Colin Myler, editor of the Sunday Mirror, has surprised the industry with his abrupt resignation. Myler’s sudden departure comes less than a week after his decision to allow the paper to print an interview with the father of the victim in the Leeds footballer trial, a move that led to the trial’s expensive collapse (see Trinity Mirror Shares Fall As Fears Of Contempt Charge Rise).
It is still not known whether publishers Trinity Mirror, or indeed Myler and senior Sunday Mirror management will face charges for contempt of court.
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