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Georgina Clare Henry (8 June 1960 – 7 February 2014)〔Alan Rusbridger (Obituary: Georgina Henry ), ''The Guardian'', 7 February 2014〕 was a British journalist. Associated with ''The Guardian'' newspaper for a quarter of a century from 1989 until her death in 2014, she held several senior positions at the newspaper. ==Biography== Born in Aden, Aden Protectorate (then a British colony), where her father was an army officer, Henry had an unsettled childhood as her father regularly changed postings; he retired as a full Colonel.〔 Henry was educated at Battle Abbey School in East Sussex, Cranbrook School, Kent, and King's College London, where she read history.〔("Former Guardian deputy editor Georgina Henry dies aged 53" ), ''The Guardian'', 7 February 2014〕 At King's College she met Ronan Bennett, subsequently a writer, who became her lifelong partner.〔 Always known as "George",〔(Obituary: Georgina Henry ), ''The Times'', 7 February 2014〕 Henry began her career in journalism in 1984 initially working for media trade publications.〔 She joined ''The Guardian'' as a media correspondent in 1989 from ''Broadcast'' magazine〔Peter Preston ("Georgina Henry: honest, sensitive, sensible and true" ), ''The Observer'', 9 February 2014〕 and became the editor of ''Media Guardian'' a year later.〔Josh Halliday ("Georgina Henry named head of guardian.co.uk" ), ''The Guardian'', 25 July 2011〕 She was deputy features editor under Alan Rusbridger〔Dominc Ponsford ("'Respected and loved' - former Guardian deputy editor Georgina Henry dies aged 53" ), ''Press Gazette'', 10 February 2014〕 from 1993. Henry's appointment as deputy editor of ''The Guardian'' in 1995 was the first significant staff decision Rusbridger made when he became editor.〔Roy Greenskade ''Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits From Propaganda'', London: Pan, 2004 (), p.587〕 For some months before ''The Guardian'' adopted the Berliner format in 2005, she was effectively the paper's editor as editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger and another deputy editor, Paul Johnson, were heavily involved in its redesign.〔 By this time, ''The Guardian'' was committed to developing its online presence, and Henry was involved in this development after ceasing to be deputy editor in 2006. Following a visit by Henry, for inspiration, to the New York headquarters of ''The Huffington Post'', its founder Arianna Huffington thought Henry was a "kindred spirit",〔Arianna Huffington ("Darkness and Wonder: Remembering Georgina Henry" ), ''Huffington Post'', 7 February 2014〕 Henry launched the Comment is Free section of ''The Guardian''s website. In 2010 she was made the Head of Culture across Guardian News and Media, which includes ''The Observer'' newspaper. In 2011, Henry was appointed the head of the paper's website, guardian.co.uk, in succession to Janine Gibson.〔("Georgina Henry replaces Janine Gibson as head of Guardian.co.uk" ), ''Press Gazette'', 26 July 2011〕 With Eve Pollard and Deborah Orr, among others, she set up Women in Journalism in 1995,〔Hilly Janes ("I've seen tomorrow – and its female" ), ''British Journalism Review'', 22:2, 2011, pp. 39–44〕 and remained on its advisory board for the rest of her life.〔 According to ''The Times'' obituary writer, Henry was "admired by colleagues for her courage, skill, enthusiasm and trustworthiness, she was a pioneering figure in the field of journalism and a trailblazing example for women in the profession."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Georgina Henry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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