Sue
Douglas
Sue Douglas (born 1957) is a British media executive and former
newspaper editor.
Susan Douglas began her career in 1978,
after graduating with a first class Honours degree in Physiology and
Biochemistry, with management consultants Andersen Consulting, then
became a medical journalist with Haymarket Publishing. In South
Africa (1979–81) she worked for the South African Sunday Express and
The Rand Daily Mail.
Returning to Britain in 1981, she began
writing for the Daily Mail and News of the World, and in 1982 she
joined the Mail on Sunday.
Initially a medical correspondent,
she was promoted to associate editor of the newspaper, then
assistant editor of the Daily Mail and in 1991 became deputy editor
of The Sunday Times. Douglas launched the newspaper's Style &
Culture sections, relaunched The Sunday Times magazine, ran the
Insight investigative team and introduced many writers and
columnists including Julie Burchill, Jeremy Clarkson, Taki, Melvyn
Bragg and her husband, historian Niall Ferguson.
In 1995, she
was appointed editor of the Sunday Express, then owned by Lord David
Stevens. Just under two years later, Clive Hollick bought the
Express group and rolled the Sunday into the Daily title, rendering
all Sunday Express journalists redundant.
Douglas was chosen
by former superior Andrew Neil to assist in relaunching The
Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News. At the
same time, she diversified into magazine publishing, working on the
US launch of men's magazine Gear, then the UK websites Vogue.com,
Traveller.co.uk and after she helped launch the new title, Glamour,
in the UK, she ran the contract publishing division of Conde Nast,
with titles such as tate, Trader, Mandarin Oriental, Harrods and the
Post office magazine. 'Glamour was one of the most successful
magazine launches ever, and Douglas, as President of New Business
with Condé Nast became a director].
After a severe
horse-riding accident, she became a freelance executive and in 2008,
joined literary agency PFD as a director and engineered the
management buyout by Andrew Neil. The acquisition ultimately led to
Douglas being forced to leave. Consultancy deals with Harper
Collins, Future publishing and television company, Luxe.tv and
Lingospot followed.
She is separated from historian Niall
Ferguson with whom she has three children.
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