Barry Askew

Barry Askew (13 December 1936 – 17 April 2012[1]) was a British journalist, editor of the Lancashire Evening Post and briefly of the News of the World.

Askew grew up in Preston[2] and worked for the Lancashire Evening Post, winning the IPC National Press Awards Campaigning Journalist award in 1972,[3] and soon becoming editor of the paper.

In April 1981, Askew was appointed as editor of the News of the World,[4] partly on the recommendation of Harold Evans, editor of The Times.[2] In early December, he came into conflict with the Queen after claiming that if Princess Diana felt harassed by press photographers she should send a servant out to shop for her.[2] At the end of the month, he left the newspaper,[4] and spent the rest of his career in various short-term provincial posts.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Barry Askew: Obituary, Lancashire Evening Post, 25 April 2012
  2. 1 2 3 Richard Hall, "Queen trumps Fleet St joker", The Guardian, 13 December 1981
  3. ↑ Simon Winchester, "Guardian writers honoured", The Guardian, 29 March 1972
  4. 1 2 Philip Jordan, "News of the World replaces editor", The Guardian, 30 December 1981
  5. ↑ "Regrets? I’ve had a few", British Journalism Review, Vol 17, No 3 (2006)
Media offices
Preceded by
Kenneth Donlan		 Editor of the News of the World
1981		 Succeeded by
Derek Jameson
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