Media: A man who likes to live dangerously; Paul Horrocks, editor of the Manchester Evening News, has come into the spotlight over the release of James Bulger's killers and his paper's treatment of the story Here, Ian Herbert looks at his career; and David Lister sees more problems in the press coverage last weekend.(Features)

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: June 26, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Paul Horrocks, editor of the Manchester Evening News, can justifiably curse the timing, four days ago, of his paper's descent into hot water over the release of James Bulger's killers.

Horrocks, 47, whose paper appeared to be in breach of a court injunction barring information leading to the identification of the 18-year-old killers, was still privately fuming over defeat in another injunction controversy over publication of the paper's snatched photographs of the Siamese twin Gracie Attard, who was separated from her sister in Manchester.

An MEN photographer took the ...