Journalist Kevin Lavelle, ‘methodical and caring, demanding but totally fair,’ dies aged 77
Kevin Lavelle, the last northern night editor of the Daily Telegraph in Manchester, has died at age 77. Lavelle suffered…
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Eric Price: ‘Inspiring and exasperating but the ultimate editor’s editor’
Eric Price, legendary former editor of Bristol’s Western Daily Press, has died, aged 95, after a short illness. He took…
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Sun showbiz editor Gordon Smart takes charge at Scottish edition as Andy Harries moves to the Mail
Sun Showbiz editor Gordon Smart is being promoted to editor of the Scottish Sun, taking over from Andrew Harries, to…
By‘Begone dull care’ – Journalist, broadcaster and wit Ian Skidmore dies aged 84
Tabloid journalist, broadcaster, wit and blogger Ian Skidmore has died aged 84. Writing about his own mortality in his final…
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Journalist and expert on media law Walter Greenwood dies aged 87
Walter Greenwood, one of the foremost UK experts on journalism law, has died at the age of 87. Greenwood, who…
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Vincent Hastie: editor, actor and teacher who treated every day as a gift to be cherished
Vincent Hastie, former editor of the Scottish Catholic Observer and Fleet Street journalist turned RE teacher, has died aged 68.…
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Jeffrey Blyth: Reporter who rode into Havana with Castro and scooped the world with Grace Kelly wedding story
A former foreign correspondent for the Daily Mail who covered US affairs for Press Gazette from New York for more…
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Agency boss who trained four national newspaper editors dies aged 52
A former news agency chief who trained a generation of national press journalists, oversaw the huge expansion of South West…
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