Murdoch found he had such a rapport with Larry Lamb over lunch that other potential recruits as editor were not interviewed and Lamb was appointed as the first editor of the new Sun. He was scathing in his opinion of the Mirror, where he had recently been employed as a senior sub-editor, and shared Murdoch's view that a paper's quality was best measured by its sales, and he regarded the Mirror as overstaffed, and primarily aimed at an ageing readership. Lamb hastily recruited a staff of about 125 reporters, who were mostly selected for their availability rather than their ability. COUNT 5
QSN1 What position did Larry Lamb take with the Sun? ANS1 editor QSN2 What type of view did Lamb have of the Mirror? ANS2 scathing QSN3 What did Lamb and Murdoch believe to be the best indicator of newspaper quality? ANS3 its sales QSN4 What position did Lamb formerly hold at the Mirror? ANS4 senior sub-editor QSN5 How many reporters did Lamb hire for the Mirror's initial staff? ANS5 about 125