97. Ian Hislop

Job: Private Eye editor, panellist and presenter Age: 50 Industry: broadcasting, publishing Circulation: 207,154 (fortnightly) Staff: 25 New entry It is a brave man that crosses Ian Hislop, as Andrew Marr discovered when the editor and his magazine challenged the BBC journalist's privacy injunction. It was a courageous (and costly) thing for Hislop to do. But it was seen to mark a stellar year for the man who celebrates 25 years in the editor's chair in October – half the life of the magazine. Hislop's work has put privacy injunctions firmly in the spotlight. But less glamorous campaigns have also succeeded at the magazine, where sales of more than 200,000 a fortnight are the best for nearly 20 years . Even in recent months, the In the Back column has led the way on care homes, Southern Cross and the failings of the Care Quality Commission, and Rotten Boroughs broke an important story on South Tyneside council's legal battle with Twitter. The magazine revealed problems at Doctor Who – and who would want to be a sleazy hack with Street of Shame on the lookout? Hislop's personal appearances on behalf of the magazine, whether on Radio 4's Today programme or before Commons committees, have been impressive, which is perhaps not surprising given his lengthy TV career. He continues to be a driving force of BBC1's Have I Got News for You. And successes such as Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders this year have also seem him identified as one of BBC2's representative faces by controller Janice Hadlow .