词条 | David Chipp |
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Early lifeChipp was born at Kew Gardens, where his father was an assistant keeper. He attended Malvern College and whilst vising an uncle in Malaya war was declared, so he carried on his education at Geelong Grammar School in Corio, Victoria, Australia. Aged seventeen he returned to Great Britain and in 1944 enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment, he served in the regiment for three years. In 1947 Chipp was demobilised after attaining the rank of Captain. He then went on to attend King's College, Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in history and was captain of college boats[1][2] CareerIn 1947 Chipp joined Reuters as a temporary sports sub-editor. Later he was sent to Rangoon, Burma to open a new Reuters bureau there. In 1960 Chipp was recalled to London and by 1968 he had obtained the position of editor of Reuters. A year later Lord Barnetson asked Chipp to take the position of editor-in-chief of the then ailing Press Association. He succeeded in reversing the PA's decline, was noted for his resolute leadership during an industrial dispute in 1979, and remained as editor-in-chief until his retirement in 1986. After retirement from the PA from Chipp took up a number of part-time positions including an independent director of The Observer, a board member of TV-am and Teletext. He also worked for the Reuters Foundation and the Commonwealth Press Union. He would also do the occasional newspaper article and book review.[1][2] Leisure pursuitsChipp was interested in opera and rowing, he was a member of the Leander Club and a regular spectator and steward at Henley Royal Regatta. References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/sep/12/pressandpublishing|title=David Chipp. A journalist of great flair, he became chief of Reuters and Press Association |accessdate=13 September 2008 |last=Greenslade |first=Roy |coauthors= |date=12 September 2008 |work= Guardian.co.uk |publisher=}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2800159/David-Chipp.html|title=Editor-in-chief of the Press Association who made his name as the first Western correspondent in Communist China. |accessdate=13 September 2008 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=13 September 2008 |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=}} 3. ^{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Reuters'first resident correspondent in China dies at 81 |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/12/content_9936420.htm|work=Xinhua|publisher=|date=12 September 2008 |accessdate=24 September 2008}} External links
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