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Barston

Monthly Meeting - Hitting the Headlines as a Newspaper Editor……….John Butterworth

Event type: Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday 14th October 2025
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Barston Memorial Institute
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Our speaker this month has had a long career as both a journalist and as a newspaper editor ( having been editor of 4 papers). He has worked on the national papers,but mainly on the regional press. He has also run his own newspaper. In addition , he has written 6 books. 

In today’s talk we will learn about his role as editor of a weekly newspaper and also hear about some of his most interesting stories.