William John Emmott (born 6 August 1956)[1] is an English journalist, author, and consultant best known as the editor-in-chief of The Economist newspaper from 1993 to 2006.[2] Emmott has written fourteen books and worked on two documentary feature films. He co-founded the Wake Up Foundation, an educational charity dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers facing Western societies. He is now chairman of the Trinity College Long Room Hub for Arts & Humanities in Dublin, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and of the Japan Society of the UK in London.
Emmott was born in the 6 August 1956 to Richard Anthony and Audrey Mary Emmott.[1] His father was an accountant.[1] Emmott was educated at Latymer Upper School in London and Magdalen College, Oxford. He graduated from Oxford with first-class honours in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Emmott first married Charlotte Crowther in 1982. After they divorced he married Carol Barbara Mawer in 1992. After graduation and after an uncompleted D-Phil on French politics at Nuffield College, Oxford, he worked for The Economist newspaper in Brussels, Tokyo, and London, and became the fifteenth editor of the publication in March 1993. Emmott resigned thirteen years later on 20 February 2006.[2] During his tenure, The Economist editorialised in favour of the Iraq War, of legalising gay marriage, of abolishing the British monarchy, and of opposing Silvio Berlusconi as prime minister of Italy. In 2009, Emmott received the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in business journalism.[3]
Emmott served as chairman of the London Library from 2009 to 2015. He worked as a group economic adviser for Fleming Family & Partners from 2011 to 2015. He is currently an Ushioda Fellow at the University of Tokyo's Tokyo College and is a member of UTokyo's Global Advisory Board. He has been a visiting professor at Shujitsu University in Okayama, Japan, a visiting fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford, and a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. From 2006 to 2019 Emmott was also an adviser to Swiss Re and served as the chairman of the content board at Ofcom from January to July 2016 when the organisation's executive decided that the Brexit referendum result made it too uncomfortable to have a working journalist in that role.[2][4]
Emmott wrote the best-selling book The Sun Also Sets: The Limits to Japan's Economic Power (1989), as well as 20:21 Vision: Twentieth-Century Lessons for the Twenty-First Century (2003), Japanophobia: The Myth of the Invincible Japanese (1993), and Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India and Japan Will Shape our Next Decade (2008).[2]
His book about Italy, Forza, Italia: Come Ripartire dopo Berlusconi (Come on Italy: How to Restart after Berlusconi) was translated to Italian and published in 2010. Initially there was no English language version of this book. Emmott then updated, revised, and expanded the content for an English language version called Good Italy, Bad Italy, which was published in 2012.
Emmott writes columns on current affairs for La Stampa in Italy, for Nikkei Business and the Mainichi Shimbun in Japan, and for Project Syndicate worldwide. His latest English language book, The Fate of the West: The Battle to Save the World's Most Successful Political Idea, was published in April 2017. His new book, Japan's Far More Female Future was published in Japanese by Nikkei in July 2019 and in English by Oxford University Press in 2020.
He currently lives with his wife Carol in Oxford and Dublin with their 3 dogs.[6]
Film workEdit
Girlfriend in a ComaEdit
Emmott co-wrote and narrated a documentary film entitled Girlfriend in a Coma, which depicts Italy in a 20-year-long crisis. It was made in 2012 by Springshot Productions under the direction and co-authorship of Annalisa Piras. It was broadcast on BBC Four, Sky Italia and La7 TV channels early in 2013, and subsequently on other channels worldwide, as well as more than 46 independently organised public screenings in Italy and abroad. During the six months following its release, the film was watched by more than one and a half million viewers.
The Great European Disaster MovieEdit
Emmott and Piras again worked together on The Great European Disaster Movie which was aired in Britain, France, Germany and many other European countries in early 2015. The movie has been seen by 2,500,000 people in twelve countries and been translated into ten languages. In October 2015, Emmott and Piras made the film freely available for public screenings and debates about the future of the European Union. In May 2016, it was awarded the German CIVIS Media Prize in the category TV-Information.
Wake Up FoundationEdit
Emmott and Piras set up the Wake Up Foundation to use film, text, and data for public education about the decline of Western countries. The first projects of the foundation were the Wake Up Europe! initiative, The Great European Disaster Movie, and a statistical indicator of the long-term health of western societies called 2050 Index. In May 2019, the foundation held its inaugural Wake Up Europe Film Festival for social impact documentaries in Turin.
Emmott, Bill (1989). The Sun Also Sets: Why Japan Will Not Be Number One. London: Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-671-69696-3.
Emmott, Bill (1991). Japan's Global Reach: The Influences, Strategies, and Weaknesses of Japan's Multinational Companies. London: Century. ISBN0-7126-4928-X.
