Michael White (journalist)
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Michael White | |
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 White chairing a session for the Health Hotel in September 2009 | |
| Born | 21 October 1945 |
| Alma mater | University College London (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Children | Sam White |
Michael White (born 21 October 1945) is a British journalist who was until 2016 an associate editor of The Guardian. He is the paper's former political editor.
White was raised in Wadebridge, Cornwall.[1] He was educated at Bodmin Grammar School and then studied for a BA in history at University College London.
Career
White began his career in journalism at the Reading Evening Post (1966–71) and after a spell at London's Evening Standard (1970–71) he moved to The Guardian, where he worked as a sub/feature writer (1971–74), diary writer (1974–76), political correspondent and sketchwriter (1976–84) and Washington correspondent from 1984.[3] He became the newspaper's political editor in 1990, succeeding Ian Aitken;[4] he relinquished the position to Patrick Wintour at the beginning of 2006. He retired from his Guardian positions in October 2016.[5] In 2003, he was voted Print Journalist of the Year by MPs and Peers in The House/BBC Parliamentary Awards.
He is a regular commentator on the BBC, introducing newspaper reviews and commenting on everything from Newsnight to Breakfast News, BBC News Channel and Question Time. He has also appeared on BBC Radio 4, introducing a programme on political insults, Savaged by a Dead Sheep.
White retired from The Guardian in October 2016 after almost 45 years at the paper.[6] He wrote a regular column for the Health Service Journal from 1977 to 2017.[7]
