| Joe Murphy | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Years Active: | 1989 - 2021 |
| Employer: | The Sun The Mail on Sunday The Sunday Telegraph Evening Standard |
| Known For: | Former political editor of the Evening Standard |
| Spouse: | Joy Copley |
| Children: | 1 |
Joe Murphy (born) is a British retired journalist. He was appointed political editor of the Evening Standard in 2004, and retired in 2021.
Murphy was born in 1964 or 1965.[1] He joined the Lobby in 1989, and worked for The Sun under Trevor Kavanagh,[1] and for The Sunday Telegraph as its political editor.
In April 2002 he was hired by the Evening Standard to take up the newly created position of Whitehall editor.[2] In 2004 he was replaced by Paul Waugh in that role and became the political editor.[3] He was previously the political editor of the The Mail on Sunday.[1] In March 2013 he apologised on behalf of the Evening Standard after that month's budget was leaked in a tweet of the newspaper's front page.[4] The "very serious mistake" led to an investigation and the suspension of the journalist that posted the tweet.[5]
Murphy was named Political Journalist of the Year at the 2013 Press Gazette British Journalism Awards.[6] In April 2021 it was reported that he was retiring after 32 years in the Lobby, including 25 years at the political editor level.[1] He was succeeded by Nicholas Cecil as political editor of the Evening Standard.[7]
Murphy is married to Joy Copley, a former political editor of The Scotsman.[1] He has a daughter.[8]