Ian Mayes is a former associate editor and readers' editor for the Guardian
October 2024
Letter: Desmond Christy obituary
Ian Mayes writes: During his days in local journalism he helped to extend the theatre coverage further into the Midlands
October 2021
Sir Peter Gibbings obituary
Leading British media figure who as managing director and chairman of the Guardian oversaw a boost in circulation
June 2021
Harold Jackson obituary
Chief foreign correspondent of the Guardian in the 1960s, features editor and chief systems editor of the paper in the 80s
June 2019
John Francis Lane obituary
Actor, journalist, film writer and critic who was an expert on Italian cinema
October 2017
Open door
'Why should newspapers not be accountable?'
Ian Mayes
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Guardian readers’ editor role, the incumbent asked his three predecessors to recall their time in the post. Ian Mayes was the first
November 2013
Ian Mayes on Ray Gosling: 'He cared intensely about people and his writing'
Ian Mayes writes: I knew Ray Gosling from the early 1960s. I worked for the evening paper in Northampton and loved his writing
November 2011
Separated by 1,000 miles: the young ballet star and her father
What is it like to see your 16-year-old daughter move to Russia, to join one of the world's toughest and most prestigious ballet schools? And what is it like to be the far-flung daughter?
March 2011
Peter Lennon obituary
A Guardian journalist, he returned to his native Ireland to make the masterly film Rocky Road to Dublin
April 2010
General election 2010: Cif at the polls
Bercow or bust?
Ian Mayes
Ian Mayes: Being stuck in the Speaker's constituency means that Labour or Liberal Democrat voters have no real choice at all
February 2008
Anything but painless
Ian Mayes
Ian Mayes: Given the accepted evidence that there is a link between media reporting and copycat suicides, are journalists overstepping the mark?
April 2007
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Ian Mayes, April 2 2007: The ex-readers' editor on ... moving into Guardian history, without complaint.
March 2007
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The rights and wrongs of journalism under pressure
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February 2007
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January 2007
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January 29 2007: The readers' editor on saying what you mean to say, precisely.
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