Bernard Vickers: Brilliant editor who increased sales of Daily Record 15 years in a row
“A good editor is like tinsel to a Christmas Tree…they add the perfect amount of sparkle without being gaudy.” The…
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John Dixon, former night lawyer who was prepared to take risks for investigative journalism, has died aged 62
John Dixon, night lawyer of The Mail on Sunday from the paper’s inception in 1982 until 2004, has died aged…
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Chapman Pincher, the ‘lone wolf of Fleet Street’, dies aged 100
The journalist dubbed "the lone wolf of Fleet Street", Chapman Pincher, has died at the age of 100. The former…
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Magazine publisher Felix Dennis ‘famed for his maverick and entrepreneurial style’ has died aged 67
Publisher Felix Dennis has died aged 67 "after a long and painful battle with cancer". The businessman first found fame…
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Tributes to Fleet Street photographer who made his name covering 1980s glitterati, the late Gabor Scott
Fleet Street photographer Gabor Scott who chronicled the new romantic pop scene in the 1980s and once pictured Prince Harry…
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Brian Hitchen: ‘Incorrigible mischief’ behind ‘the greatest scoop in British newspaper history’
"Superlative reporter", "inspirational editor" and "incorrigible mischief". This was how former Daily Express editor Peter Hill described Brian Hitchen at…
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Editor, lecturer and media law expert Tom Welsh has died: ‘A tireless campaigner for press freedom’
Former regional press editor, media law expert and first director of journalism at City University Tom Welsh has died at…
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For famous last words, the great political and social cartoonist Keith Waite's dry wit has matched that of Oscar Wilde…
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