Michael Robin Christiansen (7 April 1927 – 12 June 1984) was a British newspaper editor.
The son of Arthur Christiansen, editor of the Daily Express, Michael followed his father into journalism.
[2] He rose to become assistant editor, and in 1962 gave John Pilger his first job in Britain, on the basis that he supposed he would be good at cricket.
[2] He suffered a stroke the following year, forcing him to retire.
[1] In 2013, Christiansen's son Rupert published an account of growing up with his father called I Know You're Going to be Happy.