Arthur Firth

Arthur Firth was an editor of the Daily Express between June 1980 and October 1981.[1] He replaced Derek Jameson as editor.[2] Firth started his career at the Lancashire Evening Post, a local daily newspaper then based on Fishergate in Preston, Lancashire. After a spell as a sub-editor on the Daily Herald in Manchester, at 32 he gained a position as a sub-editor at the Daily Express and rose to become northern editor 12 years later and deputy editor under Derek Jameson 6 years after that.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Editors of the Daily Express". The Drone. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ Orr, Craig (30 June 2008). "Daily Express: Hirings and many firings at the Black Lubyanka". The Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. ^ Greenslade, Roy (2004). Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits from Propaganda. London: Pan Macmillan. p. 325. ISBN 9780330393768.
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  • 1900: Arthur Pearson
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  • 1965: Derek Marks
  • 1971: Ian McColl
  • 1974: Alastair Burnet
  • 1976: Roy Wright
  • 1977: Derek Jameson
  • 1980: Arthur Firth
  • 1981: Christopher Ward
  • 1983: Larry Lamb
  • 1986: Nicholas Lloyd
  • 1995: Richard Addis
  • 1998: Rosie Boycott
  • 2001: Chris Williams
  • 2003: Peter Hill
  • 2011: Hugh Whittow
  • 2018: Gary Jones
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1980 - 1981 		Succeeded by
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