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Peter John Wilby (born 7 November 1944) is a British journalist. Wilby was educated at Kibworth Beauchamp grammar school in Leicestershire〔"Who's Who in the Press Gang", ''The Independent'', London, 28 August 2006.〕 before gaining a place at Sussex University, from which he graduated with a degree in History. While at Sussex, he helped found a short-lived university paper called ''Sussex Outlook''. In 1968 he began as a reporter on ''The Observer'', becoming Education Correspondent four years later.〔Dennis Griffiths ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p.595〕 In the same role, he worked for the ''New Statesman'' (1975–77), and for ''The Sunday Times'' (1977–86).〔 Wilby joined ''The Independent on Sunday'' in 1990 and eventually became its editor (1995–96). Subsequently, he was editor of the ''New Statesman'' from 1998. In early 2002, Wilby apologised for running a cover with the headline, "A Kosher Conspiracy", promoting articles in that issue by John Pilger and Dennis Sewell concerning the alleged Zionist lobby in Britain.〔Jessica Hodgson ("Editor apologises for 'Kosher Conspiracy' furore" ), ''The Guardian'', 7 February 2002〕 During his period as editor, Wilby has reported turning "a substantial financial loss into a healthy operating profit".〔Peter Wilby ("Swimming (weakly) against the tide" ), ''British Journalism Review'', 16:3, 2005, p.23-30〕 He was dismissed from the post of editor in 2005, but still writes a weekly "First Thoughts" column for the ''Statesman''. He also writes for ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian''. Wilby identifies as a feminist〔http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/08/edward-heath-s-enemies-english-cricket-s-old-burnouts-and-why-i-won-t-vote-corbyn〕 and a republican.〔http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/27/forget-queens-jubilee-kneesup-magna-carta〕 ==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「Peter Wilby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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