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]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/meet-london-times-masthead-circa-1981#comments Media Style Harold Evans Rupert Murdoch Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:16:08 -0400 Michael Calderone 55332 at http://www.observer.com Tina, Harold and Al http://www.observer.com/node/29304 My old colleague Greg Sargent says that Tina Brown and Harold Evans will be (re)introducing Al Gore to a bunch of fancy-pants media types at a private dinner party at their place next Wednesday.

The idea of the dinner, Greg quotes one source as saying, is to showcase Gore to these opinion makers in a "different light" from the "dutiful, cautious veep" they saw in 2000.

]]> http://www.observer.com/node/29304#comments Politics Al Gore Greg Sargent Harold Evans Tina Brown Fri, 19 May 2006 11:55:49 -0400 Observer Staff 29304 at http://www.observer.com Sir Harold Evans at Helm of Sun http://www.observer.com/node/32755
Rupert Murdoch, beware: Sir Harold Evans, forced out by Murdoch as editor of the Times of London 23 years ago, is back in the daily newspapering game--sitting in this week to edit The New York Sun.

Evans signed on as a consulting editor Dec. 5 to lend his editorial acumen while Sun editor-in-chief Seth Lipsky is away on vacation.

"Seth's an old friend of mine," Evans said by phone. "He thought a fresh eye might see things around here."

As of this evening, Evans was still adjusting to his new assignment. "I've not even found the way to the men's room," he said.

In his two days at the three-year-old daily, Evans has been reading copy and making front-page recommendations. He suggested a story on rent-controlled tenants buying second homes in Florida for Monday's front page, and a story on fake IDs for Tuesday's.

Evans said he's a loyal Sun customer. "I read it every day," he said. "The thing is, some people find the Sun's opinions strong... My attitude is that a newspaper shouldn't have opinions I would write myself. I want to read about different ideas."

Lipsky was proud of his latest hire. "If he were a violinist, we'd talk about him [in] the hushed tones with which other violinists speak of Zino Francescotti," he wrote in an e-mail.

But Evans played down his editing duties, and said he won't be staying on at the Sun once the consultancy is up on Friday.

"It's only a week. It won't make any noticeable impact," he said.

Soon, though Evans rang off.

"I gotta go. I have to go read copy." --Gabriel Sherman
]]> http://www.observer.com/node/32755#comments Media Harold Evans London Seth Lipsky Zino Francescotti Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:56:00 -0500 Observer Staff 32755 at http://www.observer.com October 6, 2004 – October 13, 2004 http://www.observer.com/node/49891 Wednesday 6th Does anyone remember when the subways were able to run even in the event of rain?  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/49891#comments Media Carson Kressley Frank Lloyd Wright Harold Evans Virgin Retail Ltd. Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:00:00 -0400 NYO Staff 49891 at http://www.observer.com Marlon Memories http://www.observer.com/2004/marlon-memories Actress Elaine Stritch called from her house on the Upper East Side to tell The Transom about her fr  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/2004/marlon-memories#comments Media Elaine Stritch Harold Evans Marlon Brando Red Buttons Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:00:00 -0400 Jake Brooks and Anna Schneider-Mayerson 49469 at http://www.observer.com The P.R. Lunch: A Family Recipe, Gone All Screwy http://www.observer.com/node/48696 Harold Evans and Tina Brown are, famously, editors.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/48696#comments Harold Evans Paul Krugman Thomas Friedman Tina Brown Sun, 25 Jan 2004 19:00:00 -0500 Choire Sicha 48696 at http://www.observer.com The Brit Pack Unpacks http://www.observer.com/2003/brit-pack-unpacks "Brits are the new blondes!" said British socialite and business entrepreneur Euan Rellie, flitting  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/2003/brit-pack-unpacks#comments Media Brit Pack Euan Rellie Harold Evans Nick Denton Sun, 06 Jul 2003 20:00:00 -0400 Alexandra Wolfe and George Gurley 47784 at http://www.observer.com Harry Evans' Next Life http://www.observer.com/node/42159 So just what's Harold Evans doing now that he's no longer going to be editorial director of Mortimer  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/42159#comments Media Harold Evans Mike Lafavore Mortimer Zuckerman Stephen Adler Sun, 31 Oct 1999 19:00:00 -0500 Carl Swanson 42159 at http://www.observer.com Hitchens Put on Trial Before an Angry Nation http://www.observer.com/node/41171 Christopher Hitchens is mad again.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/41171#comments Media Amadou Diallo Christopher Hitchens Harold Evans Victor Navasky Sun, 07 Mar 1999 19:00:00 -0500 Carl Swanson 41171 at http://www.observer.com Reporters Stream Out of the Daily News; James Ledbetter Pens His Last Press Clips http://www.observer.com/node/40894 The New York Daily News has never been a hotbed of worker contentment, but when editor in chief Debb  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/40894#comments Media Debby Krenek Entertainment Weekly Harold Evans Lesley Jane Seymour Sun, 30 Aug 1998 20:00:00 -0400 Warren St. John 40894 at http://www.observer.com