Cowley is unrepentant about Campbell's week in charge, privately enthusing about his hands-on approach. These magazines are very strongly in that position because that is their heritage. Currently, Mr. Danson is Chief Executive Officer & Director at GlobalData Plc and Investment Partner at PROfounders Capital Partners LLP. Lots of things are unusual about Dansons 68%-owned, quoted company including the succession of acquisitions and disposals (at least six during the past two years) passing between his private and public companies. 0:00. Teen Coach. He says building a world-class data platform is difficult, but it helps if youre surrounded by talented people who all know what they are doing and are accountable for [it].. A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. Dods rose 2 pence, or 18 percent, to 13 pence yesterday, the. A new day dawned for the New Statesman yesterday when control of the influential, but financially weak left-wing weekly magazine, switched to Mike Danson. In my early weeks in the job I received an email from a young fellow called Leo Robson who had just graduated from Warwick University. Suzanne Moore, who wrote an occasional column, subsequently resigned in protest, although the magazine pointed out she was not on its staff and had been listed as a contributing editor, an unpaid position. Hargreaves fired most of the left-wingers on the staff and turned the Statesman into a strong supporter of Tony Blair's leadership of the Labour Party. Photograph: Sean Smith. Mike Danson is CEO/Co-Founder at Globaldata PLC. Mike Danson has taken full control of the New Statesman, the leftwing political weekly, buying out the Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson's 50% stake in the title. [16] After the 1938 Anschluss, Martin wrote: "Today if Mr. Chamberlain would come forward and tell us that his policy was really one not only of isolation but also of Little Englandism in which the Empire was to be given up because it could not be defended and in which military defence was to be abandoned because war would totally end civilization, we for our part would wholeheartedly support him. Even insiders who are quick to identify his workaday absence of emotional empathy admire his analytical skills and deal-making. Yet persistence paid off. The magazine opposed the Korean War, and an article by J. What was there not to like about it? Insights from the research, writing and editing processes well drawn out by the host's questions. I don't want to edit a loss-making magazine.". @SGMacleanauthor. Despite the prospect of a more fruitful future for the New Statesman, Dansons focus lies firmly with growing GlobalData. Wilby had aspired to create a left-wing Spectator. Last week, Danson bought the industry title Press Gazette, illustrating that he is intent on expansion at a time when most media owners are concentrating on survival. Chairman of the weekly title, Geoffrey Robinson, said in a statement . Please, Control of the influential, but financially weak left-wing weekly has changed hands after a turbulent 13 years. Natilik was the first partner in the UK to be awarded Cisco Master specialisation in four areas: Security, Collaboration, Data Centre Liked. Our renewal rate by value is 98pc, so most of our clients stay with us, and they stay with us for a very long time and spend more money each year. Robinson will stay on as co-chairman alongside Danson. by John Reynolds To continue reading this article you need to be registered with Campaign. "[22] The magazine also condemned the Soviet Invasion of Finland.[23]. [3] Company directors and board members Company details STUDIO 5 SALTERS HOUSE, 156 HIGH STREET, HULL, ENGLAND, HU1 1NQ There are 34 other companies on this address. And yet, it seemed to me, there were some things that could be done to improve the New Statesman in an era of declining newspaper circulation and revenues. [40] He was also shortlisted for the European Press Prize editing award in January 2013, when the awards committee said: "Cowley has succeeded in revitalising the New Statesman and re-establishing its position as an influential political and cultural weekly. A2 - MacIntosh, Robert. Apart from the odd loan between the private and public companies, all these corporate services are a 3m annual bill for GlobalData whose minority investors might just worry about a certain lack of independence. New Statesman co-owner Mike Danson has invested a five-figure sum in the unofficial party blog LabourHome. London-listed GlobalData powered by 800 analysts, 2,000 researchers and 100 journalists covering 20 industries is searching for bolt-on deals, as it attempts to replicate the power of the Bloomberg Terminal with its own data platform for blue-chip companies. The Danson Foundation is a modern and innovative grant-making organisation which supports educational projects both in the UK and abroad. I was expecting the latter but I wasn't expecting the former," is all he will say. [37], Cowley was named current affairs editor of the year at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards in 2009,[38] and in 2011 he was named editor of the year in the Newspaper & Current Affairs Magazine Category at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards, while Jon Bernstein, the deputy editor, gained the award for Consumer Website Editor of the Year. Its just