Anne McElvoy
| Anne McElvoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1965 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Bede's RC Comprehensive School |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse(s) | Martin Ivens |
| Children | Benjamin Ivens, Gabriel Ivens and Isolde Ivens |
| Parent(s) |
Alexander McElvoy Mary Margaret Bartley/McElvoy |
Anne McElvoy (born 25 June 1965) is a British journalist for The Economist and the London Evening Standard, and a broadcaster.[1]
Early life
McElvoy attended St Bede's RC Comprehensive School in Lanchester, County Durham, and read German and Philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford. She spent a year at Humboldt University of Berlin, then in East Berlin, studying East German literature and censorship.
Career
Newspapers
She joined The Times in 1988 as a graduate trainee, heavily covering the dissolution of eastern Europe, and later reporting from Moscow. In 1995 she became deputy editor of The Spectator, as well as being a columnist on its sister publication, The Daily Telegraph.[1]
In 1997 she became associate editor of The Independent. In 2002 she moved to the Evening Standard as executive editor remaining until 2009, though McElvoy still contributes a weekly political column. In 2009 she joined The Economist. She has also written Man Without A Face:The Autobiography Of Communism's Greatest Spymaster, Memoirs Of A Spymaster: The Man Who Waged A Secret War Against The West, and The Saddled Cow: East Germany's Life And Legacy.
Broadcasting
She has been a regular presenter of the BBC Radio 3 discussion programme Night Waves since 2009, and has appeared on BBC2's Newsnight Review. She also occasionally contributes to BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze.[2]
Personal life
In 1994, McElvoy married Martin Ivens, also a journalist, who is the editor of The Sunday Times. The couple have two sons and one daughter.
Publications
- —— (1992). The Saddled Cow: East Germany’s Life & Legacy. Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0571165919.
- —— (1997). Man Without A Face: The Autobiography of Communism's Greatest Spymaster. Jonathan Cape Ltd. ISBN 978-0224044981.
- —— (1998). Memoirs Of A Spymaster: The Man Who Waged a Secret War Against the West. Pimlico. ISBN 978-0712666558.
References
External links
- Anne McElvoy on Twitter
- Anne McElvoy on Journalisted
- Guardian profile
- Evening Standard
- New Statesman
- Newsnight Review
- What The Papers Say
Video clips
- This Week April 2011
- The Review Show November 2010
- Daily Politics March 2010
- Daily Politics February 2010