Congratulations to Len and JH who are the winners of the previous quiz. They offered very full answers. For this quiz, I have jettisoned the questions I was going to set – I’ll use them next time – and opted instead for a single and somewhat topical question. Given that the press is now part of the news as well as part of the media for transmitting the news, I thought a question relating to the press would be appropriate.
We have in the Lords some members with knowledge and expertise in the field. Name at least four current members of the House who have owned or edited newspapers or have been journalists working on a national newspaper or magazine (such as The Economist).
As usual, the first two readers to supply correct answers will be the winners.
1. Lord Black of Crossharbour (well, you said current members, and we all know it isn’t possible to stop being a member)
2. Lord Rees-Mogg (Times, editor)
3. Lord Malloch-Brown (Economist)
4. Lord Tugendhat (FT)
5. Lord Freud (FT)
6. Lord Howell of Guildford (Telegraph)
7. Lord Myners (Telegraph)
8. Baroness Wheatcroft (various)
9. Baroness Hogg (Independent)
10. Lord Spicer (Mail and Times)
It’s intersting to note that most of them were financial journalists.
I would add Lord Hennessy to the list (Times and Economist at least if I remember correctly)
Craig Prescott: Lord Hennessy certainly qualifies.
Jonathan: An impressive list. As you say, it is noteworthy that so many were financial journalists. In that category, one could also include Lord Lawson.
– Lord Rees-Mogg (Editor, The Times)
– Lord Corbett of Castle Vale (Journalist, The Daily Mirror)
– Baroness Wheatcroft (Editor, The Sunday Telegraph; Editor-in-Chief, Wall Street Journal Europe)
– Lord Myners (Journalist, The Daily Telegraph)
Does Lord Black still count?
Lord Rees-Mogg
Baroness Wheatcroft
Lord Adonis
Lord Corbett
What do you class as a ‘journalist’? Several peers write opinion pieces, such as Lord Tebbit, but that’s not quite the same in my book.
Lord Adonis
Lord Donoughue
Lord Fowler
Lord Heseltine
Baroness Williams of Crosby
four current members of the House who have owned or edited newspapers or have been journalists working on a national newspaper or magazine (such as The Economist).
You can hardly describe those who merely write an article or so, as “working on” a newspaper.
Rees-Mogg
C Black
Owned or edited
four current members of the House who have owned or edited newspapers or have been journalists working on a national newspaper or magazine (such as The Economist).
You can hardly describe those who merely write an article or so, as “working on” a newspaper.
Rees-Mogg
C Black
Owned or edited
One of our number here was a bona fide “worked on”, and not just a fancy footwork man.
Congratulations to Jonathan and Jason Lower, who were the first to respond with correct answers. As the entries demonstrate, the House is not short of members with experience of the press. The extent of cohice is reflected in the fact that only JH mentioned Lord Fowler, who has been especially prominent recently in the House on the issue of News International and media ownership: I thought others may pick up on his name.