Christopher Long...
Career Résumé
Christopher Long is a British journalist, editor and broadcaster. Born and educated in England, he read Law (tort, crime, contract and land) at the Inner Temple, London. He then trained and worked in marketing management in the UK and overseas before becoming a journalist.
In 1978-83 he was a reporter for the London Newspaper Group and a specialist in London news and current affairs. He was also a feature writer, diarist, columnist and leader writer for several newspapers and magazines, and an editor of newspapers and books, – as well as an occasional radio broacdcaster (e.g. LBC, BBC).
From 1987 to 1990 he was the founding editor of the award-winning World Magazine and of The Music Magazine, both later acquired by the BBC.
From 1991-99 he was one of the longest-serving war correspondents in the Balkans for British and overseas press, radio and television, reporting from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Macedonia/Kosovo. In 1992-93 he was an investigative reporter for The Observer (London).
In 1994-95, as a member of the Internet Developers' Association, he was one of the first web site developers, with a particular interest in 'news on demand'. He continues to design and edit web content.
In 2003 he became a registered French sheep breeder specialising in the raising of pedigree Dorset Horn and Dorset Down sheep at Elevage Dorset in Normandy, France. He also works as an independent French/English interpreter for authors, museums, associations, web sites and companies – as well as lawyers and their clients in Normandy. He remains a journalist and web editor.
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