Conor McNicholas

Conor McNicholas

Conor McNicholas is a journalist, and the former editor of BBC Top Gear Magazine and IPC-run music magazine New Musical Express, better known as the NME. He boosted sales of the latter magazine in the early 2000s by focusing on the 'new rock revolution' which included bands such as The Strokes and White Stripes.

His first professional post on a magazine was on a fledgling Manchester publication called Sub where he wrote a spoof horoscope under the pen name of Snufkin. After a period working on various magazines for Dennis Publishing, McNicholas went on to write for the dance press holding senior positions at both Ministry and Mixmag magazines before going on to edit Muzik.

During his editorship McNicholas has won several industry awards including Consumer Magazine Editor of the Year (Periodical Publishers Association Editorial and Publishing Excellence Awards, May 2005), Entertainment Magazine Editor of the Year (British Society of Magazine Editors, November 2005), Tour of the Year for the NME Awards Tour 2006 (Vodafone Live Music Awards, October 2006), Editor of the Year and Music Magazine of the Year (Record of the Day Music Journalism and PR Awards, November 2006 ) and Brand Building Initiative of the Year for Club NME (British Society of Magazine Editors, November 2006). In 2007 and 2008 McNicholas was listed as one of the 1000 most influential people in London by the Evening Standard.

In 2007, 2008 and 2009 McNicholas was a judge on the Mercury Music Prize panel.

McNicholas has been elected Chairman of the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) for 2009.

However, there has been some criticism over McNicholas's reign as editor, especially over claims that the quality of writing had slipped, the genres of music covered have become less broad and that the magazine now contains less content than in previous years. In 2007, Morrissey announced he was suing both McNicholas and NME for libel over an article on the singer's views on immigration.[1] The case has never come to trial.

In June 2009 it was announced that McNicholas would be leaving the NME to take over as the editor of Top Gear magazine.[2] In the event, he lasted less than a year in the job.[3]

References

Media offices
Preceded by
Ben Knowles
Editor of the NME
2002–2009
Succeeded by
Krissi Murison

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