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词条 Linton Andrews
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  1. Life

  2. Career

  3. Distinctions

  4. References

  5. External links

{{close paraphrasing|date=March 2017}}William Linton Andrews (27 May 1886 – 27 September 1972) was a British journalist and newspaper editor.[1]

Life

He was born in Kingston upon Hull on 27 May 1886. He was the son of William Andrews and Jeanie Leslie Andrews.[2] He was educated at Hull Grammar School.[3] He was married to Gertrude Douglas.[4] He died on 27 September 1972, aged 86.[2]

Career

His first stint of journalism was for the Sheffield Telegraph.[5] He worked as a journalist for a number of local newspapers.[3] He became editor of the Leeds Mercury from 1923 until it merged with the Yorkshire Post in 1939. He then succeeded Arthur Mann as editor of the Yorkshire Post.[3]

Distinctions

Andrews was a president of the Guild of British Newspaper Editors. He was also a founder member of the Press Council, and served as its Chairman between 1955–1959.[6]

Andrews was knighted in 1954.[5]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F61038|title=The Discovery Service|first=The National|last=Archives|work=nationalarchives.gov.uk|accessdate=19 March 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Linton-Andrews/6000000014533988777|title=Sir Linton Andrews|work=geni.com|accessdate=19 March 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb206-ms385|title=Letters and papers of Sir William Linton Andrews - Archives Hub|work=jisc.ac.uk|accessdate=19 March 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6jq45z5|title=Andrews, William Linton, Sir, 1886-1972.|work=virginia.edu|accessdate=19 March 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167056|title=William Linton Andrews correspondence and papers - Leeds University Library|work=leeds.ac.uk|accessdate=19 March 2017}}
6. ^{{Cite book|title=The Press and the People|last=|first=|publisher=General Council of the Press|year=1959|isbn=|location=London|pages=}}

External links

  • {{Cite ODNB|id=101030763|title= Andrews, Sir (William) Linton (1886–1972), newspaper editor }}
  • {{cite news | work=The Times | date=29 September 1972 | page=16 | title=Obituary: Sir Linton Andrews: an outstanding journalist | url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R1&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C14%29linton+andrews%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C10%2909%2F29%2F1972%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=lancs&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS270759741&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y | subscription=yes}}
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