Former Guardian political editor Ian Aitkin dies aged 90
Former Guardian political editor Ian Aitkin has died aged 90. The paper’s former deputy editor, David McKie, who worked with…
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Former Birmingham Post London editor dies aged 87 after journalism career spanning five decades
A former London editor of the Birmingham Post who spent more than five decades as a journalist has died aged…
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‘Brilliant and inspiring’ former editor of Best and Woman Jackie Hatton has died aged 53
“Brilliant” award-winning magazine editor Jackie Hatton has died suddenly after a short illness. She was 53. Hatton, who edited Best…
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Stalwart regional press man Harry Walton dies aged 98 after journalism career spanning six decades
The former chief sub-editor of the Evening Advertiser, Harry Walton, who spent 67 years as a journalist, has died aged…
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Young journalist who set up own sports news agency dies at 27
Most journalists who have obituaries about their working life have had long careers in the business, but news agency founder…
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Alan Rusbridger on Peter Preston: ‘He personified the Guardian character and values’
Peter Preston was a Guardian lifer and personified the Guardian character and values. He was a loner and an outsider.…
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Former Independent science editor Steve Connor has died: ‘A giant of British science journalism’
The Independent’s former science editor Steve Connor, who has been described as a “brilliant investigative reporter” and a “world-class science…
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Mirror man Don Mackay dies aged 63: ‘If he had been there at Kristallnacht he would have given the Nazis a kicking’
Former war reporter, donkey rescuer and proud ‘Mirror man’ Don Mackay has died aged 63. Mackay left the paper in…
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