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Andrew Osmond – Obituary". The Guardian. 19 April 1999. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016 . Retrieved 12 December 2016. With a "deeply conservative resistance to change", [7] it has resisted moves to online content or glossy format: it has always been printed on cheap paper and resembles, in format and content, a comic rather than a serious magazine. [8] [6] Both its satire and investigative journalism have led to numerous libel suits. [3] It is known for the use of pseudonyms by its contributors, many of whom have been prominent in public life – this even extends to a fictional proprietor, Lord Gnome. [9] [10] History [ edit ] Cyril Smith Archive". Private Eye. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017 . Retrieved 25 June 2017. In a review article published in 2010, after Wakefield was disciplined by the General Medical Council, regular columnist Phil Hammond, who contributes to the "Medicine Balls" column under the pseudonym "MD", stated that: " Private Eye got it wrong in its coverage of MMR" in maintaining its support for Wakefield's position long after shortcomings in his work had emerged. [55] Accusations of hostility [ edit ]

They always know pretty much what the cover should be, but a really good one can add 50,000 readers. Newman’s proudest recent cover was a very simple joke: a pre-election Trump pointing his fingers to his head like a gun, with the line: “Vote Trump, it’s a no brainer”. “The great thing was that Trump tweeted it, saying ‘British media gets behind me,’” Newman says. In 2023, Private Eye published a satirical cover on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, reading "This magazine may contain some criticism of the Israeli government and may suggest that killing everyone in Gaza as revenge for Hamas atrocities may not be a good long-term solution to the problems of the region." The magazine was both criticized and praised for its stance, with some accusing the magazine of antisemitism, while others applauded its bravery in criticizing the Israeli government. Critics such as investigative journalist David Collier condemned the magazine, while supporters defended its critique as not antisemitic but a legitimate questioning of the proportionality of Israel's response. [62] Litigation [ edit ]Covers No. 257". Private Eye. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 7 May 2014. Private Eye hits highest circulation in 55-year history 'which is quite something given that print is meant to be dead' ". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017 . Retrieved 16 June 2017.

a b "Alan Cowell: Letter from Britain". The New York Times. 30 June 2005. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 13 August 2019. Shareholders as of the annual company return dated 26 March 2021 [update], including shareholders who have inherited shares, are: The Eye At 50 Blog". Private Eye. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017 . Retrieved 25 June 2017.

a b Hodgson, Jessica (7 November 2001). "Private Eye hails libel victory". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 October 2020. Ingrams, Richard (12 June 2005). "Diary: Dishonourable, dishonest". The Observer. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014 . Retrieved 15 August 2013. The forerunner of Private Eye was The Salopian, a school magazine published at Shrewsbury School in the mid-1950s and edited by Richard Ingrams, Willie Rushton, Christopher Booker and Paul Foot. After National Service, Ingrams and Foot went as undergraduates to Oxford University, where they met future collaborators including Peter Usborne, Andrew Osmond [11] and John Wells. [12] Barendt, E. M. (2016). Anonymous speech: literature, law and politics. Oxford. p.35. ISBN 9781849466134. OCLC 940796081. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

a b Douglas, Torin (14 October 2011). "Private Eye and public scandals" . Retrieved 13 August 2019. Robert Maxwell won a significant sum from the magazine when he sued over their suggestion that he looked like a criminal. Hislop claimed that his summary of the case: "I've just given a fat cheque to a fat Czech" was the only example of a joke being told on News at Ten. Paedophile ex-police officer dies in hospital". Sky News. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017 . Retrieved 16 June 2017. Walker, James (6 November 2017). "Some 380 journalists including BBC, Guardian and Private Eye work with ICIJ on 'Paradise Papers' tax havens data leak" . Retrieved 13 August 2019.Laughing at architecture: architectural histories of humour, satire and wit. London: Bloomsbury. 29 November 2018. pp.Introduction, note 6. ISBN 9781350022782. OCLC 1030446818.

Genius' children's publisher Peter Usborne dies aged 85". The Irish News. 31 March 2023 . Retrieved 2 April 2023. Remembering Peter Cook: 'The Funniest Man Who Ever Drew Breath' ". vice.com . Retrieved 1 February 2022. a b Sabbagh, Dan (17 January 2012). "Leveson inquiry: Ian Hislop claims PCC would not give him a fair hearing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 13 August 2019. Castella, Tom de (30 October 2013). "Press regulation: The 10 major questions" . Retrieved 13 August 2019. UK satire's scourge of power: Private Eye hits 50". Reuters. 20 October 2011 . Retrieved 13 August 2019.Private Eye does not publish a list of its editors, writers, designers, and staff. In 1981 the book The Private Eye Story stated that the owners were Cook, who owned most of the shares, with smaller shareholders including actors Dirk Bogarde and Jane Asher, and several of those involved with the founding of the magazine. Most of those on the list have since died, however, and it is unclear what happened to their shareholdings. Those concerned are contractually only able to sell their shares at the price they originally paid for them.