James Douglas (journalist)
James Douglas ca. 1909
James Douglas (1867–1940) was a British critic, newspaper editor and author.
Douglas edited The Star from 1908 to 1920, then the Sunday Express until 1931.[1] He was a supporter of censorship, and called for several books to be banned, most notably The Well of Loneliness.[2]
References
- ↑ Randolph Spencer Churchill and Martin Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill: 1914-1916, p.128
- ↑ James Armstrong (1931) "The Publication, Prosecution and Re-Publication of James Hanley's Boy", p.353 The Library (1997) s6-19 (4):351-362.
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Editor of The Star 1908–1920 |
Succeeded by Wilson Pope |
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Editor of the Sunday Express with John Gordon 1928–1931 1920–1931 |
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