Emmott, Bill (1996). Kanryo no Taizai [The Deadly Sins of Government] (in Japanese). Translated by Chikara Suzuki. Tokyo: Soshisha. ISBN4-7942-0702-6.
Emmott, Bill (2003). 20:21 Vision: The Lessons of the 20th Century for the 21st. London: Allen Lane. ISBN0-7139-9519-X.
Emmott, Bill (2006). Shin Ogon Jidai no Nihon [Japan's New Golden Age—of the coming 10 years] (in Japanese). Masahiro Ugaya (trans.). Tokyo: PHP Institute. ISBN4-569-65639-0.
Emmott, Bill (2006). Hiwa Mata Noboru [The Sun Also Rises] (in Japanese). Soshisha. ISBN978-4-7942-1473-7.
Emmott, Bill; Tasker, Peter (2007). Nihon no sentaku [Japan's Choices] (in Japanese). Kodansha International.
Emmott, Bill (2008). Sekai Choryu no Yomikata [Reading the World's Currents] (in Japanese). PHP Institute.
Emmott, Bill (2008). Rivals: How the power struggle between China, India and Japan will shape our next decade. Allen Lane. ISBN978-1-84614-009-9.
Emmott, Bill (2010). Kawaru Sekai, Tachiokureru Nihon [Changing World, Lagging Japan] (in Japanese). PHP Institute. ISBN978-4-569-77728-3.
bill, emmott, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Bill Emmott news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message William John Emmott born 6 August 1956 1 is an English journalist author and consultant best known as the editor in chief of The Economist newspaper from 1993 to 2006 2 Emmott has written fourteen books and worked on two documentary feature films He co founded the Wake Up Foundation an educational charity dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers facing Western societies He is now chairman of the Trinity College Long Room Hub for Arts amp Humanities in Dublin of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and of the Japan Society of the UK in London Bill EmmottEmmott in 2013Born 1956 08 06 6 August 1956 age 67 NationalityBritishEducationLatymer Upper SchoolAlma materMagdalen College OxfordOccupation s Journalist author consultantTitleEditor of The Economist 1993 2006 SpousesCharlotte Crowther m 1982 divorced wbr Carol Barbara Mawer m 1992 wbr Parent s Richard Anthony father Audrey Mary Emmott mother Contents 1 Life and work 2 Film work 2 1 Girlfriend in a Coma 2 2 The Great European Disaster Movie 3 Wake Up Foundation 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksLife and work EditEmmott was born in the 6 August 1956 to Richard Anthony and Audrey Mary Emmott 1 His father was an accountant 1 Emmott was educated at Latymer Upper School in London and Magdalen College Oxford He graduated from Oxford with first class honours in Philosophy Politics and Economics Emmott first married Charlotte Crowther in 1982 After they divorced he married Carol Barbara Mawer in 1992 After graduation and after an uncompleted D Phil on French politics at Nuffield College Oxford he worked for The Economist newspaper in Brussels Tokyo and London and became the fifteenth editor of the publication in March 1993 Emmott resigned thirteen years later on 20 February 2006 2 During his tenure The Economist editorialised in favour of the Iraq War of legalising gay marriage of abolishing the British monarchy and of opposing Silvio Berlusconi as prime minister of Italy In 2009 Emmott received the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in business journalism 3 Emmott served as chairman of the London Library from 2009 to 2015 He worked as a group economic adviser for Fleming Family amp Partners from 2011 to 2015 He is currently an Ushioda Fellow at the University of Tokyo s Tokyo College and is a member of UTokyo s Global Advisory Board He has been a visiting professor at Shujitsu University in Okayama Japan a visiting fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford and a visiting fellow at All Souls College Oxford From 2006 to 2019 Emmott was also an adviser to Swiss Re and served as the chairman of the content board at Ofcom from January to July 2016 when the organisation s executive decided that the Brexit referendum result made it too uncomfortable to have a working journalist in that role 2 4 Emmott wrote the best selling book The Sun Also Sets The Limits to Japan s Economic Power 1989 as well as 20 21 Vision Twentieth Century Lessons for the Twenty First Century 2003 Japanophobia The Myth of the Invincible Japanese 1993 and Rivals How the Power Struggle Between China India and Japan Will Shape our Next Decade 2008 2 His book about Italy Forza Italia Come Ripartire dopo Berlusconi Come on Italy How to Restart after Berlusconi was translated to Italian and published in 2010 Initially there was no English language version of this book Emmott then updated revised and expanded the content for an English language version called Good Italy Bad Italy which was published in 2012 In April 2016 the government of Japan awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon 5 Emmott writes columns on current affairs for La Stampa in Italy for Nikkei Business and the Mainichi