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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Roy Greenslade

David Yelland: my unhappy days as Sun editor

David Yelland, the ex-Sun editor who is now a financial PR, has talked to the Sunday Times about his time at Wapping.

"The Sun was one of the best things that ever happened to me... To be honest, I wasn't particularly happy there, because of the type of person I had to be. In a way, to be a good editor you need to be a bit of a bully, but I was like the kid who'd smack someone in the teeth, then say, 'Oh, I'm ever so sorry. I didn't mean to hit you.' I still feel guilty about some of the people I hurt..."

Now he is at peace with himself. He says: "On The Sun, I rarely had a good night's sleep - often because of a story we were running. Now I sleep like a log."

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