The political editor of a newspaper or broadcast media is the senior political reporter who covers politics and related matters for the newspaper or station. He or she may have a large team of political correspondents working under him or her. In publishing, because of their seniority, a political editor's byline is often added to stories which actually are the work of more junior colleagues to give the story more credibility and to indicate his or her seniority within the publication. The political editor usually carries out the major interviews with a country's prime minister and senior government figures and covers major events like party conferences. Among famous political editors, past and present, are ⁕Adam Boulton 1989 onwards ⁕Tom Bradby 2005 onwards ⁕Michael Brunson 1986 - 2000 retired ⁕John Cole 1981 - 1992 retired ⁕Julian Haviland 1975 - 1981 subsequently became Political Editor of The Times newspaper ⁕David Holmes 1975 - 1980 retired ⁕Andrew Marr 2000 - 2005 now a BBC TV presenter ⁕Glyn Mathias 1981 - 1986 subsequently BBC Wales Political Editor & Electoral Commissioner ⁕Robin Oakley 1992 - 2000 now at CNN Wikipedia [ - ]

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