Editing Evening Standard (section)

==Editorial style==
From July 2020 to October 2021, the newspaper's editor was [[Emily Sheffield]], sister of [[Samantha Cameron]], who took over from the former [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] [[George Osborne]], who became editor-in-chief.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} As editor he had replaced [[Sarah Sands]] who, in turn, had replaced [[Geordie Greig]] following his departure to ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' in March 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sabbagh |first=Dan |date=30 March 2012 |title=Sarah Sands Is New Editor of London Evening Standard |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/mar/30/sarah-sands-editor-evening-standard |access-date=31 March 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> [[Veronica Wadley, Baroness Fleet|Veronica Wadley]] was the newspaper's editor between 2002 and 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wadley |first=Veronica |date=11 May 2009 |title=Ex-Evening Standard Editor Veronica Wadley's Verdict on Paper's New Regime |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/may/11/veronica-wadley-london-evening-standard |access-date=31 March 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> [[Max Hastings]] was editor from 1996 until he retired in 2002.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

The ''Evening Standard'', a regional newspaper, emphasises London-centred news (especially in its features pages), covering building developments, property prices, traffic schemes, politics, the congestion charge and, in the ''[[Londoner's Diary]]'' page, gossip on the social scene, and also covers significant national and international news.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} It also occasionally runs campaigns on London issues that national newspapers do not cover in detail.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

It has a tradition of providing arts coverage. Its best known former art critic, [[Brian Sewell]], was known for his acerbic view of [[conceptual art]], [[Young British Artists|Britart]] and the [[Turner Prize]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Stephen |date=30 November 2009 |title=Tate's collections 'wretched', says Brian Sewell |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/6672066/Tates-collections-wretched-says-Brian-Sewell.html |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> and his views attracted controversy and criticism in the art world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/20/brian-sewells-pungent-views-got-people-arguing-thats-what-matters|title=Brian Sewell's pungent views got people arguing – that's what matters|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 September 2015|first=Jonathan|last=Jones|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref> He has been described as "Britain's most famous and controversial art critic".<ref>{{cite news |last=Cooke |first=Rachel |date=13 November 2005 |title=We pee on things and call it art |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2005/nov/13/art |access-date=30 November 2008 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

===Political stance===
During the [[2008 London mayoral election]], the newspaper and particularly the correspondent [[Andrew Gilligan]] published articles in support of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate [[Boris Johnson]], including frequent front-page headlines condemning Labour opponent [[Ken Livingstone]]. This included the headline "Suicide bomb backer runs Ken's campaign".<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Michael |date=16 April 2008 |title=As Polls Move Towards Ken, Evening Standard Seems Rattled |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2008/apr/16/michaelwhitespoliticalblog131 |access-date=27 April 2009 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> On 5 May 2010, the newspaper stated in an editorial that, having supported [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] under [[Tony Blair]], the newspaper would be supporting [[David Cameron]] and the Conservatives in the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], saying that "the Conservatives are ready for power: they look like a government in waiting".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23830737-david-cameron-the-prime-minister-that-london-now-needs.do |title=David Cameron: The Prime Minister That London Now Needs |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=5 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507001205/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23830737-david-cameron-the-prime-minister-that-london-now-needs.do |archive-date=7 May 2010}}</ref> On 5 May 2015, an editorial stated that the newspaper would again be supporting Cameron and the Conservatives in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], saying that the Conservatives have "shown themselves to be good for London". The newspaper also said "there may be good [[strategic voting|tactical reasons]] to vote [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]".<ref name="standard20150505">{{cite news |date=5 May 2015 |title=Vote for London: The Standard urges readers to think of what's best for the capital... and support the Tories in the election |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/vote-for-london-ahead-of-knifeedge-election-the-standard-urges-readers-to-think-of-whats-best-for-the-capital-and-support-the-tories-10225590.html |access-date=29 May 2024 |newspaper=London Evening Standard}}</ref>

The Media Reform Coalition (MRC) through its chair Justin Schlosberg and [[Goldsmiths, University of London]] considered that in the [[2016 London mayoral election]], the ''Evening Standard'' favoured the Conservative Party. There were almost twice as many positive headlines about the Conservative candidate, [[Zac Goldsmith]], as for his Labour rival, [[Sadiq Khan]], with stories exhibiting the strongest bias against Khan also being the most prominent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/27/london-evening-standard-tory-mouthpiece-zac-goldsmith|title=London Evening Standard is 'Tory mouthpiece' – research|newspaper=The Guardian|date=27 April 2016|first=Jane |last=Martinson|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

In the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]] and [[2019 United Kingdom general election]]s, the ''Evening Standard'' endorsed the Conservative Party.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Heywood |first1=Andrew |last2=Schindler |first2=Kathy |last3=Tomes |first3=Adam |author-link= |date=8 July 2021 |title=Essentials of UK Politics and Government |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o1k9EAAAQBAJ&dq=%22conservative+Evening+Standard%22&pg=PA175 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |page=175 |isbn=9781352012309}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Evening Standard Comment |title=Comment: Vote for Boris — Corbyn is unfit to lead Britain |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-vote-for-boris-corbyn-is-unfit-to-lead-britain-a4310671.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=11 December 2019 |language=en |date=11 December 2019}}</ref> During the [[2019 Conservative Party leadership election|2019 Conservative leadership election]], the ''Evening Standard'' endorsed Johnson.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-we-back-boris-as-the-pm-to-turn-britain-around-a4171816.html |title=Evening Standard comment: We back Boris as the PM to turn Britain around |date=20 June 2019 |website=Evening Standard |access-date=29 September 2019}}</ref> During the [[2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|2020 Labour leadership election]], the ''Evening Standard'' endorsed [[Keir Starmer]] to become [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Labour leader]] and consequently [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-sir-keir-starmer-can-offer-the-opposition-britain-needs-a4403986.html |title=Comment: Sir Keir Starmer can offer the opposition Britain needs |date=1 April 2020 |website=Evening Standard |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> The ''Evening Standard'' endorsed [[Liz Truss]] in the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news |date=10 August 2022 |title=Evening Standard backs Liz Truss |url=https://eveningstandard.pressreader.com/article/281479280189647 |access-date=11 October 2022 |work=Evening Standard |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> For the [[2024 London mayoral election]], the ''Evening Standard'' endorsed Khan for Mayor of London.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 May 2024 |title=The Standard View: Why Sadiq Khan is our pick for Mayor of London |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/sadiq-khan-susan-hall-london-mayoral-election-labour-city-hall-b1154976.html |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> The ''Evening Standard'' later endorsed the Labour Party in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comment |first=Evening Standard |date=3 July 2024 |title=The Standard View: After 14 years, London wants change — now Labour must deliver |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/general-election-labour-conservative-keir-starmer-rishi-sunak-b1168360.html |access-date=27 September 2024 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>