Catherine Bennett (journalist)
Catherine Dorothea Bennett (born 1956)[1] is a British journalist, educated at Lawnswood High School, Leeds, and Hertford College, Oxford.
| Catherine Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Sackville-West (1985–92) |
Bennett began her career in journalism at Honey magazine. Subsequently she worked at the Sunday Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, The Sunday Times, The Times and the short-lived Sunday Correspondent newspaper before joining The Guardian around 1990.[2] She joined The Observer at the beginning of 2008, where she continues to write columns on politics and culture, and at least two articles criticizing the Peerage system and what she considers the nobility still existing privileges.[3][4]
Catherine Bennett was on the Orwell Prize's Journalism shortlist for 2009.[5]
She was formerly married to Robert Sackville-West[1] (1985–92).
References
- 1 2 "BBC rottweiler John Humphrys is (almost) smiling over his new relationship with journalist", Daily Mail, 23 September 2010
- ↑ Stephen Brook, "Observer hires Guardian columnist", The Guardian, 30 November 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ↑ Aristocrats make bid for equality? That's a new one, retrieved 26 January 2015
- ↑ Illiterate? Criminal record? Welcome to the House of Lords, retrieved 26 January 2015
- ↑ Owen Amos, "Shortlists announced for Orwell Prize for political writing", Press Gazette, 26 March 2009.