Greg miskiw biography

Greg Miskiw was a British journalist and news editor of the defunct tabloid newspaper the News of the World.
Greg Miskiw, who has died aged 71, was a senior executive at the News of the World sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the phone-hacking scandal.
Rebekah Brooks brought former News of the World news editor Greg Miskiw back from his job in New York because she considered the role “a waste of money”.

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William Lewis (journalist)

British media executive (born 1969)

For other people named William Lewis, see William Lewis (disambiguation).

Sir William John Lewis (born 2 April 1969)^[1] is a British media executive who serves as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post. He was formerly chief executive of Dow Jones & Company and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Earlier in his career, he was known as a journalist and then editor.

While editor of The Daily Telegraph,^[2] Lewis led the team that broke the story of the MPs' expenses scandal, which led to the resignations of six government ministers and Speaker of the House of CommonsMichael Martin, and to the creation of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.^[3]

From September 2010^[4] to July 2011, Lewis worked as general manager of the newspaper publisher News International, playing a role in the company's response to the phone hacking crisis. In July 2011, following the closure of the News of the World, Lewis left News International to

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Rebekah Brooks brought former News of the World news editor Greg Miskiw back from his job in New York because she considered the role “a waste of money” the Old Bailey heard today.

Upon his return to London, Brooks appointed Miskew head of the news investigations unit although she said they never socialised together.

Describing Miskew, Brooks said: "He was very old school and had been there forever… that's what it felt like to me. He ran quite a tight ship. People who worked with him said he was professional and hardworking, and worked long hours.

"I really only spoke to him in the course of our work. I didn't socialise with him, I didn't know that much about him personally.

"He was quite insular, he had an air of mystery."

The jury has already been told that Miskiw has admitted conspiring to access voicemails illegally.

Jurors heard that the investigations unit was dubbed the "dark arts department", alluding to alleged illegal activity.

Brooks denied this, and said: "The investigations unit, I think, did

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Gregory Alexander Miskew (1923 - 2003)

GregoryAlexander"Harry"Miskew

Born in Mundare, Lamont, Lamont County, Alberta, Canada

Ancestors

Son of Harry William (Miskiw) Miskew and Anne (Prystasz) Miskew

Brother of Olga (Miskew) Carlson, Roman Miskew, Eugenia Jean Miskew, Mary Anne (Miskew) Olsen, Marshall Joseph Miskew, Wasyl Miskew, Boris William Miskew[half], Lawrence Roman Miskew[half], Ronald Taras Miskew[half] and Margaret Ann (Miskew) Keast[half]

[children unknown]

Died at age 79in Edmonton, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Gregory was born in 1923. He was the son of Harry Miskew and Anne Prystasz. He passed away in 2003.

Sources

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-VC7Y : 16 December 2021), Harry, ; Burial, Viking, Lloydminster Census Division, Alberta, Canada, Viking Cemetery; citing record ID 115561352, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.