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Hugh Whittow is a British former newspaper editor.

Whittow worked for the Western Telegraph and the South Wales Echo , before moving to London to work on the London Evening News , and then the Daily Star . In the mid-1980s, he joined The Sun , where he became known for obtaining scoops. In October 1986, Whittow became one of the first[ citation needed ] journalists to report that Queen singer Freddie Mercury could be suffering from AIDS.

In 1987, Whittow 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. [1]

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 February 2011, he was promoted to become Editor of the paper. [1] He retired from his role at the Express at the beginning of March 2018. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tara Conlan, "Hugh Whittow rides to Express top job despite Blackie the Donkey", The Guardian , 8 February 2011
  2. Mayhew, Freddy (1 March 2018). "All change as Daily Express and Daily Star editors leave following Trinity Mirror buyout". Pres Gazette. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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