Shimbun in Japan and for Project Syndicate worldwide His latest English language book The Fate of the West The Battle to Save the World s Most Successful Political Idea was published in April 2017 His new book Japan s Far More Female Future was published in Japanese by Nikkei in July 2019 and in English by Oxford University Press in 2020 He currently lives with his wife Carol in Oxford and Dublin with their 3 dogs 6 Film work EditGirlfriend in a Coma Edit Emmott co wrote and narrated a documentary film entitled Girlfriend in a Coma which depicts Italy in a 20 year long crisis It was made in 2012 by Springshot Productions under the direction and co authorship of Annalisa Piras It was broadcast on BBC Four Sky Italia and La7 TV channels early in 2013 and subsequently on other channels worldwide as well as more than 46 independently organised public screenings in Italy and abroad During the six months following its release the film was watched by more than one and a half million viewers The Great European Disaster Movie Edit Emmott and Piras again worked together on The Great European Disaster Movie which was aired in Britain France Germany and many other European countries in early 2015 The movie has been seen by 2 500 000 people in twelve countries and been translated into ten languages In October 2015 Emmott and Piras made the film freely available for public screenings and debates about the future of the European Union In May 2016 it was awarded the German CIVIS Media Prize in the category TV Information Wake Up Foundation EditEmmott and Piras set up the Wake Up Foundation to use film text and data for public education about the decline of Western countries The first projects of the foundation were the Wake Up Europe initiative The Great European Disaster Movie and a statistical indicator of the long term health of western societies called 2050 Index In May 2019 the foundation held its inaugural Wake Up Europe Film Festival for social impact documentaries in Turin Bibliography EditPennant Rea Rupert Emmott Bill eds 1983 The Pocket Economist Cambridge University Press Cambridge ISBN 0 521 26070 1 Emmott Bill 1989 The Sun Also Sets Why Japan Will Not Be Number One London Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0 671 69696 3 Emmott Bill 1991 Japan s Global Reach The Influences Strategies and Weaknesses of Japan s Multinational Companies London Century ISBN 0 7126 4928 X Emmott Bill 1993 Japanophobia The Myth of the Invincible Japanese New York Times Books ISBN 0 8129 1907 6 Emmott Bill 1996 Kanryo no Taizai The Deadly Sins of Government in Japanese Translated by Chikara Suzuki Tokyo Soshisha ISBN 4 7942 0702 6 Emmott Bill 2003 20 21 Vision The Lessons of the 20th Century for the 21st London Allen Lane ISBN 0 7139 9519 X Emmott Bill 2006 Shin Ogon Jidai no Nihon Japan s New Golden Age of the coming 10 years in Japanese Masahiro Ugaya trans Tokyo PHP Institute ISBN 4 569 65639 0 Emmott Bill 2006 Hiwa Mata Noboru The Sun Also Rises in Japanese Soshisha ISBN 978 4 7942 1473 7 Emmott Bill Tasker Peter 2007 Nihon no sentaku Japan s Choices in Japanese Kodansha International Emmott Bill 2008 Sekai Choryu no Yomikata Reading the World s Currents in Japanese PHP Institute Emmott Bill 2008 Rivals How the power struggle between China India and Japan will shape our next decade Allen Lane ISBN 978 1 84614 009 9 Emmott Bill 2010 Kawaru Sekai Tachiokureru Nihon Changing World Lagging Japan in Japanese PHP Institute ISBN 978 4 569 77728 3 Emmott Bill 2010 Forza Italia Rizzoli ISBN 9788817044929 Emmott Bill 2012 Good Italy Bad Italy Why Italy Must Conquer its Demons to Face the Future Yale University Press ISBN 9780300186307 Emmott Bill 2017 The Fate of the West The Battle to Save the World s Most Successful Political Idea Economist Books ISBN 9781610397803 References Edit a b c Emmott Bill 1956 Encyclopedia com www encyclopedia com Retrieved 24 September 2021 a b c d Bloomberg Profile Bloomberg Retrieved 2 July 2018 Loeb Winners UCLA Anderson School of Management 29 June 2009 Archived from the original on 2 February 2019 Retrieved 1 February 2019 Statement on former Ofcom board member Japanese Government honours Mr Bill Emmott Embassy of Japan in the UK www uk emb japan go jp Retrieved 2 August 2018 Biography Bill Emmott Retrieved 24 September 2021 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bill Emmott Interview with Emmott ABC News Australia Interview with Emmott Forbes Interview with Emmott UK Evening Standard The Promise and Problems of American Power A Conversation With Bill Emmott billemmott com Why the Economist is so successful Washington Post PostGlobal Panelist permanent dead link Appearances on C SPAN girlfriendinacoma euMedia officesPreceded byRupert Pennant Rea Editor of The Economist1993 2006 Succeeded byJohn Micklethwait Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Emmott amp oldid 1161774313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
