Retrieved 9 July 2007.〕 to 2008. He left the PCC in order to become chairman of the PCC's Editors' Code of Practice Committee from April 2008.〔Sarah Lagan ("Paul Dacre to chair Editors' Code of Practice committee" ), ''Press Gazette'', 4 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.〕 In the British Press Awards, Dacre's ''Daily Mail'' has won the "Newspaper of the Year" category on six occasions, twice as often as any other title.〔Peter Wilby ("Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain " ), ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014)〕 ==Early life== Dacre was born and grew up in the London suburb of Arnos Grove in Enfield.〔Simon O'Hagan "The IoS Profile: Hate Mail - Paul Dacre", ''Independent on Sunday'', 15 December 2002〕 His father, Peter, was a journalist on the ''Sunday Express'' whose work included show business features.〔''Who's Who'' articles for Paul and his brother Nigel give their mother's name as Joan and Paul's states that Paul Dacre and his wife have two sons.〕〔("Peter Dacre: Obituary" ), ''The Times'', 19 March 2003. Retrieved 25 May 2007.〕〔Bill Hagerty ("Paul Dacre: the zeal thing" ), ''British Journalism Review'', Vol. 13, No. 3, 2002, pp. 11-22. Retrieved 25 May 2007.〕 His brother, Nigel, was editor of ITV's news programmes from 1995 to 2002.〔("Dacre's reign at ITV news ) ()", BBC News, 5 September 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2007.〕 He was educated at University College School, an independent school in Hampstead, on a state scholarship,〔Biographical detail taken from Roy Greenslade ''Press Gang'', London: Pan, 2004 (), pp. 593-5.〕 where he was head of house.〔("Profile: That's enough fawning on the Tories - Ed: Paul Dacre, a fresh stamp on the 'Daily Mail'" ), ''The Independent'', 3 October 1992〕 In his school holidays, he worked as a messenger at the ''Sunday Express'', and during his pre-university gap year as a trainee in the ''Daily Express''.〔 From 1967 he read English at the University of Leeds,〔("Desert Island Discs" ) promotion, 25 January 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2007.〕 where Jack Straw was President of the Student's Union,〔 and during this period met his future wife, Kathleen,〔Paul Dacre's entry in ''Who's Who'' gives his wife's birth name as Kathleen Thomson and indicates that the couple have two sons.〕〔 now a professor of drama studies.〔 One of their two sons,〔 James, is a theatre director.〔Dominic Cavendish ("James Dacre interview: 'In ten minutes almost a thousand men were slaughtered'" ), telegraph.co.uk, 2013〕〔Michael Coveney ("A new Dacre take on morality" ), ''The Guardian'', 15 August 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2007.〕 Whilst at university, he became involved with the ''Leeds Student'' newspaper, rising to the position of editor. At this time he identified with the liberal end of the political spectrum on issues including gay rights and drug use,〔Andy Beckett ("Paul Dacre: the most dangerous man in Britain?" ), ''The Guardian'', 22 February 2001. Retrieved 25 May 2007.〕 and wrote editorials in support of a student sit-in at Leeds organised by Straw.〔Paul Dacre ("Society of Editors: Paul Dacre's speech in full" ), ''Press Gazette'', 9 November 2008〕 "'If you don’t have a left-wing period when you go to university, you should be shot'", he has said.〔 On graduation in 1971, he joined the ''Daily Express'' in Manchester for a six-month trial;〔 after this he was given a full-time job on the ''Express''. Concerning his career choice, Dacre commented in an interview for the ''British Journalism Review'' in 2002 that he "never any desire to do anything other than journalism".〔 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「Paul Dacre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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