Hugh Whittow
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Hugh Whittow is a British
newspaper editor.
Whittow worked for the Western Telegraph
and the South Wales Echo
, before moving to London to work on the Evening News
, and then the Daily Star. In the mid-1980s, he joined The Sun, where he became known for obtaining scoops. In 1987, he travelled to Spain with a brief to purchase a donkey which was due to be beaten as part of a fiesta, and send it to a sanctuary in the UK. However, a Daily Star journalist achieved this before him, and his newspaper taunted The Sun over this in a front-page story. Soon after, Whittow returned to the Star.
Whittow became deputy editor of the Daily Star, and edited the Daily Star Sunday
from its launch until 2003, then became Deputy Editor of the Daily Express
. In 2011, he was promoted to become Editor of the paper.
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newspaper editor.
Whittow worked for the Western Telegraph
Western Telegraph
The Western Telegraph is a Welsh regional newspaper covering Pembrokeshire and bordering Carmarthenshire. Founded as the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph, it is published on a weekly basis and is currently split into three editions...
and the South Wales Echo
South Wales Echo
The South Wales Echo is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Cardiff, Wales and distributed throughout the surrounding area.The newspaper was founded in 1884 and was based in Thomson House, Cardiff city centre. It is published by Media Wales Ltd , part of the Trinity Mirror group...
, before moving to London to work on the Evening News
London Evening News
The London Evening News was a newspaper that was first published on 14 August 1855.Usually when people mention the London Evening News they are actually referring to The Evening News, that was published in London from 1881 to 1980 when it was incorporated into the Evening Standard.A newspaper under...
, and then the Daily Star. In the mid-1980s, he joined The Sun, where he became known for obtaining scoops. In 1987, he travelled to Spain with a brief to purchase a donkey which was due to be beaten as part of a fiesta, and send it to a sanctuary in the UK. However, a Daily Star journalist achieved this before him, and his newspaper taunted The Sun over this in a front-page story. Soon after, Whittow returned to the Star.
Whittow became deputy editor of the Daily Star, and edited the Daily Star Sunday
Daily Star Sunday
The Daily Star Sunday is a weekly tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom. It was launched as a sister title to the Daily Star on 15 September 2002....
from its launch until 2003, then became Deputy Editor of the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
. In 2011, he was promoted to become Editor of the paper.