Dorothy Walker is a British journalist and author. [1] [2]
She was educated at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, where she gained a degree in archaeology. Her early career was in financial software in the City of London. [3]
She has contributed to The Times , [4] The Sunday Times , The Independent , [5] The Guardian , [6] The Daily Telegraph , [7] The Evening Standard , The Scotsman and The Mail on Sunday and has been a regular columnist for the Times Educational Supplement . [8] She wrote a regular column on science and technology for Saga Magazine.
Walker is author of Education in the Digital Age, a front-line report on the impact of information technology (IT) in education. She is a member of The Society of Authors. [9]
She is a Past Prime Warden (Master) of The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers and has served as a Director of The Guild of Freemen of the City of London, establishing and chairing the Guild’s Membership Committee. She is Chair of The Scottish Castles Association [10] and served as Deacon of the Incorporation of Wrights, heading the Glasgow-based charity.
Walker is married to journalist Willy Newlands, former travel editor of the Daily Mail . [11] . They restored Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire, in the late Eighties with the help of architect Ian Begg. [12]
She was voted National Newspaper Technology Journalist of the Year in the BT Technology Awards 1997–98. [13]
Walker was first runner-up to Miss United Kingdom in 1977. [14]