Robin Charles Esser (6 May 1933 – 6 November 2017)[1] was a British newspaper executive and former editor.
After doing National Service and studying at Wadham College, Oxford University, where he edited the Cherwell newspaper, Esser began his career as a reporter with the Daily Express and Daily Sketch in 1957.[2] He edited the Express' "Hickey" column, and gave both Nigel Dempster and Paul Dacre their first jobs on a national newspaper. By 1969, he was the newspaper's New York editor, and was the first British journalist to interview the Apollo 11 astronauts.[3]
He later became consultant editor of the London Evening News, before in 1985 returning to the Daily Express. In 1986, he became editor of the Sunday Express,[4] a post he held until 1989. A great supporter and friend of Margaret Thatcher, Esser was due to receive a knighthood in 1990 but declined the honour on the grounds that it was not appropriate for a serving editor to accept it.[5]
Esser moved to the Daily Mail in 1991, where he introduced an arts and entertainment supplement, published on Fridays. He subsequently became the paper's Executive Managing Editor and oversaw the launch of its website MailOnline.[4]
He was an active member of the Society of Editors, for which he chaired the Parliamentary & Legal Committee,[6] and the Commonwealth Press Union Media Trust.
Esser published three books, The Hot Potato (1969), The Paper Chase (1971), and Crusaders In Chains (2015).[7]
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^ ab"Robin Esser: No plans to retire as he marks 50 years in press", Press Gazette, 27 December 2007.
^"Robin Esser Obituary, Times Register". TheTimes.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^"Society of Editors, Fighting for media freedom". Societyofeditors.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^"Alumni News, Wadham College". Wadham.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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