John Ryan (publisher)
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John Ryan is an Irish journalist and publisher. He is a former editor of
Early life
Ryan grew up in
Career
Early work
Ryan started his career in journalism with a local newspaper in north London, 'The Hornsey Journal'. Ryan served as a war correspondent during his early years, reporting from Bosnia, Rwanda and apartheid South Africa. He was also editor of Magill magazine and The Sunday Times Culture section in addition to journalism with the Sunday Independent.
Breaking the Charlie Haughey and Terry Keane affair
In 1999 whilst editing the Culture section and working as a journalist at The Sunday Times, Ryan broke the story of the long time affair between the former Taoiseach and Terry Keane, a columnist of The Keane Edge at The Sunday Independent. Keane had left The Sunday Independent on bad terms and Ryan, who had worked with her at The Sunday Independent, approached her to sell her story to The Times.
The Sunday Supplement
Ryan briefly hosted a Sunday morning current affairs show on
Publishing
Ryan co-founded VIP with former business partner Michael O'Doherty
In 2001 Ryan launched GI magazine, Ireland's first gay lifestyle glossy. The magazine, which struggled to find advertisers and was closed in 2003, was notable for a billboard campaign depicting two footballers wearing opposing GAA colours French kissing one another. Ryan's publishing company also owned the publishing venture
This is Nightlive
Ryan returned to Ireland in 2008 to pitch his idea for a new television show to RTÉ. The show, This is Nightlive, launched in January 2009. It was satirical in nature and parodied a typical newsroom fronted by the fictional anchorman Johnny Hansom. Hansom (played by Ryan) and his team who present a Lifestyle News show on which they claim that "they are the news".[5] Ryan modelled his show on The Colbert Report, a show with a cult following on American cable television.[6]
Broadsheet.ie
In June 2010 Ryan and writer Niall Murphy launched Broadsheet.ie
References
- ^ a b "John Ryan contributions". Broadsheet.ie.
- ^ "AC/DC date shows Irvine's secure over his sexuality". Irish Independent. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ Joe Jackson. "John Ryan". Silicon Hot Press Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Andrea gives Ryan some dog's abuse". Irish Independent. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "RTÉ Announces Highlights For 2009". IFTN. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ Battles, Jan; Coyle, Colin (21 September 2008). "Ardal O'Hanlon to star as sitre [sic] returns to RTÉ". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "2014 Winners". Web Awards. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Posts by Bodger". Broadsheet.
- ^ "Closing Time". Broadsheet.ie. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
External links
- Brian Lavery (16 August 2004). "MediaTalk; For Dogs in New York, A Glossy Look at Life". The New York Times.
- This is Nightlive site