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Sir William John Haley, KCMG (24 May 1901 – 6 September 1987) was a British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator. ==Biography== Haley grew up on the island of Jersey and attended Victoria College. In 1918 he began to study journalism, and in 1921 he secured his first newspaper employment at The Times, eventually being stationed in Brussels.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir William Haley )〕 Early in his career on the ''Manchester Evening News'', Haley was found to be too shy to work as a reporter. He was then transferred to subediting.〔Harold Evans, ''Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers'' 2000 p.10〕 He rose through the ranks becoming director of Manchester Guardian and Evening News, Ltd after 8 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir William Haley )〕 He served as Director-General of the BBC from 1944 to 1952 and from 1952 to 1966 he was editor of ''The Times''. At ''The Times'' he wrote a series of light-hearted bookish articles under the pseudonym 'Oliver Edwards.' These articles were published in 1957 by Heinemann as 'Talking of Books.' While at the BBC he created the Third Programme, now known as BBC Radio 3.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Key Facts: Director-Generals )〕 He was made Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1946. He was editor in chief of ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' from January 1968 until resigning in April 1969 in an editorial dispute over how to adapt the work to new readers. It was reported that younger executives (including the company's president, Charles E. Swanson) wanted to introduce livelier materials, while Haley favoured the traditional approach and an expansion in size.〔Henry Raymont, "Encyclopaedia Britannica Feud Seen", ''New York Times'', April 20, 1969〕 Sir William died in a nursing home in Jersey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WILLIAM J. HALEY, BRITISH JOURNALIST, DIES AT 86 )〕 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「William Haley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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