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Durham University to become global journalism hub in $5 mil Reuters partnership

December 7, 2021December 9, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Harold Evans day, Theo Burman

A new fund in honour of Sir Harold Evans, former Palatinate and Sunday Times editor, will provide a fellowship and annual conference in partnership with Reuters.

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Sir Harry Evans: Palatinate’s greatest editor?

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Poppy 0 Comments George Simms, Harold Evans day

George Simms reflects on Sir Harry Evans’ first editorial role and his long-lasting impact on Palatinate.

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Sir Harold Evans, former Sunday Times and Palatinate editor, dies aged 92

September 24, 2020December 7, 2021 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Harold Evans day, Toby Donegan-Cross

He recalled his time in Durham fondly, saying in 2016: “this amazing, historic peninsula awakens dormant senses. Who could not be thrilled, and changed, by the learning, the music, the debates, the architecture, the companionship, the contiguity of town and gown.”

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800th Edition Print Edition Profile 

Durham war heroes, ice hockey behind the Iron Curtain, and ‘lefty’ Palatinate

November 16, 2017December 7, 2021 Joe Rossiter 0 Comments Harold Evans, Harold Evans day

Sir Harold Evans edited The Times and Sunday Times, and was voted the nation’s greatest ever newspaper editor. To mark our 800th edition, he reflects on taking over Palatinate a mere three years after its creation…

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