David Chipp
David Allan Chipp (6 June 1927 – 10 September 2008) was a British
Early life
Chipp was born at Kew Gardens, where his father, Thomas Ford Chipp, was Assistant Director between 1922 and 1931. He attended Malvern College and whilst visiting an uncle in Malaya war was declared, so he carried on his education at Geelong Grammar School in Corio, Victoria, Australia. At age seventeen he returned to Great Britain and in 1944 enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment, serving in the regiment for three years. In 1947 Chipp was demobilised after attaining the rank of captain. He then went on to attend King's College, Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in history and was captain of college boats.[1][2]
Career
In 1947 Chipp joined Reuters as a temporary sports
In 1960 Chipp was recalled to London and by 1968 he had obtained the position of editor of Reuters. A year later Lord Barnetson asked Chipp to take the position of editor-in-chief of the then ailing Press Association. He succeeded in reversing the PA's decline, was noted for his resolute leadership during an industrial dispute in 1979, and remained as editor-in-chief until his retirement in 1986.
After retirement from the PA from Chipp took up a number of part-time positions including as an independent director of
Leisure pursuits
Chipp was interested in opera and rowing, he was a member of the Leander Club and a regular spectator and steward at Henley Royal Regatta.
He would also frequently attend 'Old Codgers' meetings of ex-editors at The Garrick, where he was a member. Chipp was also a beadle of St Bride's Church, Fleet Street.[1][2]
References
- ^ Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Editor-in-chief of the Press Association who made his name as the first Western correspondent in Communist China". The Daily Telegraph. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ "Reuters'first resident correspondent in China dies at 81". Xinhua News Agency. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2008.