Anthony Thornton (writer)
Anthony Thornton is the Group Digital Editor of IPC Inspire Men & Music. From 1998-2003 he successfully edited NME.COM,[1] it became Europe's most visited music news website under his editorship. During this time he twice won the Online Editor Of The Year at the British Society Of Magazine Editors Awards.[2] and once by the Periodical Publishers Association.
He has also worked as a music journalist and author. He is known for his book The Libertines: Bound Together.[3]
He was born in Cardiff in 1971 and in his career in journalism has worked for The Birmingham Post, dotmusic, The Independent The Times and Q magazine.
In early 2006, Anthony's first book 'The Libertines: Bound Together' was a Sunday Times Top Ten best-seller.
In October 2006, Anthony was made Editor-in-Chief of IPC Media's successful Ignite Digital.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ (2008)
- ^ (2008)
- ^ Anthony Thornton (Author), Roger Sargent (Photographer): "The Libertines: Bound Together", Little, Brown Book Group (23 Feb 2006) ISBN 978-0316732345
- ^ "ANTHONY THORNTON APPOINTED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, IPC IGNITE! DIGITAL - Press Releases - IPC Media - The UK's leading consumer magazine publisher". Ipcmedia.com. http://www.ipcmedia.com/press/anthony_thornton_appointed_editor-in-chief_ipc_ignite_digital_press_98014.html. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
[edit] Sources
- Anthony Thornton (Author), Roger Sargent (Photographer): "The Libertines: Bound Together", Little, Brown Book Group (23 Feb 2006) ISBN 978-0316732345
- http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/Authors/T/2864
- http://www.bsme.com/awards/past.asp?Year=2001 (2008)
- http://www.ipcmedia.com/press/anthony_thornton_appointed_editor-in-chief_ipc_ignite_digital_press_98014.html
