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Richard Addis is a British journalist and entrepreneur. He was born on 23 August 1956 in Britain. He is the founder and former editor-in-chief of the UK's leading newspaper, The Daily Express. He is also the founder of the digital media company, Addis Media.
Addis began his career as a journalist in the early 1980s, working for the Sunday Times and the Daily Express. He was appointed editor-in-chief of the Daily Express in 1995, a position he held until 2002. During his tenure, he was credited with turning the newspaper into one of the most successful in the UK.
In 2003, Addis founded Addis Media, a digital media company that produces content for newspapers, magazines, and websites. He is also the founder of the digital media company, Addis Media.
Addis is married to his wife, Sarah, and they have two children. He is 64 years old.
As of 2021, Richard Addis's net worth is estimated to be around $20 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career as a journalist and entrepreneur.
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Richard Addis Height, Weight & Measurements
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Richard Addis Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Richard Addis worth at the age of 68 years old? Richard Addis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Overall he has taken his turn at editing seven ‘national’ newspapers (Evening Standard, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Sunday Express, The Globe and Mail and Financial Times) which is believed to be a record among living British journalists.
From March 2014 to July 2015 he worked with Newsweek to launch a fully independent European edition as its first European editor-in-chief.
In January 2011 he finally launched The Day in a new incarnation as a daily online news title for "schools, colleges and inquiring minds". Claiming to be the "world's first current affairs teaching and learning website", 18 months after launch The Day had subscribers in 21 countries and a daily reach of over half a million teenagers.
Richard Addis left newspapers in February 2006 to launch his own media consultancy, Shakeup Media, working with publishers in Africa, the Middle East and India. For five years he attempted to launch various media start-ups including the UK's first hand-written newspaper (The Manual) and the UK's first quality free daily newspaper (The Day) which received investment support from backers including Associated Newspapers before running into the credit crunch of 2008. He wrote an award-winning book about the ethics of the global economic system (Good Value, Penguin, 2009) with Stephen Green.
In 1989 he was appointed Deputy Editor of The Sunday Telegraph. In 1991 he was appointed features editor at the Daily Mail where his downhome and informal style of dress was admired and often imitated. In 1995, he was appointed editor of the Daily Express and a year later became editor-in-chief of the Daily and Sunday Express. While on the Express he regularly invited the paper's astrologer Jonathan Cainer to join editorial conferences to give them an added perspective. He left the Express in 1999 to move to Canada as editor of The Globe and Mail in Toronto, a post he held from July 1999 – July 2002. In 2002 he returned to London as Assistant Editor in charge of design at the Financial Times. He was promoted to Editor of Weekend FT shortly afterwards while retaining his design duties, remaining there until 2006.
His started in journalism as deputy editor of Homes & Jobs magazine where he was rapidly promoted to editor and, to save money, wrote the entire magazine under various pseudonyms. It was there where he first demonstrated his flair for design when his insisted that his staff should all wear a different colour each day and sit next to each other so their clothes and the editorial floor were colour-coordinated. When the title went bankrupt he got a job as a reporter on Marketing Week where he remained for two years. His career took off when he was hired as a reporter on Londoner's Diary of the London Evening Standard in 1985. He went on to become Editor of Londoner's Diary and Assistant Editor (Features).
Richard Addis (born 23 August 1956) is a British journalist and entrepreneur. He is currently chairman and Editor-in-Chief of The Day. He is a former editor of the Daily Express newspaper and a former novice Anglican monk.