sales, sales, sales.. The Statesman promoted the edition on the basis of Williams' alleged attack on the government, whereas Williams himself had ended his article by asking for "a democracy capable of real argument about shared needs and hopes and real generosity". The Competition feature, in which readers submitted jokes and often parodies and pastiches of the work of famous authors, became one of the most famous parts of the magazine. "The purchase of Press Gazette is a smart move, and is further confirmation that the work he is doing under Progressive Media is part of a long-term strategy. , excellent historical research and descriptions of everyday life in 18th century Inverness and Dunlichity. Under Kampfner's editorship, a relaunch in 2006 initially saw headline circulation climb to over 30,000. Surrounded by so many wonderful people who work incredibly hard to make all of our lives better. He also noted that the Labour Party had failed to offer an alternative to what he called "associational socialism". [35] The appointment of the new editor Jason Cowley was announced on 16 May 2008, but he did not take up the job until the end of September 2008. Part of the challenge, however, will be ensuring the quality of analysis and research products remains strong as the company continues to scale. This article is about the British magazine. Mike Danson, the millionaire businessman who owns half of the New Statesman, is set to take full control within three years. Whereas before, Danson would sell one printed copy of a report for all employees of one company to share, the shift to online allowed him to charge businesses by the number of users that wanted access to the information. Tell us what you think of this service (link opens a new window) Is there anything wrong with this page? The magazine has recognised and published new writers and critics, as well as encouraged major careers. [citation needed]. Danson, who also owns journalism trade website Press Gazette separately from GlobalData, dismissed the idea that his initial investment was politically driven and points instead to the unlocked value in the New Statesmans heritage. Secretive data mogul Mike Danson may soon find it difficult to fly under the radar. Mike Danson, the owner of the New Statesman and 128th richest person in the country, has taken a substanial stake in Wigan RL. And the next generation is now emerging: Sophie McBain, Anna Leszkiewicz, Anoosh Chakelian, Patrick Maguire Watching their progress has been one of the pleasures of my job. He is direct, driven, has a point of view and is very clear in how he expressed that point of view, an industry source says. In October 2012 the magazine was guest-edited by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei[54] and, for the first time, published simultaneously in Mandarin (in digital form) and English. He is a founding member of the American Oceans Campaign (AOC), an organization established to alert Americans to the life-threatening hazards created by oil spills, offshore development, toxic wastes, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses. I am very secure with the magazine being in his hands, both financially and editorially. She wrote in a Mail on Sunday article: "New Statesman fiercely opposed the Iraq war and yet now hands over the reins to someone key in orchestrating that conflict". Danson's projected 30%+ margins might make that "just" 12x the . And as a reader of American magazines such as the Atlantic, reinvented as a print-digital hybrid, it seemed obvious to me what was needed: take the New Statesman upmarket; make it more politically sceptical and unpredictable; free it from the clutches of the Labour Party; publish longer and better-written pieces; burnish its literary pages; create a dynamic website; and discover and nurture a new generation of political writers. Although he is too savvy to say so, Cowley must hope Robinson's exit will restore some stability and allow him to stamp his authority on the magazine. [15] Most famously, Graham Greene won second prize in a challenge to parody his own work. DANSON, Michael Thomas Correspondence address John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, London, England, EC4Y 0AN . The New Statesman is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. After a couple of hours of animated conversation my mind was made up: he would become our lead fiction reviewer. Youve got to learn from context and work out whats best in the context.. [21], Martin became more critical of Stalin after the Hitler-Stalin pact, claiming Stalin was "adopting the familiar technique of the Fuhrer", and adding: "Like Hitler, he [Stalin] has a contempt for all arguments except that of superior force. But the deal ends Robinson's financial involvement with the title, which he bought in 1996, the year before New Labour came to power. The chairman of The Nation and Athenaeum's board was the economist John Maynard Keynes, who came to be an important influence on the newly merged paper, which started with a circulation of just under 13,000. Turnover at News Statesman Media Group dropped 49pc to 14m year-on-year for 2020, according to accounts on Companies House. Yet the 59-year-old entrepreneur, who lives in London with his children and wife Helen, may struggle to repeat what he achieved with Datamonitor when the economic outlook continues to sour.