Kenneth Donlan

British newspaper editor

Joseph Kenneth Donlan (27 September 1927 – 23 May 1994)[1] was a British newspaper editor.

Donlan was born in Salford[2] and worked for the Daily Mail for 25 years at their offices in London and Manchester. In 1971 he moved to rival tabloid The Sun where he became news editor. He was briefly editor of the News of the World from 1980 to 1981 before returning to The Sun as managing editor. In 1989, he became the first national newspaper ombudsman in the United Kingdom.

Donlan died at the age of 66 in Chislehurst.[3]

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  3. ^ "Obituary: Kenneth Donlan". The Independent. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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Preceded by
Bernard Shrimsley
 Editor of the News of the World
1980–1981 		Succeeded by
Barry Askew
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Editors of the Daily Herald, The Sun and the News of the World
Daily Herald
  • 1912: William H. Seed
  • 1912: Roland Kenney
  • 1913: Charles Lapworth
  • 1913: George Lansbury
  • 1922: W. P. Ryan
  • 1922: Hamilton Fyfe
  • 1926: William Mellor
  • 1931: W. H. Stevenson
  • 1936: Francis Williams
  • 1940: Percy Cudlipp
  • 1953: Sydney Elliott
  • 1957: Douglas Machray
  • 1960: John Beaven
  • 1962: Sydney Jacobson
The Sun
News of the World


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