Eleanor Mills (journalist)
Eleanor Mills | |
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| Born | 1970 Camden, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | Editorial director of The Sunday Times; editor of The Sunday Times Magazine; chair of Women in Journalism; founder of Noon |
Eleanor Mills (born 1970) is a British journalist who previously worked at The Sunday Times and The Times. She held the positions of editorial director at The Sunday Times and editor of its magazine until March 2020. Mills spent 22 years with Times Newspapers.
Originally from Camden, London, she is the daughter of corporate lawyer David Mills. She attended St Paul's Girls' and Westminster before studying English at Brasenose College, Oxford, beginning in 1989.
Following her graduation in 1992, Mills started her professional journey at Tank World magazine and then trained at The Observer, where she was the sole female trainee. In 1998, she transitioned to The Sunday Times from The Daily Telegraph, where she had been the youngest features editor at age 26. In August 2008, Mills became editor of the Saturday edition of The Times, but returned to the Sunday paper within a year as associate editor and columnist. From June 2012, she served as editorial director of The Sunday Times and took on the role of editor for The Sunday Times Magazine in September 2015, departing both positions in March 2020.
Mills co-edited the anthology Cupcakes and Kalashnikovs: 100 Years of the Best Journalism by Women, which was released as Journalistas in the United States. She took over as chair of Women in Journalism in 2013, succeeding Jane Martinson, and stepped down in 2021, with Daily Mirror editor Alison Phillips succeeding her.
On 8 March 2021, Mills introduced Noon, a digital media outlet aimed at middle-aged women—a group she identified as underserved by mainstream media. Later that month, she resigned from the Society of Editors board due to its handling of racism accusations within UK journalism.
Mills is married and has two daughters.
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