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March 3, 2005updated 22 Nov 2022 2:36pm

PG’s Starbrook returns to East London

By Press Gazette

By Sarah Lagan

Press Gazette chief sub-editor Malcolm Starbrook is to edit the East
London Advertiser . Starbrook returns to the Advertiser , now published
by Archant, where he began his career as a trainee reporter in 1969.

He said: “The Advertiser has always been my local paper, even though
I left so many years ago. I have really enjoyed being at Press Gazette
, especially in terms of the redesign and the Big Edit.”

Starbrook
was previously group editor for 14 years at the Croydon Advertiser and
is a former Trinity Mirror Southern editor-in-chief.

Press
Gazette editor Ian Reeves added: “Malcolm’s experience, knowledge of
the industry and calmness under pressure have been an immense asset to
Press Gazette during a time of great change for the magazine. The
success of our redesign has been in no small measure thanks to his
efforts.”

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