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Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born March 20, 1965 in Newick , East Sussex) was editor of The Daily Mirror, a British tabloid newspaper, from 1995 until he was sacked in 2004. His first job (from 1989 to 1994) on a national newspaper was writing a show business column for The Sun. He was editor of the News of the World from 1994 to 1995.He was known for his scorn of celebrities'For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie). A celebrity is a famous person. The etymological origin of the word is "one who is celebrated. An alternative definition of a celebrity is a person who is famous for being famous (regardless of what first br demands for privacyPrivacy is the ability of a person to control the availability of information about and exposure of him- or herself. It is related to being able to function in society anonymously (including pseudonymous or blind credential identification). According to E, claiming that they could not simultaneously manipulate the media to further their careers without accepting some level of intrusion into their private lives. In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U he presented a three part televisionSee TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term has come to refer to all the aspects of television p documentary series for the BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation BBC is primarily a national publicly-funded broadcaster based in the United Kingdom, which also has some international services. Some of the international services (such as BBC cable TV in America, Canada and elsewhere titled The Importance of Being Famous, which was about fame and how celebrities are covered by the modern media.
He appeared as a guest on Have I Got News For YouHave I Got News For You is a UK television panel game, on the subject of news, politics and current affairs. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC, it is a comedy programme rather than a serious game show: the banter between the guests and the sar in 1996 during which he and Ian Hislop struggled to keep mutual contempt thinly veiled. Private Eye, of which Hislop is editor, routinely refers to Morgan as "Piers Moron".
In 2000 he was the subject of an investigation after it was revealed that the had bought shares in Viglen soon before the Mirror's 'City Slickers' column tipped Viglen as a good buy. He was found to have breached the code of practice by the Press Complaints Commission, but kept his job. The City Slickers columnists, Anil Bhoyrul and James Hipwell , were found to have committed more breaches, and were sacked before the inquiry. In 2004, another enquiry by the Department of Trade and Industry cleared Morgan of all formal charges [1].
He was fired from The Daily Mirror on 14 May 2004 after authorising the newspaper's publication of faked Iraqi prisoner abuse photos allegedly representing abuse by British Army soldiers. The Daily Mirror claimed it had fallen victim to a "calculated and malicious hoax", and apologised for the publication. He was also punched by Jeremy Clarkson.
