Victoria Newton (born 9 March 1970 in Liverpool, England) is the editor of The Sun. She formerly ran its "Bizarre" showbiz column and then became deputy editor of the paper, becoming senior editor in February 2020.
Victoria Newton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1970 Liverpool, England |
| Education | Rushcliffe School |
| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
| Employer | The Sun |
Early life
editShe attended Rushcliffe School, a comprehensive in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, where her father, Don, was deputy-headmaster. She went to Newnham College, Cambridge.
Career
editNewton started in Fleet Street in 1993 at the Daily Express as a trainee after graduating from university,[1] and then worked at The People. In 1998, she became an assistant to Dominic Mohan on The Sun's "Bizarre" pages, before becoming the paper's Los Angeles correspondent in 1999. Newton returned to the UK in 2002 to become the Daily Mail's showbiz editor, but returned to The Sun in 2003 to become editor of "Bizarre" replacing the departing Dominic Mohan.[2] She described it as her "dream job" in September 2005.[3]
In November 2007, it was announced that Newton would be leaving "Bizarre" and had been promoted to Head of Features and Entertainment. She was replaced by her assistant, Gordon Smart.[4] Newton remained in this job until her appointment as the deputy editor of the News of the World in October 2009,[5] a position she retained until the paper's closure in 2011. In September 2013, she was appointed the editor of The Sun on Sunday after being deputy editor of The Sun's whole seven-day operation. Her immediate superior remained David Dinsmore, The Sun's editor.[6][7]
Newton was appointed as editor of The Sun in February 2020 when her predecessor Tony Gallagher became deputy editor of The Times.[8] The Sun on Sunday is still being presided over by Newton.[9]
Awards
edit- British Press Awards 2006 – Show Business Writer of the Year[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Victoria Newton | News UK". www.news.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Conlan, Tara (14 September 2011). "Former News of the World deputy Victoria Newton rejoins the Sun". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Victoria Newton: My Life In Media". The Independent. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Stephen Brook (16 November 2007). "Senior executive reshuffle at the Sun". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Dominic Ponsford "Victoria Newton is News of the World dep ed", Press Gazette, 15 October 2009
- ^ O'Carroll, Lisa; Halliday, Josh (13 September 2013). "Sun on Sunday appoints Victoria Newton as editor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hollander, Gavriel (13 September 2013). "New look Sun on Sunday launched this weekend with Victoria Newton as editor". Press Gazette. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Waterson, Jim (5 February 2020). "Victoria Newton becomes Sun editor as Tony Gallagher goes to Times". Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Mayhew, Freddy (5 February 2020). "Shake-up at Murdoch newspapers as Sun editor Tony Gallagher moves to Times". Press Gazette. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "British Press Awards as they happened ..." the Guardian. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "European Court rules that Article 8 protects reputation as well as privacy – Press Gazette". www.pressgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2018.